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On the 1st of April 2026, our member, Dr Liana Giannakopoulou, was appointed Chair of the Committee for Society, Arts and Letters of the British School at Athens.The BSA was founded in 1886, is a UK-registered charity and is one of nine British International Research Institutes that receive annual funding from the British Academy. The School exists…

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Manuela Pellegrino to the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies as a Lewis-Gibson Visiting Fellow.Dr. Pellegrino is an accomplished anthropologist with training in social anthropology and sociolinguistics, having studied at University College London and the Centre for Hellenic Studies at King’s College London. Over the …

The Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies is delighted to share that on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, David W. Holton, Professor Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Department of Philology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. This honour recognises Professor Holton as a “prominent European scholar” devot…

On Sunday, 13 October 2024, the Greek Minister of Education, Mr. Kyriakos Pierrakakis, visited Cambridge, engaging with scholars, students, and members of the Greek and Cypriot community. The Minister's visit included stops at King's College and Trinity College, where he met with members of the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies and other Greek aca…

Last April, Professor Ioanna Sitaridou curated an exhibition at MOHA in Kavala, Greece which presented her research on the endangered language Romeyka. Romeyka’s closest cognate is Pontic Greek as spoken in Greece and, although there are grammatical differences, today there is no doubt that together they constitute a significant branch of Asia Mino…

Last April, Professor Ioanna Sitaridou curated an exhibition at MOHA in Kavala, Greece which presented her research on the endangered language Romeyka. Romeyka’s closest cognate is Pontic Greek as spoken in Greece and, although there are grammatical differences, today there is no doubt that together they constitute a significant branch of Asia Mino…

Last April, Professor Ioanna Sitaridou curated an exhibition at MOHA in Kavala, Greece which presented her research on the endangered language Romeyka. Romeyka’s closest cognate is Pontic Greek as spoken in Greece and, although there are grammatical differences, today there is no doubt that together they constitute a significant branch of Asia Mino…

On 19 and 20 April 2024 Trinity College, Cambridge, commemorated the 200th anniversary of the death of Trinity’s most famous literary alumnus, Lord Byron, a leading Romantic poet and philhellene who passed away in Messolonghi on April 19th, 1824. The festival program included talks and round tables by internationally renowned academics, a recital o…

CCGS's Multifaceted Vision Enhanced by Generous Contributions from Key BenefactorsIn a testament to the enduring commitment from benefactors, the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies (CCGS) has received further support from both the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, and the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport, and Youth, for their continued…

Jim Aitken, Professor of Hebrew and Early Jewish Studies in the University of Cambridge, died peacefully on 7th April 2023.Among his many accomplishments and achievements, Jim was a member of the Management Board of the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies ever since its foundation.He will be deeply missed as a wonderful colleague and a warm, generou…

The Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies is delighted to announce a conference on the work of an icon of modern Greek literature, Nikos Kazantzakis."100 Years of Askitiki," will celebrate the centenary of the publication of his Askitiki (trans:The Saviours of God.) The conference will address many aspects of the work, and its context or interpretatio…

A new free exhibition at the Science Museum will take visitors on an odyssey through time to explore how the ancient Greeks questioned, contemplated and debated the natural world.Ancient Greeks: Science and Wisdom uses interactive, multimedia displays to give visitors a unique opportunity to view rare and remarkable objects, most of which have neve…