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📽️ Shape the future of audiences, AI, and creative technologies

Our new Doctoral studentship is open for applications for Oct 2026.

"Your unique perspective and experience are what we’re looking for." - Director, Sarah Atkinson

By @kingsartshums.bsky.social @guildhallschool.bsky.social & LSBU
Shape the future: applications open for innovative ADAPT-AI studentships – ADAPT-AI
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November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🌟 We have launched a suite of new doctoral studentships through our new Doctoral School 🌟

Over 30 places are now open for applications for the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities.

More details and how to apply 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/arts-hu...

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Arts & Humanities Doctoral School launches new studentships programme | King's College London
Over 30 Doctoral studentship places are now open for applications for the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities at King’s.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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'Adoption, Memory, and Reform: How Is Greece Shaping Policy for Its Diaspora?'

2pm, 19th November 2025. The Exchange, Bush House North East Wing, 30 Aldwych London WC2B 4BG. Free event (but limited places so please book early!)

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Adoption, Memory, and Reform: How Is Greece Shaping Policy for Its Diaspora
Exploring Greece’s past of forced adoption and new paths to citizenship, identity and belonging
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October 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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kingsartshums.bsky.social King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · Oct 15
📣 Are you an MA, MPhil or a PhD student at the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King's? Don’t miss out — apply now!

⏰ Deadline: 24 November 2025, noon
kingscmci.bsky.social Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries @ King's @kingscmci.bsky.social · Oct 15
🖌️ Want to be part of the 2026 Venice Art Biennale?

Applications are now open for the @britishcouncil.bsky.social 2026 Venice Fellowships Programme. 2 places are available for @kingsartshums.bsky.social graduate students!

Find out more & apply by Monday 24 November ⤵️
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Reading with interest the reviews of this piece of Classical Reception in London.

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We Explored The Cobblestone Roads of Ancient Rome And Witnessed Epic Gladiator Battles At London’s Immersive Pompeii Exhibition – Here’s Our Review
We stepped into history to explore the myths and marvels of the storied city of Pompeii at London's immersive exhibition. Here's our review.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Still some tickets for tonight! Lecture by Dr Konstantina Karakosta (University of Patras), on: ‘The Conquered Greeks under Ottoman Rule and Transnational Hellenism.’

7pm at Bush House London, room S 2.03.

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Lecture by Dr Konstantina Karakosta
'The Conquered Greeks under Ottoman Rule and Transnational Hellenism'. Note: Enter from the Strand into Bush House South, room 2.03
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November 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Online talk: Opera Graeca Adnotata: Building a Large Multilayer Corpus for Ancient Greek.
11th November 2025, 15:00 to 16:00. Free.

Dr. Giuseppe G. A. Celano will discuss the OGA, its design, methodologies (and challenges), current work and future directions. 🏺
Opera Graeca Adnotata: Building a Large Multilayer Corpus for Ancient Greek | King's College London
Dr Giuseppe G. A. Celano introduces Opera Graeca Adnotata.
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Entries sought for 2025 Niki Marangou Greek translation competition.

King’s Centre for Hellenic Studies offers a prize of £500 for the annual poem translation competition, in honour of the Cypriot poet.

Deadline: 16:00 (GMT) on 15 January 2026. Full information at
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/2025-ni...
2025 Niki Marangou Greek translation competition opens | King's College London
King’s Centre for Hellenic Studies offers a prize of £500 for the annual poem translation competition, in honour of the Cypriot poet.
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Great review of Hades II in the TLS by Dr Kate Cook! @katexe.bsky.social

'Hell with other people - Greek myths brought to exhilarating, playable life.'
Hell with other people
Video games are often the first and most common way that many people now encounter the classical world. Hades, a critical hit following its release in
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October 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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'Adoption, Memory, and Reform: How Is Greece Shaping Policy for Its Diaspora?'

2pm, 19th November 2025. The Exchange, Bush House North East Wing, 30 Aldwych London WC2B 4BG. Free event (but limited places so please book early!)

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adoption-m....
Adoption, Memory, and Reform: How Is Greece Shaping Policy for Its Diaspora
Exploring Greece’s past of forced adoption and new paths to citizenship, identity and belonging
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Opens today! CHS is proud to co-sponsor the special exhibition Passion and Politics: Sissinghurst and Greece’ at Sissinghurst Castle Garden. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/s....

