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Classics@UnivReading @uorclassics.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We're thrilled that our collaboration with Black Athena on Stegi Radio is live. Listen to interviews with @edwardasross.bsky.social, Prof. Emma Aston, @samagbamu.bsky.social, and Dr. Dylan James on ancient interconnections and exchanges in and beyond the Mediterranean. stegi.radio/serie/black-...

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Classics@UnivReading @uorclassics.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

This February, Reading Classics is collaborating with Black Athena on Stegi Radio to discuss Greek/non-Greek interactions in antiquity. The first interview is with @edwardasross.bsky.social on Friday, February 6th, 2026 at 11 AM (UK Time). Listen on Stegi 1 here: stegi.radio/schedule

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Classics@UnivReading @uorclassics.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

We have a new blog! Several of our Classics staff were recently nominated and awarded for their teaching, research, and outreach work. We are thrilled to celebrate them. Read more here: blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...

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Classics Staff awarded for Teaching, Research, and Outreach

As we come to the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, we would like to take a moment to celebrate the recent successes of UoR Classics staff for their teaching, research, and outreach work. …

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

🗃️What can a marble foot fragment from Aï Khanoum tell us about #AI? 📜 @edwardasross.bsky.social‬ puts Deep Research models to the test in Part 3 of his series on generative AI and #Hellenistic Central Asia 🤖🏺 #digitalhumanities #history #llm digitalorientalist.com/2025/05/27/h...

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Had a wonderful time at Università degli Studi di Parma speaking at the Intensive ENCODE Spring School on #generativeAI #ethics and #teaching #AncientLanguages! It was fantastic to discuss digital competencies for ancient writing cultures to so many brilliant students and scholars.

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A light blue powerpoint slide with digitally manipulated ionic columns on either side of the screen. The text reads: "Ethics and Efficacy: Teaching and Learning Ancient Greek and Latin with Generative AI - Edward A. S. Ross - University of Reading - May 19, 2025 - Intensive ENCODE Spring School - Parma, Italy".

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Very happy to share that the programme and registration for #iGAIAS2025 @uorclassics.bsky.social is now available. Our keynote speaker, Federica Lucivero (@ethoxcentre.bsky.social), will discuss "Environmentally (un)sustainable AI: rethinking responsibilities for Ancient World Studies?".

(Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the Ancient World - June 25-26, 2025 - Hybrid Conference - University of Reading - Keynote Speech: Environmentally (un)sustainable AI: rethinking responsibilities for Ancient World Studies? - Prof. Federica Lucivero (Ethox Centre, University of Oxford). This event is supported by the Department of Classics at the University of Reading, the Bristol Digital Game Lab, and the Institute of Classical Studies.

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Absolutely thrilled that the iGAIAS project has won the 2025 University of Reading Collaborative Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning. Looking forward to continuing our work promoting #AIethics, #AIliteracy, and exploring #AI's impact @uorclassics.bsky.social!

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Had a great time presenting at the Southampton Branch of the Classical Association about our work on #GenAI in #AncientGreek and #Latin learning and #GenImageAI yesterday! It was lovely to see some @uorclassics.bsky.social students and alumni as well!

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

🚨FINAL #CFP: (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the #AncientWorld Conference - June 25-26, 2025, @uniofreading.bsky.social. Abstracts Due: February 7, 2025 Full Details: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener... #AI #Classics #Teaching @ics.bsky.social @classicsforall.bsky.social

Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the Ancient World - Interdisciplinary Conference - June 25-26, 2025 - Hybrid - Department of Classics, University of Reading - Call for Papers - Discussion Streams - 1. The Double-edged Sword: Reconciling the Ethics of Using GenAI in Ancient World T&L - 2. Learning by Example: Case Studies of Good Practice - 3. Under Construction: Developing AI Models for Supporting Ancient World T&L - 4. Skewed Visions: GenAI in Public Ancient History and Reception - Submit an abstract, bio, and CV to iGAIAS@reading.ac.uk by February 7, 2025. Full Details Here: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/generative-artificial-intelligence-and-teaching-the-ancient-world/

Text of the Call for Papers Available at: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/cfp-generative-artificial-intelligence-and-teaching-the-ancient-world/

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

🗃️ Part 2 of @edwardasross.bsky.social's series on 🌍 Hellenistic Central Asia and AI 🤖 explores how generative #AI tools represent ancient music 🎵 #DigitalHumanities #ArtificialIntelligence #HellenisticHistory #CentralAsia digitalorientalist.com/2025/01/28/h...

