School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology

covering a unique range of themes, periods and places

Garstang Museum: home to Egyptian mummies, Greek pottery, and much more 

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News

School Announces New AHRC Studentships
Click here to learn about PhD and Masters studentships

New Masters Degree in Eighteenth Century Worlds
Our new MA in Eighteenth Century Worlds is now recruiting for 2010-11, click here for details

Undergraduate Postgate Scholarships Announced
A new scholarship scheme is available to promote the undergraduate study of Greek and Latin, click here for details

Professor Barham Leads Africa Endownment Appeal
The University appeal aims to build a heritage centre in the Luangua Valley, Zambia, click here for details

SACE Archaeologists 4th in National Rankings
For the full results, click here

SACE archived news

 

The School

Liverpool University has pioneered the study of the ancient world since 1881, developing unique facilities, such as our museum, libraries and laboratories.
 
The School is now academic home to 40 staff and over 400 students. 
 
Our internationally recognised expertise ranges from ancient languages to human evolution, creating a lively culture based around interdisciplinary debate and active research.

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Research

Liverpool is an internationally recognised centre for research in Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology with 40 members of staff and over 100 postgraduates working on over 15 research projects around the world.

Liverpool Archaeology In Country's Top 5
In 2008 the School was ranked fourth nationally for its proportion of world-class and internationally excellent research in Archaeology. There was also good news for Classics, with 50% of our research judged to be world class or internationally excellent.

Postgraduate study
Find out about your latest opportunities in our downloadable departmental postgraduate brochure.

Teaching

We are dedicated to delivering innovative, high quality teaching.  The School hosts the prestigious Higher Education Academy  Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology and our National Teaching Fellow contributes actively to the continuing development of our teaching methods.