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In the first ever live-streaming of Trinity Monday celebrations on 20 April 2020, the Provost announced the names of the new Scholars. Warmest congratulations to our three Classics Scholars: Aisling Foley Rooney (Classical Civilisation and History), Michael MacNulty (SH Classics), and Claire Morgan-Busher (AHA and Latin). A well deserved recognition that makes us proud.

The Department of Classics is delighted to announce that the Provost Thomas N. Mitchell Ussher Fellowship is open for applications from students intending to begin doctoral research in 2020 in any area of Classics, including Latin and/or Greek language, ancient literature, history, archaeology, philosophy, anthropology and reception. The fellowship covers fees at EU rates and provides a stipend of €13 000 per annum, and is tenable for a maximum of 4 years.

New in Classics: Dual BA Program between Trinity College Dublin and Columbia University

From the poetry of Virgil to the streets of Pompeii, the TCD Living Latin Project is about investigating, teaching, and sharing the Latin language and its literature in innovative and accessible ways.

The Department of Classics is delighted to announce that the Ferrar Memorial Studentship will be awarded in 2019 for research in the field of ancient philology (for example, Latin, Greek, Historical Linguistics). The studentship is worth €14 000 per annum, and is tenable for a maximum of 4 years.

The Department of Classics was ranked a phenomenal 13th place worldwide in the recent QS subject rankings, a jump of 15 places since 2018 and the highest ranking for any subject in any Irish university.

The 2018 Stanford Memorial Lectures will be delivered on 31 October, 1 November and 2 November by Dr Jenny Bryan of the University of Manchester.

The Department of Classics was ranked 28th in the world in the recent QS subject rankings