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Onassis Foundation endowing a fellowship for the creation of a new post in Classics

14 October 2021

Newnham College, Cambridge launches the Onassis Classics Fellowship to secure a permanent position for teaching Classical Studies

Dr Philippa Steele is the Latest Cambridge Academic to be honoured in Lego

14 October 2021

Dr Pippa Steele (Cambridge), who presented her research into early writing systems as part of our GDO series, becomes the latest Cambridge Academic to be honoured in Lego.

The Weird Wave of Greek Cinema: a Movement or a Moment? - a talk by Dr Marios Psaras

10 September 2021

Dr. Marios Psaras, Cultural Counsellor at the Cyprus High Commission in London, re-evaluates the "Weird Wave" of Greek cinema in a talk at The Hellenic Centre, London

Image of Prof Ianthi Tsimpli FBA, elected Fellow of British Academy

CCGS Co-Director honoured by British Academy for outstanding achievement in the humanities and social sciences

5 August 2021

We are delighted to report that Professor Ianthi Tsimpli, FBA, one of our Co-Directors, has been elected Fellow of the British Academy (BA).

Urn showing Achilles Killing Pentheselia

Epic issues: epic poetry from the dawn of modernity

16 July 2021

Revisit the article on Cambridge University's website setting the scene for July's fascinating GDO seminar.

Depitcion of Ancient Greek Business - Metropolitan Museum of Art - Cambridge University - CCGS

Cambridge University announces conference to mark retirement of prominent scholar - Athens: Economy & Democracy Conference

15 July 2021

Cambridge University, the National University of Singapore, and Freiburg University, have announced an event to mark the retirement of the prominent scholar Dr. Paul Millett .

Weaving Histories: Margaret Kenna and Anafi

22 June 2021

"Weaving Histories: Margaret Kenna and Anafi, " exhibition of the work of anthropologist and researcher, Margaret Kenna begins on Sunday 27th June 2021 in Athens.

The Acropolis at Night - Spirosparas, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Whoops, Acropolis! New paths on the Sacred Rock cement opinions.

10 June 2021

Plans to add a network of concrete paths on The Acropolis are proving controversial

In Search of the Lost Greek Infinitive in Anatolia

8 June 2021

Investigating the ancient, endangered Greek dialect of the Pontus

GAPSTI looks to leave "a long-lasting footprint" to mark the Greek Bicentenary with GAPSTI@Greece2021

11 May 2021

The Gianna Angelopoulos Programme for Science Technology and Innovation (GAPSTI) has launched two initiatives to mark the bicentenary of Greece's independence