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From the poetry of Virgil to the streets of Pompeii, the TCD Living Latin Project is about investigating, teaching, and sharing the Latin language and its literature in innovative and accessible ways.

RTÉ recently ran a feature on our most mature student, 93-year-old Joe McGovern, and fellow lifelong learner Joe Veselsky: watch their inspiring story here

The Department of Classics is delighted to announce that the Ferrar Memorial Studentship will be awarded in 2019 for research in the field of ancient philology (for example, Latin, Greek, Historical Linguistics). The studentship is worth €14 000 per annum, and is tenable for a maximum of 4 years.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Ahuvia Kahane will join the Department of Classics from August 2019. Ahuvia has held academic positions in Oxford, Harvard, Northwestern University and Royal Holloway, University of London. He has wide-ranging interests in Greek and Latin literature and culture and the classical tradition, and has published on topics as diverse as the diction of Homer and early Greek epic, contemporary French political theory, and online fan-fiction.

The Department of Classics seeks applicants for a fully-funded four-year Provost’s PhD Project Award to start a PhD on a topic related to the scholia on Apollonius’ epic. The award comprises the full PhD tuition fees (at EU or non-EU level) and an annual stipend of €16,000. Application deadline: 3rd May 2019. Click for infor, or contact Dr Martine Cuypers directly.

The Department of Classics was ranked a phenomenal 13th place worldwide in the recent QS subject rankings, a jump of 15 places since 2018 and the highest ranking for any subject in any Irish university.