Classics at Leeds

Thursday 29 October - Tim McConnell (Leeds) on 'Polis Debts and Reinventing Money'. Join us for our next research seminar with our own Dr McConnell, 14.15 UK time. All very welcome to join on campus or online (details in thread below)!

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TODAY - Dr Fábio Sarranito: 'Always Look on the Dark Side of Life: Laughter and the Wisdom of Silenus’, 14.00 UK time (Thurs. 22 October). All very welcome to join on campus or online (details in thread below)! Please note the on campus venue has changed - we will now be in Newlyn SR GR.02

Join online: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi... By attending this talk online, you will be agreeing to abide by the University of Leeds’ policy on dignity and mutual respect, which can be found at hr.leeds.ac.uk/info/6/suppo...

Leeds City of Languages returns in November featuring Classics at Leeds! Leeds City of Languages is a vibrant celebration of the city's languages, cultures, and communities: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk This year's programme includes two events delivered by our colleagues. Details in thread!

(2) Workshop: 'The Language of Coins', with Professor Sam Gartland and Curator Dr Lucy Moore. Wednesday 18 November. Full details here: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/the-l...

Leeds City of Languages returns in November featuring Classics at Leeds! Leeds City of Languages is a vibrant celebration of the city's languages, cultures, and communities: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk This year's programme includes two events delivered by our colleagues. Details in thread!

Dr Fábio Sarranito: 'Always Look on the Dark Side of Life: Laughter and the Wisdom of Silenus’ - join us for our next research seminar, 14.00 UK time on Thursday 22 October. All very welcome to join on campus or online (details in the thread below)!

On campus venue: Psychology Seminar Room 2 (1.33) Join online: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi... By attending this talk online, you will be agreeing to abide by the University of Leeds’ policy on dignity and mutual respect, which can be found at hr.leeds.ac.uk/info/6/suppo...

Our next seminar is on Thursday (15 Oct) at 14.00 UK time, led by our very own @elliemackinroberts.net: ‘From Loom to Goddess: Weaving, Cognition, and Women’s Religious Experience in Ancient Greece.’ All welcome (details in thread below)! Find out more about Ellie's work: www.elliemackinroberts.net

On campus venue: Psychology Seminar Room 2 (1.33) Join online: teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/... By attending this talk online, you will be agreeing to abide by the University of Leeds’ policy on dignity and mutual respect, which can be found at hr.leeds.ac.uk/info/6/suppo...

Join us on Thursday 8 October at 14.00 UK time for our next research seminar with our own Prof. Sam Gartland on 'Rewriting the Peloponnesian War', online and on campus. Venue details and online joining instructions in the thread below!

On campus venue: Michael Sadler Seminar room 1.01. (Accessibility Guide: www.accessable.co.uk/university-o...). Online via Teams (link below). Join online here: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

Announcing our first research seminar of 2026-27! Prof. Matthew Leigh: 'Passing through Oricum - Trade Routes and Culture Routes in Horace, Propertius, and Others', 1 October, 14.00-16.00 UK Time, on campus and online. Please see the thread for details! www.classics.ox.ac.uk/people/profe...

Join online via this link: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3839606... By attending this talk online, you will be agreeing to abide by the University of Leeds’ policy on dignity and mutual respect, which can be found at hr.leeds.ac.uk/info/6/suppo...

Announcing our first research seminar of 2026-27! Prof. Matthew Leigh: 'Passing through Oricum - Trade Routes and Culture Routes in Horace, Propertius, and Others', 1 October, 14.00-16.00 UK Time, on campus and online. Please see the thread for details! www.classics.ox.ac.uk/people/profe...

The second day of our symposium honouring Malcolm Heath's memory. (Programme: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directories1...) #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics

We begin with Prof. Edith Hall (Durham) speaking on 'Aristotle's Theatres of the Mind'.

Today marks the start of ‘Rhetoric, Drama and Their Critics’, a two-day symposium in memory of Malcolm Heath, late emeritus Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Leeds. View the symposium's programme: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directory-re...

We're now hearing from another Leeds PhD alumnus, Andreas Gavrielatos (Reading), who was supervised by the late Prof. Robert Maltby here but paid a warm tribute to Malcolm's guidance during his studies and beyond.

Today marks the start of ‘Rhetoric, Drama and Their Critics’, a two-day symposium in memory of Malcolm Heath, late emeritus Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Leeds. View the symposium's programme: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directory-re...

Fittingly now a paper by the last student to finish a PhD under Malcolm's supervision, Timothy McConnell.

Today marks the start of ‘Rhetoric, Drama and Their Critics’, a two-day symposium in memory of Malcolm Heath, late emeritus Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Leeds. View the symposium's programme: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directory-re...

Edmund Stewart (Nottingham), a former colleague of Malcolm's at Leeds, giving a splendid paper directly responding to Malcolm's renowned book The Poetics of Greek Tragedy (1987) and to its contemporary critics.

Today marks the start of ‘Rhetoric, Drama and Their Critics’, a two-day symposium in memory of Malcolm Heath, late emeritus Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Leeds. View the symposium's programme: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directory-re...

Looking for a Masters degree in Classics and/or Ancient History? Look no further: our new MA in Classics and Ancient History launches in September 2026! For more information and to apply, please visit: courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...