Classics News and Events
Opportunities for International PhD scholarships at Warwick
The Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick welcomes applications from strong post-graduate students for the 2021 round of Chancellor's International Scholarships. The scheme is aimed at students from outside the UK and includes Overseas applicants, including students from the EU.
We are inviting applications from students whose research interests connect with our fields of expertise in:
• Ancient History
• Numismatics
• Greek and Latin Literature
• Reception studies
* Ancient Rhetoric
• Ancient Medicine
• History of Art
And more! See our current and recent projects here.
The deadline for Chancellor's International Scholarships applications is 21 January 2021, by which time applicants must have applied for a place to study at Warwick.
For full details of eligibility, funding, etc, please visit: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/dc/schols_fund/scholarships_and_funding/chancellors_int
Students interested in applying for a doctoral programme in our department are encouraged to identify potential supervisors and contact them as soon as possible in order to discuss their research proposal. Further information about the Department’s research staff can be found on our webpage
Research proposals (about 1 side of A4), together with a CV and transcripts, should reach the department by 4 December 2020 at the latest to allow for timely submission. A live Q/A will take place on 2 December (9am, repeated at 3pm).
For any enquiries, please contact the Department’s Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Caroline Petit (C.C.L.Petit@warwick.ac.uk).
M4C scholarship competition for PhD study now open (entry October 2021)
The M4C competition for PhD scholarships is now open. The Department of Classics welcomes applications from strong candidates in our areas of expertise.
September coin of the month: The lead tokens of Roman Egypt: Thoughts on Function
As part of the initiative to put the tokens of the Ashmolean Museum online (generously funded by the Humanities Research Fund and the European Research Council), Denise Wilding explores The Lead Tokens of Roman Egypt: Thoughts on Function.
Masters funding for Warwick Alumni
Are you interested in pursuing an MA in ANCIENT VISUAL AND MATERIAL CULTURE, or ANCIENT LITERATURE AND THOUGHT after your degree in the CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY Department? Applications for our MA programmes are still open. You might be interested to hear about the university's new Graduate Award Scheme, offering up to 200 awards to be allocated according to academic merit; this gives a 30% reduction of the academic fee for our Masters courses. All alumni will also benefit from a 10% discount on the fee (unless recipients of the Award).
Both our MA provide extensive in depth-training for further research (PhD) and various professional careers such as museum and heritage sectors. The ANCIENT LITERATURE AND THOUGHT course will provide you with a unique opportunity to explore ancient literature in more depth, and an intensive introduction to literary theory through an interdisciplinary approach. The ANCIENT VISUAL AND MATERIAL CULTURE course will open up several areas of specialism such as numismatics and epigraphy, in close contact with major collections and museums from the UK. The ‘Ancient Rome’ and ‘Ancient Greece’ options will take you to the BSR and the BSA respectively for part of your training over the summer (COVID-19 permitting).
Information on the available programmes and options are available here. We will hold a Q/A session via Teams on Thursday 18 June, 11-12 am. Please register your interest with Caroline Petit (c.c.l.petit@warwick.ac.uk) by Tuesday 16 June if you wish to attend.
For more information and informal queries, please contact Dr Caroline Petit, DGS for Classics and Ancient History C.C.L.Petit@warwick.ac.uk
General information on Master's loans can be found here (to be updated for 2020 entry).