Classics at Durham has a rich tradition of researching and teaching the material and visual cultures of the Greek and Roman world: the art, architecture and archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean and near East. Departmental colleagues participate as scientific collaborators to a number of important international research projects, with regard to both fieldwork and archival study. We welcome expressions of interest from postgraduate and postdoctoral candidates who would like to study original material, including from projects listed below.

We encourage our students to take advantage of opportunities to study ancient material culture up-close and on-site. We have strong departmental links with the British School at Athens and British School at Rome, with a good record of sending Durham students onto their Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching programmes. Participation in these courses (or on archaeological fieldwork) can be supported for second year single-honours students through the generosity of the P.J. Rhodes Memorial Fund.

Our material culture specialists in Classics are active members in the vibrant scholarly environments of the Centre for Ancient Mediterranean Studies and the Centre for Visual Arts and Culture.