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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

With huge thanks to Leonardo for making this report happen, and to all colleagues who returned stats! There is much to be grateful for in the picture it paints for the discipline …

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

If you haven’t already done so, please sign and share the petition to stop them: c.org/tmy4qg55CF

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Today, CUCD submitted a co-ordinated response to the University of Exeter’s Executive Board, setting out our concerns about the potential impact on Classics and Ancient History if their planned cuts go ahead. You can view a copy of this letter here: cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/07/07/l...

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Letter in support of Classics and Ancient History at University of Exeter - Council of University Classical Departments

7 July 2026 To Professor Lisa Roberts, President and Vice Chancellor; Professor Dan Charman, Senior Vice-President and Provost; Professor Gareth Stansfield, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean for ...

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Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Looking forward to hosting this joint @ics.bsky.social / @bsrome.bsky.social event with Peter, @christophersmith.bsky.social, @profyarrow.bsky.social and @kathryntempest.bsky.social in a few weeks! ‘Myth, History and Archaeology’ Please do share and come along if in London 🏺 #ClassicsBluesky

Poster with QR code advertising the event ‘Myth, History and Archaeology’

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

📣REF has now been ‘unpaused’ and REF2029 is moving forward. 👉A full update on changes is here: 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/ref-202... ⬇️ A reminder that we have a session on REF with Professor Katherine Harloe (Chair of sub-panel 29) at our Subject Annual Meeting on Tuesday 16 December

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REF 2029 publishes updates and resumes criteria setting following pause – REF 2029

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

📣Registration is now open for our Subject Annual Meeting on 16 December, hosted by @ics.bsky.social. ➡️ Check out the programme, featuring fantastic spotlight talks on interdisciplinary research and public engagement, as well as an all important REF update at ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

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The Classics and Ancient History subject meeting

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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Join us on Friday 10 Oct at 6pm: Denys Haynes Memorial Lecture: Monument, movement and the ritual body: ancient Indian, Roman and Greek art: shorturl.at/upBPy One of Britain's leading art historians, Prof Jaś Elsner, will look at the religious context of some of the great monuments of antiquity.

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The 28th Denys Haynes Memorial Lecture: Monument, movement and the ritual body: ancient Indian, Roman and Greek art

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

👏With huge thanks to @lcostantini89.bsky.social our annual CUCD statistics report is up at: cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/files/2025/0... 📣Highlights include: overall increase in UG students, an increase in students taking Greek ab initio, and higher PGT student numbers! Read more for details.

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The scale of the cuts to Ancient History, Archaeology and the Ancient Languages at Macquarie University are staggering and brutal. ⬇️ If you know colleagues there, now would be a good time to reach out and support them. Scroll down for the letter CUCD sent in April

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The points raised about the importance of these subjects for any School of Global Humanities apply to all colleagues affected by the cuts to language courses too 😢

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

In the light of recent news from Cardiff University it seems timely to re-post this letter championing the work of colleagues in Ancient History and Religion from CUCD, CA, FIEC, @ics.bsky.social @theromansoc.bsky.social @hellenicsociety.bsky.social Update at: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Cardiff University backtracks on plans to cut music and languages

Music and modern languages will still be offered at Cardiff University, the vice chancellor says.

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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Combined Classics Library Bursaries (up to £300) now accepting applications to assist unfunded scholars who wish to visit the Combined Classics Library in summer 2025 in order to advance or complete a project of research or scholarship. Details here: shorturl.at/XRjqg

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

REF sub-panel chairs and deputy chairs have been announced and it’s very good news for colleagues in Classics. Congratulations to @katherineharloe.bsky.social (Chair) and Catherine Steel (Deputy). More info in the link for other Panel D sub-panels! 2029.ref.ac.uk/main-panel-d/

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Main Panel D – Arts and Humanities – REF 2029

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

An important read on an urgent issue. CUCD has joined many other subject associations and learned societies in raising concerns about the impact of decoupling outputs on researchers at all career stages …

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Latest CUCD bulletin out now, with thanks to our fantastic editors for a thought-provoking set of contributions on a difficult theme.

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Laurence Totelin @ltotelin.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Please read and circulate this letter from CUCD and various learned societies in defence of Ancient History and Religion and Theology at Cardiff University cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/03/11/o...

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Open Letter to Professor Wendy Larner in support of Ancient History and Religion at Cardiff - Council of University Classical Departments

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 05/02/2025

'The deep cultural cost of British university job cuts" bit.ly/4gnDCuE An excellent letter, in today's @theguardian.com, by the co-chairs of @artsandhums.bsky.social, a collective of subject specialist organisations representing and advocating for arts & humanities subjects in UK HE. #skystorians

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The deep cultural cost of British university job cuts | Letters

Letters: Arts and humanities are being hit hardest by cuts in higher education, write Prof Thea Pitman and Prof Emma Cayley, and Dr Ronan McLaverty-Head and another letter writer comment on cuts at Ca...

