Centre for Ancient World and Classical Reception Studies launches at University of Leeds

A new research centre has launched in the School of Languages Cultures and Societies, bringing together the thriving and growing community of Classics researchers at the University of Leeds

The Centre for Ancient World and Classical Reception Studies will be provide a supportive and inclusive home for this growing community of researchers at all career stages, and foster interdisciplinary and cross-subject links. It will host regular research events inviting world renowned international experts to present their research and engage with the research community in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies. 

The Centre will promote the study of the ancient world, including but not limited to the ancient Greco-Roman world, and the study of ancient cultures beyond the Mediterranean. Its members encompass the disciplinary diversity of research in this area, which spans history, literature, language, art, thought and culture. They also have particular interests in the study of the reception of classical antiquity from Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages to the present, welcoming interdisciplinary, decentring and decolonizing perspectives.