Who was the so-called ‘father of medicine’, commonly associated with the celebrated Hippocratic Oath? Elizabeth Craik explores evidence for the historical Hippocrates, who lived in the fifth century…

In this episode Jason König interviews Vanessa Archontidou. Vanessa is a mountaineer and explorer. She was a member of the first female Greek team to reach the summit of Everest, in 2019, and she has…

by Ian Bonze (University of St. Andrews) The two-day conference Poverty Dynamics in the Long Late Antiquity was organised by Professor Carlos Machado and Ian Bonze on 22–23 July 2026 at the School of ...

Critical Fabulation and Reparative Retelling 13th October, 10-1, University of St Andrews (Hebdomadar’s Room) Collaborative, ‘hands on’ workshop open to research staff and student…

(From L to R) Isabella Febbo, Avery Konwiser, Zoe Kosmowski, Rebecca Sweetman, Sarah Prince, Deanna Cunnigham During the summer, a group of St Andrews colleagues and students headed on an archaeolo…

Many classicists have pointed out that Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey lends Matt Damon’s Odysseus a level of war guilt and post-traumatic stress which is just not there in Homer.  In this regard, …

How do we give old words new voices? What must a translator lose - and what might she gain - when she moves between languages, bringing ancient stories to modern life? Emily Wilson has spent a…

This conversation between Anna Coopey and Gonda Van Steen took place in London on 5 March 2026. It is the third podcast from the second series of Conversations on Communism. To receive new episodes…

Many classicists have pointed out that Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey lends Matt Damon’s Odysseus a level of war guilt and post-traumatic stress which is just not there in Homer.  In this regard, …

Call for Webinar Series Papers 2026 – 2027 TRAC is excited to announce that we will run the TRAC Webinar Series for our 7th season on Tuesday evenings (5 pm UK time) starting October 2026. To…

In this episode, Alice interviews Dr Florence Gaub, Director of the Research Division at the NATO Defense College in Rome. A security expert and futurist, she has held key positions such as deputy…