Digital and Spatial Classics

Award Award	Duration Duration	Start dates Start dates	Application Application
PhD (MPhil also available) PhD (MPhil also available)	Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years	February and October February and October	January to April January to April

In recent years, the spatial turn in the Humanities has been reinvigorated and shaped by the digital turn. Whether it is the ability to map texts, build 3-D models, or link resources, digital resources are transforming Classical Studies. The OU’s Digital and Spatial Classics research team is at the forefront of these efforts to not only rethink conceptions of the ancient world but also develop new methods and tools for its study. With connections globally and across the university, we are an intensely collaborative group, supported by funding from UK, European and US public agencies and commercial bodies.

The core focus of the DSC group has been to build transferable tools and establish a set of international standards for exploring and visualising the ancient world online:

The methods and technologies developed by the DSC team are transforming the cultural capital of the ancient world online, how information about the ancient world is found and can be used, and how the past is conceived. We welcome you to join us!

If you would like to join us as a full- or part-time research student in an area that corresponds to the research interests of one or more staff members, please contact us for an informal preliminary discussion. A well-thought-out research proposal that sets out specific research questions and your strategies for addressing them and outlines the originality of your topic or approach will enhance your chances of admission. We are always glad to offer advice before application (for example, on how your project might enhance existing work in the field, what facilities you would need, what ancient and/or modern language ability you need for your project, and how you could participate in the discipline’s research culture and engage with students in other universities).

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and an MA with a minimum grade of merit. If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

UK fee UK fee	International fee International fee
Full-time: £5,006 per year Full-time: £5,006 per year	Full-time: £12,705 per year Full-time: £12,705 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year Part-time: £2,503 per year	Part-time: £6,353 per year Part-time: £6,353 per year

Some of our research students are funded via the Open‐Oxford‐Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.

For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.

To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.

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