Greek and Roman Material Culture | Research Degrees

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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

The Classical Studies discipline has distinctive expertise in the material culture of the ancient world. Staff research in this area covers a wide range of topics, including votive offerings from ancient sanctuaries, the archaeology of Etruscan Italy, ancient dress, ceramics, and Roman funerary monuments. The Material Culture research area members share an interest in placing the objects, sites and monuments of antiquity into their broader social contexts, identifying how they have shaped (and been shaped by) the ideas and practices of different cultures. A commitment to interdisciplinary activities marks our work, whether ‘reading’ images alongside literary texts or applying anthropological and scientific approaches to studying the classical past. We are involved in several national and international collaborations, organising excavations and conferences with partner institutions.

If you want to join us as a full- or part-time research student, 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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