Postgraduate Classics at Durham

Introduction

As a centre of world-class research, we have a strong commitment to postgraduate provision, and welcome applications for MA and PhD work in any of the (many) research specialities represented in the Department. With one of the largest bodies of permanent staff of any UK Classics Department, we have an unusually wide range of expertise and, of course, unusually wide scope for cross-disciplinary work.

Department Facilities

• dedicated computer room
• departmental library
• two seminar rooms (one fully equipped with audio-visual technology)
• a postgraduate study room, fully networked (and with kitchen facilities)

Research culture

• regular evening Research Seminar with distinguished visiting speakers (open to all)
• weekly Work in Progress Seminar (for staff and postgraduates)
• weekly Postgraduate Work in Progress Seminar (postgraduates only)
• annual Departmental Research Project, which explores particular areas of overlapping interest among staff and postgraduate researchers in the Department through international-level conferences, seminars and publications
• the Department is home to the Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East
• the Department is home to the Durham Centre for Classical Reception