News

Dr Wendy Ugolini has been awarded a major Research Grant by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

The School was delighted to learn that Manuel Fernández-Götz, Abercromby Professor of Archaeology, has been appointed as new Trustee of National Museums Scotland (NMS).

The School is delighted to announce the latest round of staff promotions.

Dr Emile Chabal has been awarded a one-year fellowship by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

The School congratulates Professor Manuel Fernández-Götz, who has been elected as a member of the prestigious Academia Europaea.

The British Academy has awarded a £200,000 Knowledge Frontiers grant to Dr Emile Chabal, Reader in History.

The School was delighted to learn that Dr Julie Gibbings, Lecturer in the History of the Americas, has been awarded an Arts and Humanities Research Council Grant for a collaborative project in Guatemala.

We were saddened to hear of the death of former colleague Professor Ken Fowler on 18 December 2022.

The School was delighted to learn that Professor Manuel Fernández-Götz, Abercromby Professor of Archaeology, received the Royal Society of Edinburgh Thomas Reid Medal for his position as a leading Early Career researcher on diverse aspects of the European Iron Age.

The Archaeology Department of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology hosted the 43rd Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference - one of the largest annual archaeological meetings in Europe - for the first time.

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology was thrilled to learn that Dr Chiara Bonacchi has been named as a winner of a 2022 Philip Leverhulme Prize.

The School supports student initiatives financially with the Charles Mackie Student Initiative Fund, awarded annually.

A range of ceremonial events will happen in Edinburgh following the death of Her Majesty The Queen.

Accreditation recognises degrees that provide relevant professional skills needed for a career in the historic environment sector.

The Archaeology Peer Mentoring group is recruiting for mentors for the 2022-2023 academic year.

An ‘excellently researched and brilliantly narrated’ book by an Edinburgh historian has won the German Non-Fiction Prize 2022.

Research led by Dr Manuel Fernández-Götz, Reader in European Archaeology and Head of Archaeology Subject Area, has identified 134 previously unknown indigenous settlements in south-west Scotland.

The School was delighted to learn that Dr Petros Bouras-Vallianatos, Wellcome Lecturer in History of Medicine, has won the J. Worth Estes Prize 2022.

The School was delighted to learn that Dr Callum Maciver has been awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship.

Professor Andrew Erskine, Professor of Ancient History, has been awarded a one-year Leverhulme Research Fellowship.

Dr Manuel Fernández-Götz has been appointed as a new member of the Young Academy of Scotland (YAS), with his term starting in January 2021 for a period of five years.  

The School is delighted to announce recognition of its academic staff ahead of the new semester.

An exciting discovery of a lost text by 17th century writer Alice Thornton at Durham Cathedral has been made by an Edinburgh historian.

Two teams, one marathon - an amazing result for a worthy cause.

Making the change from school pupil to university student can be daunting. Peer Support is seeking volunteers to help History and Classics students for 2019/2020.

Rising Star Engagement award to Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow.

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology has achieved its Bronze Sustainability Award and Adam Collier, Resources Assistant, was there to collect it.