by emmabridges | Aug 25, 2020 | Events, Public engagement
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, in 2020 we have been able to make two special awards for public engagement projects which share research in Classics (broadly defined) with wider publics. The field of entries was exceptionally strong, and the members of...
by emmabridges | Apr 9, 2019 | Public engagement
Dr. Matthew Fitzjohn (University of Liverpool) reports on Grand Designs in Ancient Greece, a public engagement project funded by the AHRC and the University of Liverpool which involves cross-curricular teaching and learning through play at primary and secondary school...
by emmabridges | Jan 14, 2019 | Events, Public engagement, Research
On Saturday 12th January 2019 the ICS’s second public engagement workshop for classicists took place in Manchester. Hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University, and supported by our colleague Dr. April Pudsey of ManMet’s Department of History, the workshop followed...
by emmabridges | Nov 16, 2018 | Public engagement
Dr. Stephe Harrop (Senior Lecturer in Drama at Liverpool Hope University) reports on a developing project, supported by the ICS, which takes a new approach to ancient drama for school students. I’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about the experience of acting...
by emmabridges | May 8, 2018 | Public engagement
In this week’s guest post, Dr. Sally Waite (Newcastle University) tells us about a public engagement project which was recently supported by the ICS’s small grants scheme. The Legacy of Ancient Greece is one of six ‘pop up’ events for a larger research...