by Helen McVeigh Northern Ireland sits in a rather isolated position: not only geographically but also academically. It has been 23 years since I began my masters degree at Queen’s University Belfast. The 2002-03 academic year welcomed the last intake of Classics students. It has been even longer still since Ulster University closed its Classics... Read more »| The Classical Association
Our Honorary President for 2024-25, Professor Stephen Halliwell, shares his thoughts on why Classics is important and reveals his own journey to discover the ancient world, as part of our #CelebratingClassics campaign. Come along to our Conference this July to listen to Stephen’s Presidential Address on ‘Plato versus Homer: a fault-line in Greek culture?’ “This... Read more »| The Classical Association
This March, we headed to the University of Warwick for the 2024 CA Conference, where hundreds of delegates from across the world came to share their research, exchange ideas and build friendship and collaborations. Our huge thanks to the organising committee, headed by Prof. Alison Cooley, Prof. David Fearn and Dr Paul Grigsby, and all... Read more »| The Classical Association