School of History, Classics & Archaeology

2016

Events from 2016.

Postgraduate online information sessions

Are you interested in postgraduate study in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology but can't make it to Edinburgh for a visit? Join our live online information sessions! (Published 25 Nov, 2016)

What Does President Trump Mean? A discussion

A discussion with experts in American political, cultural and social history hosted by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.

Munro Lecture - Xscape: Concepts and Practices for a Fundamental Landscape Archaeology

A series of public lectures from international scholars in the fields of archaeology and anthropology. This first Munro Lecture of the new series is delivered by Professor Dr Felipe Criado-Boado. Free to attend and non-ticketed. (Published 8 Nov 2016)

Postgraduate Open Day 2016

If you’re considering postgraduate study with the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, then the Postgraduate Open Day is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn more. (Published 4 Nov 2016)

Dorothy Dunnett Academic History Prize 2016

The Dorothy Dunnett History Prize 2016, worth £1,000, is offered by the Dorothy Dunnett Society. The Prize is for an essay of 3750 - 4000 words. Entries will be accepted from students registered on a PhD programme at any recognised higher education institution. (Published 10th Oct 2016).

Ancient Art History and Social History: a Conference in Honour of Dr Glenys M. Davies

The School is delighted to be hosting a conference in honour of Dr Glenys Davies on the occasion of her retirement.

William Montgomery Watt Lecture - Anti-Charisma in al-Andalus

The second W M Watt lecture in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies - Charisma and Anti-Charisma in al-Andalus will be given by Professor Maribel Fierro, Research Professor at the Centre of Human and Social Sciences at the Higher Council for Scientific Research in Spain.

Workshop - The Arusha Declaration @50

To mark the 50th anniversary of Tanzania's Arusha Declaration in February 1967, the Centre of African Studies and the Global and Transnational History Research Group at the University of Edinburgh are hosting a one-day workshop on the theme ‘The Arusha Declaration @50’.

Thinking with Things: The History of Distributed Cognition Project

The History of Distributed Cognition Project explores tools that supplement our minds and bodies in this free event of lectures and performance.

British Crime Historians Symposium

The fifth British Crime Historians Symposium will take place at the University of Edinburgh from 7-9 October 2016.

Gaming With History: First Annual Walter Scott Roundtable on the Middle Ages and Popular Culture

Meet game developers and gamers and find out how the games industry makes use of history, what role it plays in shaping historical knowledge and how it can be interacted with.

CSMC History Phd Work in Progress Seminar Series: Friday 30 September

The Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict Postgraduate Seminar Series aims to help history postgrads who might be nervous about presenting research in front of an audience.

Conference - Syria: From Severus to Saladin (The School of History, Classics and Archaeology, in association with Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies)

The School, in association with the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, is holding a day conference From Severus to Saladin - open to staff, students and members of the public. (Published 22nd August 2016)

Edinburgh Festival Panel Event - Lead by our students; Scottish History, British or European 22nd August

Join our students and some key School lecturers at a free historic panel event to discuss Scotland and the Eu referendum. The presentations are for you! (Published 1 August 2016)

Panel debate - Scottish history: British or European?

Scottish history: British or European?

Edinburgh Festival Brown Bag lecture series 12-19 August 2016

Join us at our Edinburgh Fringe Festival Brown Bag series. If you have a passion for history, a thirst for knowledge, are perhaps a closet historian, or are simply looking for an interesting topic to discuss at the dinner table, these free historic presentations are for you! (Published 11 July 2016)

Virtual open day for our online MSc in History

We offer live and interactive online sessions which enable you to hear from and talk to our programme staff. Our next virtual open day will be on the 29th of June 2016, at 4pm. (Published 31 May 2016)

Structuring and visualizing data workshop

Do you work with data, and do you want to learn how to visualize complex systems? Presented by Silke Vanbeselaere, University of Leuven.

Anglo-Saxons conference 2016

Anglo-Saxons 2016 is a two-day conference taking place on 9-10 June 2016, hosted by the University of Edinburgh.

Artisans and craft production in 19th century Scotland

Join us for this one-day conference on Thursday June 9 to explore artisans and craftwork in 19th century Scotland.

