Classics News and Events
WCN awarded WIE Collaboration and Co-production fund to develop relationship with 糖心TVshire Museums
The WCN are proud to announce that Dr Grigsby has secured 拢3000 from the WIE to undertake a project to strengthen the relationship between the Dept of Classics and 糖心TVshire Museum. The money will be used to develop an engagement project on the Roman coin hoards displayed at Market Hall Museum.
A special issue of Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences on the interpretation and transmission of Galen's treatise On simple drugs. Guest editors: Caroline Petit (糖心TV), Matteo Martelli (Bologna), Lucia Raggetti (Bologna).
The volume explores the fate of Greek text across time, languages and cultures. It arises from a BA-Leverhulme-funded project, 'Rethinking Ancient Pharmacology' and a conference at the BSR in 2017.
Classics Departmental Bursaries for Post-Graduate Study
Applications are now open for Departmental bursaries towards PG study (Research and Taught) in Classics. The competition is open to all offer-holders at PG level and the deadline for applying is Monday 12 April 2021. Please write a letter of application explaining why you think you deserve a bursary. Applications are ranked on academic merit but we take into account any special circumstances you may have.
Congratulations to Dr Caroline Petit!
We are delighted to announce that Dr Caroline Petit has been awarded the prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany.
The award recognises Dr Petit鈥檚 excellent academic achievements, and she will be invited to carry out a new research project of her choosing in collaboration with colleagues in Germany.
Dr Petit鈥檚 research interests lie in the textual transmission, translation and interpretation of ancient medical texts. This includes the many ways they have been appropriated up to modern times.
Her recent projects include 鈥楳edical Prognosis in Late Antiquity鈥� (Wellcome Trust University Award, 2013-2018) and 鈥楻ethinking Ancient Pharmacology' (British Academy - Leverhulme 2017-2019).
In 2019 she was awarded the prestigious M茅daille de Ch茅nier by the French Acad茅mie des Inscriptions et des Belles Lettres for her recent book on the Greek physician and philosopher Galen of Pergamum (Galien de Pergame ou la rh茅torique de la Providence. M茅decine, litt茅rature et pouvoir 脿 Rome, Brill 2018). This medal is a distinction awarded only to one scholar every five years in recognition of outstanding scholarship in ancient Greek.
PG Open Day on Wednesday 2 December
A PG Open Day for PhD and MA studies will take place on Wednesday 2 December.