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Michael Bazaco @mcbazacophd.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

If you have a professor/teacher who impacted you in a positive way, send them a short email and let them know and tell them what you’re doing these days. Teaching can be a thankless and exhausting job but one note can energize an educator for a year.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Yes, this is what some people told me defensively, and its the most ridiculous thing ever. No, the AI industry's environmental toll is not something we can look past. And no, we shouldn't be allowing our students to train the machines for trillionaire techbros instead of getting an education.

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Hannah Čulík-Baird @opietasanimi.com · 16/01/2025

I may be a millennial who needs three types of liquids simultaneously but even I drink less water than AI when writing an email

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Quick reminder that there are 3 weeks left to submit an abstract for (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and #Teaching the #AncientWorld! Check out the full #CFP here: edwardasross.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/c... #GenAI #AI #classics #buddhism #history @ics.bsky.social @uorclassics.bsky.social

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Looking forward to Jackie Baines and my presentation at #AIASCS2025 on #GenAI images and the #AncientWorld! Thanks to the Digital Classics Association for organizing the panel!

8:00am-10:30am EST, Salon K (Hybrid) - SCS-40: HYBRID: Opening Up Classics with AI (organized by the Digital Classics Association) - Neil Coffee, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Organizer - 1. Neil Coffee, University at Buffalo, SUNY - Introduction - 2. Samuel Huskey, University of Oklahoma - Opening Up Bottlenecks in Digital Classics Workflows with Human-in-the-Loop AI - 3. Patrick Burns, New York University - Prompt Engineering for Latin Teachers - 4. Edward Ross, University of Reading, and Jackie Baines, University of Reading - Generative Image AI and Teaching Classics: A Case of Exaggeration - 5. Gregory Crane, Tufts University - AI, Machine Actionable Publication and Assigning Credit - 6. Joseph Dexter, Harvard University, and Pramit Chaudhuri, University of Texas at Austin - Benchmarking Generative AI Models for Classical Literary Criticism

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

2024 #Academic Year-in-Review: ✅ #PhD Complete ✅ 4 grants received ✍️ 2 articles published 🏦 1 museum exhibit opened ❌ 17 fellowship/grant rejections 📜 8 conference presentations 📚 65 seminar classes taught #ecr #AcademicChatter #classics #GenAI #buddhism #NormalizeRejection #AncientBluesky

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

#CFP: (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and #Teaching the #AncientWorld Conference - June 25-26, 2025, @uorclassics.bsky.social. Abstract Submissions Due: February 7, 2025 Further Details: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener... #AI #GenAI #Classics #Edusky #AIinEdu #AncientBluesky

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Hannah Čulík-Baird @opietasanimi.com · 19/11/2024

heady mix of labor retaliation and divestment from humanities, with a jubilant redirection of resources towards AI. futures of meaningful and critical work replaced with water and energy devouring artificial intelligences www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Noticed that I was blocked by academics I was excited to follow during their migration and have discovered that I'm on an #AI apologist #blocklist. To be clear, my work is solely #CriticalAI studies related to the #ancientworld. I hope this reaches those that blocked me through this list. #edusky

The Great AI/NFT/Crypto Cull by rayday.bsky.social includes @edwardasross.bsky.social

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about. 1) fine-tuned AI tutors for Ancient Greek, Latin, and hieroglyphs 2) receptions of Chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra in China

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Join us for the last #GenAI and #AncientWorld Studies talk at Reading Classics by Dr. Thea Sommerschield (Nottingham) on "Between Machines and Stones: 15 years of AI for Epigraphy, from statistical methods to the Generative Turn" Nov. 13 from 4-5:30 PM (GMT).

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

What a great day for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology! It was brilliant to speak to so many people about #GenAI ethics and #ancientworld bias. Enjoy a couple highlights from our participants' generations:

Midjourney, Midjourney 6.1, 23 October 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of Heracles defeating the Nemean Lion in the style of high-quality digital art. Make sure that the hero has a French baguette and butter.”

Generating these images used approximately 0.04 kilowatt-hours of energy. That is about the same as charging a smart phone from 0% to 100% 4 times!

OpenAI, DALL-E 3, 8 August 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of Cyrus’ conquest of Babylon in the style of pop-art. Make sure that the temple has the processional way and an Assyrian lion.”

