An international team of researchers, including Dr Michael Loy from our Department of Classics and Ancient History, has uncovered hidden clues about life in the hills of ancient southwest Samos, Greece.

Proposals for papers are sought for a conference on August 12–14 2026 in Durham exploring the negotiation of religious conflict in the domestic contexts of family and household across the Mediterranean world from Hellenism to Late Antiquity.

Our pioneering Classics researcher, Prof Arlene Holmes-Henderson, has joined a government project exploring the key factors that influence and shape the future of childhood in the UK.

The exhibition ’The Greeks: Radical Reinvention’ is available nationally and internationally via Bloomberg Connects Arts & Culture! Download the app and search for ’National Theatre London’ to find the virtual exhibition. There you can explore all the content for free and wherever you are!

The next spring meeting of the British Epigraphy Society is taking place 10:00-17:15 on Saturday 18 April in the Ritson Room, Department of Classics and Ancient History, Durham University.

We are excited to share a news of a brand-new student experience opportunity for Durham University students! This academic year we will run our first departmental trip to Greece: a week-long tour of archaeological sites and museums, giving students the chance to encounter ancient Greek history right at the trowel’s edge.

We are pleased to advertise a number of different funding opportunities for PhD applicants who intend to start their studies with us in 2026/2027.

We are excited to announce a CfP for the conference ‘Writing from the Margins: New Approaches to Ancient Authorship’, to be held at Durham University, 13th-15th of May, 2026.

A vibrant week of events (20–23 October 2025) will take place across Durham, exploring Black history, reparative justice, and decolonial thought. Organised as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, the programme brings together scholars, students, and community members for walking tours, film screenings, and keynote lectures that highlight critical conversations around race, memory, and historical responsibility.

A landmark new publication authored by Professors Arlene Holmes-Henderson and Edith Hall offers the first comprehensive study of two transformative subjects in the English curriculum.

We’re supporting a new exhibition at the National Theatre in London which explores how ancient Greek tragedies continue to inspire modern theatre.

The languages of the past can tell us more about human history than we might have thought. As a specialist in the ancient languages of Italy, Katherine McDonald uses linguistic detective work to uncover what life was like over 2,000 years ago.