1-YEAR PHD SCHOLARSHIP AT BASEL

We would like to let you know that Basel university currently offers a one-year PhD scholarship within its Department of Ancient civilisations (starting from 1 October 2017).
For more information, please follow this link and note that the deadline for applications is 01 April 2017. 

PHD PLACEMENT: GREEK PAPYRI IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY

"The British Library is offering a PhD placement opportunity for a student working on Greek papyri. This three-month placement will allow someone studying various aspects of Greek literature, papyrology, Late Antique history and religion to have first-hand experience with the ancient sources preserved in one of the world’s most renowned collections of papyri."

Please note that the placement is due to begin in January 2018 and that the deadline for applications is 20 February 2017.

For more information, please follow this link. 

PHD FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE: UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN, NORWAY

The University of Bergen would like to inform you of six PhD Research Fellowships which are available at the Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion from the 1^st of August 2015.

The deadline for applications is the 9^th of February 2015; please follow this link for further information.

DARMSTÄDTER DISKUSSIONEN: CALL FOR PAPERS

The first part of today´s news is the announcement of the “Darmstädter Diskussionen”, an interdisciplinary conference primarily aimed at PhD students and Post-docs in the field of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology which will be held in September 2015 at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. See below for more information and for the Call for Papers (abstracts should be submitted until the 1^st of March 2015).

Secondly, we would like to share with you the new and comprehensive database of UK doctoral theses being written in the field of Classical Studies.

“We are pleased to announce the 7th international and interdisciplinary conference “Darmstädter Diskussionen”, which will take place in Darmstadt from 23rd to 26th September 2015.

“Darmstädter Diskussionen” is an interdisciplinary conference for PhD students and Post-docs which is organised annually by the Department of Ancient History and the Department of Classical Archaeology at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. The growing popularity of the conference over the last years has highlighted the importance of an academic event specifically designed for highly qualified young researchers. Contrasting conferences with a strict thematic or chronological avenue, “Darmstädter Diskussionen” deliberately pursues an interdisciplinary and diachronic framework not only to provide young scholars with a platform to discuss their research appropriately and to build up their own networks but also to facilitate general intra- and interdisciplinary communication in Classical Studies. Participants will find ample room for the exchange of knowledge within their own peer group and beyond.

Qualified PhD students and Post-docs in the fields of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology are invited to present their latest research results. Presentations will embrace research on the languages and literature, history, civilization, art, and archaeology of the ancient world, placing strong emphasis on aspects such as archaeological fieldwork, philology, theory and material approaches. The official language of the conference is German. However, presentations in English will also be accepted.

Application:

Please send an abstract (including up to five keywords) of not more than 300 words and your CV (personal data sheet) to the Organizing Committee by 1st March 2015. Please send all files in pdf-format to: anmeldung@darmstaedter-diskussionen.de

For further information please visit: www.darmstaedter-diskussionen.de

With best regards,

Anabelle Thurn, Marion Bolder-Boos, Dominik Maschek, Sven Page”

UK DOCTORAL THESES IN PROGRESS

“The Institute of Classical Studies is pleased to announce the publication on its website of a database of UK Doctoral Theses at http://www.icls.sas.ac.uk/students/uk-doctoral-theses. The database is designed to provide up-to-date information on current doctoral research in the field of Classics, as broadly defined, and to act as a permanent record of theses as they are completed. The database is searchable by keyword, area of study, department, University or date of commencement or expected completion. A complete list of theses may also be viewed.

Additions or corrections to the database may be submitted at any time to valerie.james@sas.ac.uk. It is envisaged that requests to update the information contained in the database will be sent to each Department on an annual basis.

Valerie James

Institute Manager, Institute of Classical Studies”