Midjourney, Midjourney 6.1, 23 October 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of Cyrus’ conquest of Babylon in the style of pop-art. Make sure that the temple has the processional way and an Assyrian lion.”

Generating these images used approximately 0.05 kilowatt-hours of energy. That is about the same as charging a smart phone from 0% to 100% 5 times!

OpenAI, DALL-E 3, 8 August 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of an Ancient Greek temple in the style of an early 20th-century painting. Make sure that the temple has lots of ancient statues.”

Midjourney, Midjourney 6.1, 23 October 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of an Ancient Greek temple in the style of a Picasso painting. Make sure that the temple has lots of ancient statues.”

Generating these images used approximately 0.05 kilowatt-hours of energy. That is about the same as charging a smart phone from 0% to 100% 5 times!

OpenAI, DALL-E 3, 8 August 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of an Ancient Roman house in the style of photo-realism. Make sure that the house has modern technology, a UFO, and an alien.”

Midjourney, Midjourney 6.1, 23 October 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of an Ancient Roman house in the style of photo-realism. Make sure that the house has modern technology, a UFO, and an alien.”

Generating these images used approximately 0.05 kilowatt-hours of energy. That is about the same as charging a smart phone from 0% to 100% 5 times!

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

Join us at Reading Classics for the next #GenAI and #AncientWorld Studies talk by @diyclassics.bsky.social (ISAW) on "The Impossibility of a Latin Turing Test: Reflections on Modeling Ancient Language at Scale", Nov. 6 from 4-5:30 PM (GMT). Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3d6687...

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

We’re excited to be organising an event as part of this year’s Being Human Festival (7–16 November). #BeingHuman2024 is the UK’s national festival of the #humanities. Register for our event on #AI #images at the Ure Museum of #Greek #Archaeology here: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/paint...

Painting with Prompts: Generative AI and Creating Art - November 7, 2024 - 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00. Being Human Festival 2024, 07-16 November. beinghumanfestival.org. Book a Place Here: https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/painting-prompts-generative-ai-and-creating-art

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

Join us @UniRdg_Classics for the next #GenAI and #AncientWorld Studies talk by Prof. Genevieve Liveley (Bristol) on "The silence of the LLMs - Speaking silence with generative AI", October 16th, 2024 from 4:00 - 5:30 PM (London Time). Please register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e6f01f...

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

Join us at Reading Classics for the first #GenAI and #AncientWorld Studies public talk by Dr. Richard Cole (Bristol) on "The AI Question, or What if Homer had ChatGPT" Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 from 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (London Time). Please register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0ad7d2...

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

I am thrilled to say "Distorted History: #AI's Skewed Visions of the #Ancient World" is now officially opened at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology. Please come visit the museum to learn more about our #GenAI image research. collections.reading.ac.uk/ure-museum/e... #classics #imageAI #history

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Distorted History: AI’s Skewed Visions of the Ancient World – Collections – UreMuseum

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Very happy to announce the slate of talks for our public talk series on #GenAI and #ancientworld studies. Please follow the link below to register for the talks. All are welcome! edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener... #classics #latin #ancientgreek #classicsbsky #academicbsky #AI

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Ancient World Studies Public Talk Series (16:00 - 17:30 UK Time). October 9, 2024 - Dr. Richard Cole (Bristol) - "The AI Question, or What if Homer had ChatGPT". October 16, 2024 - Prof. Genevieve Liveley (Bristol) - "The silence of the LLMs: Speaking silence with generative AI". November 6, 2024 - Dr. Patrick J. Burns (ISAW) - The Impossibility of a Latin Turing Test: Reflections on Modelling Ancient Language at Scale". November 13, 2024 - Dr. Thea Sommerschield (Nottingham) - "Between Machines and Stones: 15 years of AI for Epigraphy, from statistical methods to the Generative Turn". Register Here: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/generative-ai-and-ancient-world-studies-public-talks/

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 05/09/2024

A report of our CPD workshop on Generative AI and Teaching Ancient Languages has just been published in the CUCD Bulletin. Take a look below!

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 07/08/2024

When you see an image online, can you tell if it was made by a human? Join us at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology to learn how #generative image #AI skews the #ancientworld. edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/disto... #classics #ancienthistory #ClassicsTwitter #AcademicChatter

Temporary Exhibition: 24 September 2024 - 7 February 2025; "Distorted History: AI's Skewed Visions of the Ancient World"; Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology; Background image generated by ChatGPT-4o (18 July 2024 version) on 24 July 2024. Prompt: "An Ancient Greek statue of a woman distorted by technology. The statue features classical Greek elements such as flowing robes and a serene expression, but with technological distortions like pixelated sections, glitch effects, and cybernetic implants. The background is a solid color providing contrast to the detailed distortions of the statue."