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Putting the situation at Cardiff into context. 💪 CUCD is proud to be an affiliate member of the @artsandhums.bsky.social 👇Please read and share their open letter concerning the devastating cuts across the Humanities sector …

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Please sign and share widely! After the devastating news about the planned cuts at Cardiff, the students have got the ball rolling to save their Ancient History programme. It is a very fine department: student numbers are strong, the staff team is fantastic. There is no rationale. chng.it/G5SMYxNbMQ

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Save Cardiff University Ancient History Degree

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

📣 Information for anyone thinking of applying to be a REF panellist on the Classics subpanel (29) 🔔 We will be hosting a Q&A with former REF panel members TOMORROW - Wednesday 29 January- between 2-4pm. Details in the link: ics.sas.ac.uk/news/cucd-se...

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CUCD Serving on the REF Panel

The REF2029 team has recently released details of how to apply to be part of the REF2029 assessment process.

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Katherine Harloe @katherineharloe.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

@ics.bsky.social is hosting or supporting several events in the next fortnight for UK Classicists. First up next Weds we are helping @cucd.bsky.social with an important briefing for anyone thinking of applying to serve on our @ref2029.bsky.social subpanel: ics.sas.ac.uk/news/cucd-se...

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CUCD Serving on the REF Panel

The REF2029 team has recently released details of how to apply to be part of the REF2029 assessment process.

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Helen Lovatt @helenlovatt.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

UK classics friends, esp HoD, if you haven’t already cd you do this brief survey about what you call your degree courses and why? For Lilah Grace Canevaro and the network for working class classicists, to gather info. MS Forms link here: forms.office.com/e/SHf56D1DSj by 20th Jan 2025.

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Kathryn Tempest @kathryntempest.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

So much to think about after a stimulating day of talks and discussions at the UK subject meeting for classicists and ancient historians organised by @ics.bsky.social and @cucd.bsky.social. As I take over as Chair of CUCD, I am looking forward to many more such opportunities for collaboration …

Photo of full programme. Also available at: https://ics.sas.ac.uk/events/uk-subject-meeting-classicists-and-ancient-historians

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Helen Lovatt @helenlovatt.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

UK Classics friends, especially Uk HE departments, please please find time to fill in the government’s curriculum consultation! We need a classics voice so we don’t get left out or left behind. Closes Nov 22. Sample/adaptable responses available here: cucdeducation.wordpress.com/2024/11/10/d...

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DfE Curriculum & Assessment Review (closes 22 Nov 2024): Call for Evidence

Department for Education: Curriculum & Assessment Review Curriculum review responses from CUCD Deadline: 22 Nov 2024 Call for evidence: On behalf of Professor Helen Lovatt, Chair of CUCD Please…

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Helen Lovatt @helenlovatt.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

Worldwide classics colleagues, please fill in the SCS census! Information is power

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Helen Lovatt @helenlovatt.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

Workshop on classical reception pedagogy and material culture in a Scottish context. Pg bursaries available! events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/class...

Poster with details Thurs 2 May 2024 for info click through to https://events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/classical-reception-and-pedagogy/

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Helen Lovatt @helenlovatt.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

Excellent response on an important report. Share widely and reflect. Including class in Edi is not whataboutery but a crucial aspect of intersectionality. Validating and encouraging people from all backgrounds is essential to keeping our disciplines alive. 1/2

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Dr Mai Musié (ሙሴ) @drmaimusie.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

#I hope that the work done by the NWCC is an alarm loud enough to catch the attention of policy-makers from government to academia, from schools to outreach charities.” AncientBlueSky www.workingclassicists.com/post/a-respo...

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A response to the NWCC Class in Classics report 2024

The results of the 2024 Class in Classics report by the Network for Working Class Classicists (no affiliation) come as a welcome confirmation – but small surprise – to those who have long believed tha...

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Arts and Humanities Alliance @artsandhums.bsky.social · 18/11/2023

The Arts and Humanities Alliance remains deeply concerned by news of proposed closures & redundancies in a number of our disciplines: Languages & cultures at Aberdeen University and most recently the planned cuts to English, History, Film, & closure of Music at Oxford Brookes.

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

Classical languages friends, do add resources to this very useful site so ancient languages remain visible! Ancient bluesky 🏺

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

UK HE classics colleagues: any ideas for people who might make a good CUCD Secretary? Ideally have been HoD/know senior departmental roles, or at mid career on the point of applying for promotion, so would benefit. Efficient, reliable. Ideally improve representation on SC (Wales, Scotland, men).

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Emma Bridges @emmabridges.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Here at OU Classical Studies we are hiring! Permanent full time Staff Tutor role - partly working on Classical Studies curriculum/research etc, partly managing our teams of brilliant tutors all over the UK. Fantastic dept, lovely colleagues, wonderful students! www5.open.ac.uk/employment/v...

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Dan is fundraising for the RHUL UCU hardship fund - do show him your support if you have a spare fiver as he prepares to brave the atrocious weather in a good cause!

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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Apply now to our new William St Clair fellowship! The ICS, the Institute of English Studies and @ilcs.bsky.social are offering one, 5 month fellowship and £10,000 stipend to an ECR interested in working with one or more of the awarding institutes Deadline: 20 November Full details:

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William St Clair Fellowship

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Council of University Classical Departments @cucd.bsky.social · 19/10/2023

I’ve set up an account for CUCD on this platform. Here is the cat tax! We represent UK HE classical departments and Amy that teach ancient world studies. Follow for alerts and info. Ancientbluesky classics

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