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BBC News - What photo ID do you need to vote in local elections? bbc.co.uk/news/explainer…

A seminar on Tuesday of potential interest to classicists, hosted by our sister institute ILCS ilcs.sas.ac.uk/events/undoing…

The British Museum’s Blockbuster Scandals | The New Yorker In the past year, the British Museum has been wrestling—often in public, and often to its considerable embarrassment—with what might be characterized as the twin legacies of Townley and Elgin. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

We are continuing to experience service disruptions due to a recurrence of a ddos attack. We’ll post updates in this thread.

If you are coming to use our library Classics Library tomorrow, do take time to browse our our book sale, which is running from 12 - 5:30 in Room 364/365. Back stock of BICS Supplements will be available to buy at very reasonable prices. To be repeated in autumn. School of Advanced Study, University of London University of London

History Today is looking for a new assistant editor. Find out what the role involves and, if it sounds right for you, how to apply at the link below buff.ly/4cwZCBR

Glad to see Bridget Phillipson has highlighted the precarious state of university finances in her initial speech to Department for Education - an issue that urgently needs addressing to protect students, research and local economies feweek.co.uk/the-proudest-d…

BBC News - Government delays university free-speech fines bbc.com/news/articles/…

Our colleagues over at CUCD Bulletin have published the latest statistics on 'Classics in UK universities' (and schools). This represents a return to compilation and publication of these stats after the pandemic - valuable reading for classicists across the UK and beyond. Link:

'In response to sector concerns, and in recognition of the broad set of challenges currently facing the sector, there will be no longform open access mandate for REF 2029.' ref.ac.uk/news/early-dec…

Very pleased to share the Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) Researcher Training Programme for 2024/25! Designed for those in #Classics, #Archaeology, #Ancient #History, associated subdisciplines & with activities for all career stages 🏛️🏺 Do reach out with queries. 👉 ics.sas.ac.uk/study-and-trai…

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Lovely to be in London Review of Books this week alongside this fabulous poem by Alicia E. Stallings. Just such a dying plum tree is hanging on just behind our back garden fence, above the shed where I sit to write. The Plum Tree lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

We will be running our annual online welcome for PhD researchers on Weds 23 October at 2pm BST. Register via link below. Please come to find out how our resources, including Classics Library library, grants and training, can help your PhD! ics.sas.ac.uk/events/classic…

What did diversity mean to the Ancient Romans? Join Dr Sam Agbamu of the University of Reading Classics Department this Sat, 12 Oct at 2pm to explore the Roman roots of the concept of diversity, and how it fit into their understanding of the world. 🏛️rdguk.info/0YIey

Zeitwende 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇦🇹 Armand D'Angour Katherine Harloe Many thanks Zeitwende 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇦🇹. In fact I wrote about the OED's German connections back in 2016; the article needs updating, but can be viewed (with a tiny update about the ‘Writers’ Manifesto’ episode) here: themakersoftheoed.wordpress.com/miscellaneous/…

Famous anatomist Andreas Vesalius dies on this day, 15 October, in 1564, and that makes today #WorldAnatomyDay. To celebrate, here's a 17th century anatomical flap diagram from the RCP Heritage Library, recently digitised and now brought to life. history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/exactly-r…

‘Six weeks after the start of the Second World War, the British government lifted the colour bar on military recruitment. But the announcement made clear that the change in policy would last only for the duration of the war.’ Colin Douglas on the blog: lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/octo…