Institute of Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition

Laura Jansen Contributes Critical Introduction to New Edition of Sophokles's Antigone

We are delighted to announce the publication of Sophokles' Antigone in Bloomsbury's acclaimed Modern Classics series. The volume features a translation by the celebrated poet and classicist Anne Carson and includes a critical introduction by Laura Jansen, Director of the IGRCT.

Congratulations to Laura on this exciting publication!

https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/sophokles-antigone-9781350600379/

Our final from this year's intern! "Gorgone" by the French symbolist painter Pierre Marcel-Béronneau (1869–1937), a student of Gustave Moreau.

We've finally reached the end of a long and busy academic year for the IGRCT! We'd like to thank all of our amazing speakers one more time as well as everyone who attended our events. Wishing you all a lovely summer!

Don’t forget to apply for our latest round of funding! Deadline is this Monday.

📢 APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢

Deadline: June 8th at midday

The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/

More information here:

Travel bursaries: https://uob-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/jw4599_bristol_ac_uk/IQBGU00VZQktRKnH0fu3sluuAYg3ccEK1YpyuJFB4zuFHpU?e=fatFXi
Event proposals: https://uob.sharepoint.com/:w:/t/grp-igrct/IQAMD9F2qRrJQKftegaHlvOrAQXv5h5UtNctbbOEmSLKrkg?e=PMrWYv

REMINDER! We have a job opportunity for a paid intern! More information here: https://igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/14/job-listing-igrct-intern/

The IGRCT is hiring for a new intern! All PGRs in the UoB Arts, Law, and Social Sciences faculty are eligible to apply, so long as they have completed their first year of study and have some interest in classics or classical reception. More information here: https://igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/14/job-listing-igrct-intern/

Contract type: 12 months
Working pattern: 8 hours a week (most likely split into two 4-hour sessions)
Salary: Real Living Wage (£24,479 pro rata)

Closing date for applications: 2nd June 2026
Interviews: 8th June 2026

The IGRCT is hiring for a new intern! All PGRs in the UoB Arts, Law, and Social Sciences faculty are eligible to apply, so long as they have completed their first year of study and have some interest in classics or classical reception. More information here: https://igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/14/job-listing-igrct-intern/

Contract type: 12 months
Working pattern: 8 hours a week (most likely split into two 4-hour sessions)
Salary: Real Living Wage (£24,479 pro rata)

Closing date for applications: 2nd June 2026
Interviews: 8th June 2026

📢 APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢

Deadline: June 8th at midday

The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/

More information here:

Travel bursaries: https://uob-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/jw4599_bristol_ac_uk/IQBGU00VZQktRKnH0fu3sluuAYg3ccEK1YpyuJFB4zuFHpU?e=fatFXi
Event proposals: https://uob.sharepoint.com/:w:/t/grp-igrct/IQAMD9F2qRrJQKftegaHlvOrAQXv5h5UtNctbbOEmSLKrkg?e=PMrWYv

We're thrilled to announce that our Annual Report for the academic year 2024/2025 has now been released!

You can read it on our website here: https://igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/05/igrct-annual-report-2024-2025/

Last week we were thrilled to welcome Professor Josephine Quinn to deliver our 10th Sir Jeremy Morse Lecture! Jo gave a fascinating talk on the development of the discipline of Ancient History throughout the 18th century, tracing its gradual narrowing from a broad geographical scope to focusing mainly on Greece and Rome.

The last lecture in our "Oblique Classicisms/Hidden Histories" series is TOMORROW! Join us to hear Professor Alexander Beecroft (University of South Carolina) talk on "Ekphrastic Voyeurism: Gyges and Candaules in Anglophone Fiction of the 1970s and 1990s"

🎟️ https://buytickets.at/theinstituteofgreeceromeandtheclassicaltradition/1826447
⏰ April 29th, 5-6:30PM
📍Online, Zoom