Meet the team
The Department of Classics at Reading is composed of welcoming and passionate leaders in our fields. We are very happy to discuss any aspects of our courses and research with you.
Academic staff
Name |
Position and responsibilities |
Research interests |
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Associate Professor On leave 2020-21 |
Greek religion |
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Teaching Fellow Admissions Tutor Languages Coordinator Language Teachers' CoP |
Latin language |
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Professor David Carter |
Professor |
Greek drama |
d.m.carter@reading.ac.uk |
Professor |
Greek and Latin languages |
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Professor |
Plutarch |
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Dr Andreas Gavrielatos |
Teaching Fellow |
a.gavrielatos@reading.ac.uk | |
Professor Co-Head of Department Department Director of Teaching and Learning Alumni |
Greek tragedy and reception |
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Lecturer On leave 2020-21 |
Early Christian Latin |
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Dr Jack Hanson |
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow |
Urbanism, computational and quantitative approaches to the humanities and social sciences | |
Professor Director of Taught Postgraduate Programmes Exams Officer autumn term |
Reception studies |
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Professor Rachel Mairs |
Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies Exams Officer On leave autumn 2020 |
Ethnic identity |
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Professor of Ancient History Research Division Leader |
Ancient economy |
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Associate Professor |
Late antiquity |
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Professor Unit of Assessment Lead |
Anatolia |
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Professor Co-Head of Department Curator (Ure Museum) IT CoP |
Ancient art |
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Dr Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps |
Visiting Fellow in Modern Greek in the Centre for Hellenic Studies |
Modern and ancient Greek language and literature |
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Dr Signe Barfoed | Research Council of Norway Postdoctoral Fellow |
Greek cult and religion |
s.barfoed@reading.ac.uk |
Support Staff
Name |
Position |
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Nathan Shaw and Ellie Biggs |
Student Support Co-Ordinator |
Ure Museum
Name |
Position |
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Jayne Holly |
Assistant Curator |
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Claudina Romero |
Education Officer |
Emeritus/Honorary staff
Name |
Position |
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Professor Emeritus |
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Honorary Fellow of the Classics Department |
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Professor Peter Kruschwitz | Visiting Professor | p.kruschwitz@reading.ac.uk |
Professor Emeritus |