Overview
Slavery in ancient China, Greece and Rome
Professor Walter Scheidel, Stanford University, will discuss 'Slavery and Forced Labour in Ancient China and the Ancient Mediterranean', 6pm, Monday 3 June 2013, Teviot Lecture Theatre.
Modernisation and Women's Emancipation in Europe
Professor Emerita Jill Stephenson will give a lecture on 'Modernisation and Women's Emancipation in Europe' in Teviot Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Wednesday 15 May 2013 at 5pm.
Political Histories of Modern Scotland
Professor Ewen Cameron will discuss ‘The Political Histories of Modern Scotland’, 5.15pm Tuesday 7 May.
Why was there no Renaissance in Byzantine art?
Professor Henry Maguire, Johns Hopkins University, will give the 2013 Denys Hay Lecture, ‘Why was there no Renaissance in Byzantine art?’, at 5.15pm, Thursday 2 May 2013.
Human and animal classifications workshop
A workshop will be held on Friday 19 April, to look at texts, objects and images relating to animal and human anatomy in University of Edinburgh collections.
Why was there no Renaissance in Byzantine art?
The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies’ Denys Hay Lecture, ‘Why was there no Renaissance in Byzantine art?’, will be given by Professor Henry Maguire, Johns Hopkins University.
History of History at Edinburgh
Owen Dudley Edwards will talk about The History of History at the University, 5pm, Wednesday 27 March 2013
7th century: continuity or discontinuity?
An international array of distinguished speakers are expected at the Edinburgh University Seventh Century Colloquium conference for postgraduate students and early career researchers, 28-29 May 2013.
Prof Devine invited to present AB Emden Lecture
The School's Professor Devine has been invited to present the Annual AB Emden Lecture at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford on the 10th of June, 2013.
Sneak preview of our innovative online MSc History
Students who attended Dr Adam Budd’s Innovative Learning Week lectures today (19 February) were treated to a sneak preview of an exciting new MSc History course, which the University of Edinburgh will offer for the first time from September.
Last chance to sample Innovative Learning Week 2013
Innovative Learning Week finishes in fine style, 22-23 February, with trips to Stirling Castle and Hadrian’s Wall, film screenings, a meeting of Classics magazine contributors and, not least, an Archaeology Society pub quiz.
Apprentice star Margaret Mountford helps students get hired
Margaret Mountford - one of Lord Sugar’s original advisers in the BBC’s The Apprentice - is to offer students top tips on how to land their dream job, in one of many events being run by the School for Innovative Learning Week.
Conference: The World of Caesarius of Arles
The World of Caesarius of Arles: a short conference organised by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh (Friday 15th-Saturday 16th March, 2012).
Professor Cogliano on BBC Radio 4, 9am on the 31st of January 2013
The School's Professor Frank Cogliano will discuss the Anglo-American War of 1812 with Melvyn Bragg and guests at 9am, 31 January, on BBC Radio 4’s ‘In our time’ programme.
FRESH Meeting - 1st Feb 2013
Early Career Researchers in the the School are hosting a one day FRESH meeting on 1 February 2013.
Innovative Learning Week 2013
Innovative Learning Week will take place in the second semester from the18th to 22nd February 2013. The School has a variety of events which will be available to students and staff.
Hattusha. The Late Bronze Age Capital City of the Hittites
We are pleased to host Dr Andreas Schachner of the German Archaeological Institute , Istanbul, who will join us on Thursday 13 December at 6.30 pm in the Teviot Lecture Theatre.
Pots, Pithoi and Silos: Integrating Ceramic Characterization at Late Bronze and Iron Age Troy
Drs P Grave and L Kealhofer will be speaking on Thursday 6 December at 6.30pm in the Teviot Lecture Theatre.
Professor Devine to be on BBC Radio 4 programme
Professor Tom Devine has been invited to take part in BBC Radio Four's prestigious discussion programme 'Start the Week' hosted by Andrew Marr on Monday 10th of December.
