George Heath asks the question in April's coin of the month.

On Monday students on the Art and Architecture module run by Dr Zahra Newby got the chance to experience ancient stone carving techniques. In a workshop led by sculptor, Andy Tanser, they experimented with carving limestone and soapstone, giving them the chance to see how labour intensive carving stone actually is.

Generously sponsored by local business Russcote Stonemasons; funded as part of an IATL academic fellowship held by Dr Newby. For student perspectives on the event, read the blog.

Warburg Institute, 14-15 May 2015. Organised by Dr. Caroline Petit.

Galen's works are a confusing field for students and scholars, as many inauthentic or dubious works have been transmitted alongside genuine ones: this conference will shed light on the processes that allowed such confusion in the body of works of one of the more prominent polymaths of antiquity, and thus clarify the boundaries of the Galenic corpus.

Supported by the Wellcome Trust, The university of Warwick, the Warburg Institute and the Institute of Classical Studies.

Further details and registration here

Congratulations to Joe Grimwade, whose research on The Forgotten Art of Memory was presented as part of Posters in Parliament 2015 yesterday. Joe's research, conducted through the URSS scheme, examined the methods of memorisation recommended by ancient Greek and Roman orators, comparing them with the mnemonic techniques of modern performers and public speakers.

Der Spiegel reflects on Galen's contribution to ancient psychotherapy in the recently discovered Peri alupias (On avoiding distress), about which we held a conference here in Warwick last July.