We are delighted that Professor Bruno Currie from the University of Oxford’s Classics Faculty will be visiting the Iris Classics Centre on Thursday 15th October, 3 – 4pm, to speak on “Virgil …

Magical realist novel The Birder imagines an alternate Oxford where people transform into birds, and features linocuts of birds in Oxford locations. It was inspired by the poem Metamorphoses writte…

The Iris Project runs a monthly Classics and Creative Writing Cafe. The cafe is a relaxed and informal opportunity to come and share ideas, have a go at writing, or just relax and read and chat in …

Magical realist novel The Birder imagines an alternate Oxford where people transform into birds, and features linocuts of birds in Oxford locations. It was inspired by the poem Metamorphoses writte…

We are delighted to be offering our eleventh annual Classics Summer School this August at the Iris Classics Centre at Cheney School in Oxford. It will take place on the mornings of 17th, 18th and 1…

Oscar Carnwath Smith, 17, and Rachel Robinson, 16, are both Year 12 students at Cheney School in Oxford.

Two Year Twelve Classicists from Cheney School give their take on Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey! Oscar Carnwath Smith: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is a film that has managed to merge …

A whirlwind of vivid imagery. Relatable, well-rounded characters that feel like close friends. Mysterious but not to the point of utter confusion. Minoan magic seamlessly woven throughout the pages…

The Iris Project runs a monthly Classics and Creative Writing Cafe. The cafe is a relaxed and informal opportunity to come and share ideas, have a go at writing, or just relax and read and chat in …

The Iris Project runs a monthly Classics and Creative Writing Cafe. The cafe is a relaxed and informal opportunity to come and share ideas, have a go at writing, or just relax and read and chat in …

We are delighted to be offering our eleventh annual Classics Summer School this August at the Iris Classics Centre at Cheney School in Oxford. It will take place on the mornings of 17th, 18th and 1…

We are delighted to be offering our eleventh annual Classics Summer School this August at the Iris Classics Centre at Cheney School in Oxford. It will take place on the mornings of 17th, 18th and 1…

Dr Lorna Robinson’s latest novel Hamadryad is set in a near future UK where there is a national programme which pairs everyone with a tree. She recently revisited the English woodland which i…

We are delighted that Dr Holly Hunt from the University of Oxford’s Classics Faculty will be visiting the Iris Classics Centre on Friday 24th April, 11.30 – 12.30pm to speak on “T…

Alongside our monthly Classics & Creative Writing Cafe, we are holding a weekly writing space. People are welcome to drop in to write, think and explore our little classics library every Saturd…

The Iris Project runs a fortnightly Classics and Creative Writing Cafe. The cafe is a relaxed and informal opportunity to come and share ideas, have a go at writing, or just relax and read and chat…

We are delighted that Dr Holly Hunt from the University of Oxford’s Classics Faculty will be visiting the Iris Classics Centre on Friday 24th April, 11.30 – 12.30pm to speak on “T…

A unique museum embedded across Cheney School, using collections to enrich learning in all subject areas. Discover artifacts from the ancient world and beyond.

On Saturday 28th April, 2 – 4pm, we are delighted to announce a very special afternoon at our Creative Writing Cafe. We will be teaming up again with Dr Efi Spentzou from Myth and Voice to ex…

We were excited to welcome Laura Swift from the University of Oxford’s Classics Department, and Sindi Breshani, a games designer, to run a workshop this week on two recently discovered f…