Fairly-traded textiles in late 19th century Ireland and Scotland

Professor Janice Helland, Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) will deliver a free, public lecture on Wednesday 9 June 2016 as part of the Leverhulme-funded Artisans and the Craft Economy in Scotland project conference.

Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Annual Event: Friday 20 May

This day-long celebration of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies' vibrant research starts with the CMRS Postgraduate Forum, showcasing postgraduate research across disciplines and time periods.

Global histories of material culture

The global and transnational research group invite you to participate in their interdisciplinary workshop on the theme of material culture in global history.

Transnational history training workshop

Join us for this one-day workshop on Thursday 26 May 2016 that will bring together doctoral students from a number of countries for an intensive training event in transnational history.

Denys Hay Lecture 2016

Annual Denys Hay lecture - Place machines: memory, imagination and the medieval city

Europe in the world, 1914-1940

Join Professor Geoff Eley for a seminar paper on 'Europe in the world, 1914-1940: race, colony, empire on Monday 16 May 2016.

The future of the past: revival Ireland 1891-1922

Join us for a stimulating talk on the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising about the State of Irish studies, past, present and future.

The 1916 Rising in Historical Perspective

Joe Lee, Professor of History and Director of Glucksman Ireland House, New York University, will deliver a fascinating talk on the Easter Rising of 1916 on the 7th June 2016.

Easter, 1916: How we should remember 1916

Archivist, critic and distinguished public intellectual Catriona Crow will deliver a fascinating talk on the Easter Rising of 1916 on Thursday 28 April 2016.

Scottish History Network Workshop: The state of the field

The Scottish History Network will host this one-day workshop on Wednesday 27 April 2016 to share and discuss current research in the field of Scottish.

Elections workshop

Join the Political History Research Group for an afternoon of exploring elections past and present on Monday 18 April.

Classical Association Annual Conference 2016

We look forward to hosting the 2016 Classical Association Conference from 6-9 April 2016

Mackay Lecture 2016

The 2016 Charles Gordon Mackay Lecture will take place on Tuesday 12 April.

'Researching International History' Workshop: Programme Announced

An interdisciplinary workshop on Researching International History will be held at the University of Edinburgh on 6 and 7 May 2016.

The Fennell Lecture 2016 - Professor Andrew Preston

The 2016 Fennell Lecture will be delivered by Professor Andrew Preston, University of Cambridge, on Thursday 24 March 2016.

Join us at our online postgraduate history information session

Join academics from postgraduate history along with members of our Graduate School Office for a live online information sessions taking place on Wednesday 16 March 2016, 17:00hrs.

Join us at our online postgraduate classics information session

Join academics from postgraduate classics along with members of our Graduate School Office for a live online information sessions taking place on Thursday 17 March 2016, 16:30hrs.

Join us at our online postgraduate archaeology information session

Join academics from archaeology along with members of our Graduate School Office for a live online information session taking place on Wednesday 16 March 2016, 16:00hrs.

Transferring your History, Classics and Archaeology skills to business

Hear from some of our graduates' career journeys with the 'Big 4' professional services companies at this networking session on Tuesday 15 March 2016.

Bodies of Stone: Petrification and Human Anatomy in 19th and 20th Century Italy

Join Dario Piombino-Mascali as he explores early techniques for preserving bodies for anatomical teaching and exhibitions on Monday 7 March 2016.

Easter, 1916: from history to myth and memory

Leading historian Dr Fearghal McGarry will deliver a fascinating talk on the Easter Rising of 1916 on Wednesday 2 March 2016.

Inaugural annual lecture: Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict

Join Professor the Lord Hennessy as he examine's Britain's place in the world in historical perspective on Wednesday 24 February 2016.

Innovative Learning Week 2016

Innovative Learning Week (ILW) 2016 will take place from 15-19 February. Event booking is now open.

6,000 years of architecture, innovation and design

A panel of experts explore architectural innovation and design that changed the face of Scotland. (Published 12 January 2016)

Postgraduate online information sessions

Are you interested in postgraduate study in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology but can't make it to Edinburgh for a visit? Join our live online information sessions! (Published 25 Nov, 2016)