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 21/05/2024

Had a fantastic time today welcoming 80 #ancientlanguage teachers from around the world to University of Reading Classics for a workshop on #generativeAI and teaching #AncientGreek and #Latin. We look forward to more discussions in the future! #classics #ancientworld #AI

Left to Right: Jackie Baines, Vanessa Lopresti, Online Attendees, Edward A.S. Ross, and Joe Grimwade

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

Had a great time talking to Year 8s about generative image AI for #ClassicsforAll Day at Reading Classics today! Looking forward to putting these #DALLE #AI images to use over the summer with our generative image AI and #classics research this summer. edwardasross.wordpress.com/projects/iga...

Mythology Detective: How to Identify Images of the Ancient World. Jackie Baines, Shona Carter-Griffiths, Edward A. S. Ross. University of Reading, Classics for All Day, May 16, 2024, Reading, United Kingdom.

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

#CPD Workshop for #ancientlanguage teachers on possible uses for generative #AI to support teaching. This free, hybrid session will take place on May 21st, 2024. All university and school level ancient language teachers are welcome. Registration now here: www.store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-...

Using Generative AI to Support Ancient Language Teaching: CPD Workshop for university and school language teachers. May 21, 2024 - 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Hybrid - Free Admission - Local Travel Grants Available. Learn about the different types of generative AI tools available and the ethical considerations for their use in the classroom. Hands-on tutorials with a variety of generative AI tools, including ChatGPT, Google Bard, Claude-2, Perplexity, and DALL-E-3.

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Jackie Baines and I just posted a new video about our work at Reading Classics on generative AI and Classics T&L. Please take a look for a quick introduction into the ethical considerations for using generative AI. youtu.be/D-eqkOPieMM #STOPandTHINKbeforeyouGENERATE

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Is AI the New Plato?: Things to Know About AI and Your Studies

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

Thank you to Oliver Lewis for your great talk this week at the University of Reading #Classics and #History #Postgraduate #WiP Seminar! Please do join us for the rest of the talks this year, see the program below. If you would like to attend, pleas email e.a.s.ross@pgr.reading.ac.uk.

Classics and History Postgraduate Work-in-Progress Seminars, Thursdays 5-6 PM, Hybrid Event on Teams. Spring 2024: Caroline Johnson (History, PhD) - January 25th, 2024. Julia Birt (History, PhD) - February 8th, 2024. Oliver Lewis (History, PhD) - February 22nd, 2024. Adél Ternovácz (Classics, PhD) - March 7th, 2024. Summer Courts (Classics, PhD) - March 21st, 2024. Summer 2024: Tom Patel (Classics, PhD) - April 18th, 2024. Nenad Marković (Classics, PhD) - May 2nd, 2024. Daniel Bartle (Classics, PhD) - May 16th, 2024. Edward A. S. Ross (Classics, PhD) - May 30th, 2024. Full details: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/uor-classics-and-history-postgraduate-wip-seminars/

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 22/02/2024

We are currently hiring a second year undergraduate student to help us research our new generative image AI project. Full information about the project and application details are available here: www.reading.ac.uk/internal/uro...

Poster depicting an AI-generated image of a Spartan soldier sitting on a chair and holding a spear. Text reads: "Gerard Butler with a Spear: Locating Modern Stereotypes for the Classical World in Generative Image AI. Project Supervisors: Jackie Baines and Edward A. S. Ross. Are you a second year undergraduate student interested in learning about generative artificial intelligence and doing some hands on research? Apply for this new UROP internship opportunity for Summer 2024! Application Deadline April 5th, 2024."

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

Very happy to say Jackie Baines and my new article "Treading Water: New Data on the Impact of AI Ethics Information Sessions in Classics and Ancient Language Pedagogy" has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Classics Teaching.😁

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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

1489 days later… my PhD is submitted! Thank you everyone for your support over these last 4 years. Now just to survive the viva. 📷: Matthew Knight

Me holding a paper copy of my thesis standing in front of a banner that says “Thesis Submitted. Time to Celebrate! #PhDSubmitted”

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