Villains, victims and forensic evidence....
On 3 December Professor Robert R Paine, Texas Tech University, will talk on 'Death in west Texas: Forensic Anthropology Casework' and Dr Elena Kranioti on 'Presenting E.U.F.A.'.
Why Was the British Slave Trade So Big?
On 20 November Professor David Richardson, University of Hull, will lecture on 'Why Was the British Slave Trade So Big?
Was the Holocaust a ‘Colonial Crime’? lecture
On 7 November Dr Stephan Malinowski's lecture will present some of the main issues and controversies linked to a debate which deals with nothing less than a reassessment of extreme violence in the 20th century.
The World War 1 History Hub Launch - 10th October at Edinburgh Central Library
Edinburgh City Libraries and the University of Edinburgh are collaborating to launch a unique educational centre dedicated to the collection and dissemination of information on Scotland's contribution to World War 1.
Capoeira - An Afro-Brazilian Martial Art: History, Culture and Practice
On Saturday 20 October, the School of History, Classics & Archaeology and Mão no Chão Capoeira Angola Scotland will be pleased to present an afternoon of talks, discussion, movement and music to mark Black History Month 2012.
Women and Wellbeing conference
The School of History, Classics and Archaeology is hosting the annual conference of Women's History Scotland on 13 October 2012 on the topic of 'Women and Wellbeing'.
Research seminars
A number of research seminars occur during semester here. The programmes have been updated for 2012-13. Find out more!
2012-13 Munro Lectures
This year's Munro Lecture programme is available on the College website.
Homelands conference - 15th of September 2012
A day conference examining the experiences of the Scottish Diaspora from the 1880's to present day.
Homelands: War, Identities and Scotland's Diaspora
A conference about the experiences of the Scottish Diaspora from 1880-present day.
Beyond Vagnari: International colloquium (26-28 October 2012)
The School hosting an international colloquium on the study of south Italy in the Roman period on 26-28 October 2012, in Edinburgh.
Festival highlights!
Festival fever, The School is at the heart of this year's world-famous Edinburgh Festivals.
'The Scotland Trilogy' book launch
The Scotland Trilogy book launch event is on the 3rd of July.
Britain and the World Conference
Historians from across the globe will meet in Edinburgh in late June to debate Britain's role in world development since the seventeenth century, at the British Scholar Society Conference 2012.
Conference: Fighting for Britain
Our Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars is hosting a conference 'Fighting for Britain? Negotiating identities in Britain during the Second World War' on the 28th & 29th June 2012.
Locating Popular Culture in the Ancient World
The School is host to an international conference, 'Locating Popular Culture in the Ancient World' in July (4-6th) 2012.
The 2012 Crawford Lecture - 8th of May 2012
This years Crawford lecture will be delivered by Dr Stephen Pumfrey (Lancaster University) on the 8th of May.
War and the Caribbean Conference - 20th April 2012
The School is hosting a conference which will consider the causes and consequences of general, and internal, wars in the region during the colonial period and how they highlight the changing nature of its economic and strategic importance in the world order. d many others.
An afternoon with Lodge, Calder and Childe
Join us for an afternoon of papers about three Edinburgh leading lights, Professors Lodge, Calder and Childe on the 27th of April, 2012.
A Tribute to the Work of Jenny Wormald
A day conference held on the 28th of January 2012 in Jenny's honour was organised by her Edinburgh colleagues. It brought together a number of her friends and fellow-scholars to debate and advance some of the themes that Jenny has brought to the fore in her own work.
Innovative Learning Week
For the first time, the University will be holding an Innovative Learning Week in semester 2 (2011-12), where normal teaching will be suspended and replaced by a series of learning events. Find out more about the week and the plans that the School has for the week.
Return of the Soldier Conference
Yvonne McEwen, leads public lectures at the New York Public Libary in April 2012.
The History Debates
In this debate, students from two History courses will defend their chosen area of study, arguing the case for funding research into it.
This article was published on May 24, 2013