Postgraduate research

Research in Classical Studies at the University of Reading

The department of Classics at the University of Reading is well known for its innovative research and enthusiastic teaching in areas of classical studies that span the Aegean in pre-history (c. 1,000 BCE) to the fall of the Roman Empire (c. CE 400).  The RAE 2008 found 50% of our research to be in the two highest categories of international excellence.  This puts us in the top 10 Classics departments outside Oxford, Cambridge and London. There are a wide variety of research resources at Reading, including the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology and the main University library which holds many special collections

We run several conferences a year and also have an active research seminar programme that includes presentations on work in progress by our own research students; talks by visiting speakers who are often chosen for the particular relevance of their work to that of individual research students; and joint seminars with other departments of the University such as archaeology, history of art, and philosophy.

We welcome qualified postgraduate research students (i.e. students intending to study for the PhD degree) in all subfields of classics. Training in research skills is provided throughout the research degree by the department, the School of Humanities, the Faculty of Arts & Humanities and the Graduate School for Arts and Humanities.

For profiles of our current PhD students, please click here: Postgraduate Students in Classics.