Pictured: KCL's Dr Rebecca Levitan @levitan.bsky.social (behind the rope with permission!)

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Dr Rebecca Levitan inspecting one of the Greek antiquities in the gardens of Sissinghurst Castle
October 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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📣 Are you an MA, MPhil or a PhD student at the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King's? Don’t miss out — apply now!

⏰ Deadline: 24 November 2025, noon
October 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Prof. Andromachi Karanika, UC Irvine lecture: ‘From Heroines to Saints: Women’s Catalogues from Early Greek Epic Poetry and Beyond.’ Hosted by the Centre for Hellenic Studies at KCL Strand Campus on 17 October 2025 at 18:30. 🏺

Free. Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lecture-by...
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Prof. Andromachi Karanika, UC Irvine lecture: ‘From Heroines to Saints: Women’s Catalogues from Early Greek Epic Poetry and Beyond.’ Hosted by the Centre for Hellenic Studies at KCL Strand Campus on 17 October 2025 at 18:30. 🏺

Free. Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lecture-by...
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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have an ancient quarry to study? May we suggest...
antiquity.ac.uk Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · Oct 13
Check out this new #MethodsPaper completely FREE: doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
October 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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This Wednesday!
kingsclassics.bsky.social King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · Oct 8
Next Wednesday (15th October). Dr Bobby Xinyue will open the Bristol Classical Association's 2025-2026 speaker series with his talk "Signs and Sons in Virgil's 'Aeneid'"

Tickets from: www.eventbrite.com/e/signs-and-...

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Fresco of an arrowhead being removed from Aeneas' thigh in the presence of Venus and Aeneas' young son Ascanius. From Pompeii, in Naples National Archaeological Museum
October 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Deadline: today! KCL students - apply apply apply.
kingsclassics.bsky.social King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · Oct 7


KCL Students! Apply now for production team roles for our 2026 Greek Play. This year's play is Aristophane's comedy Clouds. Application deadline: 13th October.

Successful applicants will once again be working with the fabulous professional theatre company the Actors of Dionysus.

🏺
Graphic of production team call-out. Roles are Assistant Director, Dramaturgs, Greek Transliterator, Sound Designer, Poster Designer, Costume Designer, Makeup Designer, Set Designer/Props Master, Marketing and Social Media Manager. Please email Laura@actorsofdionysus to apply. Closing date for applications is 13 October. Production poster. Blue grey background with black hand upraised and holding a globe. Silhouette hands of red, white and black reach towards it. Text reads The Clouds KCL Greek Play 2026. Adapted by Giulia Balsamo after Aristophanes.
October 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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We're so excited to be working on this project as Executive Directors @tamsinshasha.bsky.social and can't wait to get started and help bring to life @giuliabalsamo.bsky.social vision! Get those applications in soon everyone!
October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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KCL Students! Apply now for production team roles for our 2026 Greek Play. This year's play is Aristophane's comedy Clouds. Application deadline: 13th October.

Successful applicants will once again be working with the fabulous professional theatre company the Actors of Dionysus.

🏺
Graphic of production team call-out. Roles are Assistant Director, Dramaturgs, Greek Transliterator, Sound Designer, Poster Designer, Costume Designer, Makeup Designer, Set Designer/Props Master, Marketing and Social Media Manager. Please email Laura@actorsofdionysus to apply. Closing date for applications is 13 October. Production poster. Blue grey background with black hand upraised and holding a globe. Silhouette hands of red, white and black reach towards it. Text reads The Clouds KCL Greek Play 2026. Adapted by Giulia Balsamo after Aristophanes.
October 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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We're so excited to be working on this project @aodtheatre.bsky.social and can't wait to get started! Get those applications in soon everyone!
October 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Casting callout! Auditions are open to ALL KCL students for our 2025 Greek Play 'The Clouds'. Audition applications must be made by 20 October (audition date tbc).

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The Clouds Casting call out!
Join the Cast of The Clouds
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October 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Next Wednesday (15th October). Dr Bobby Xinyue will open the Bristol Classical Association's 2025-2026 speaker series with his talk "Signs and Sons in Virgil's 'Aeneid'"

Tickets from: www.eventbrite.com/e/signs-and-...

@bobbyxinyue.bsky.social

#ClassicsBluesky 🏺
Fresco of an arrowhead being removed from Aeneas' thigh in the presence of Venus and Aeneas' young son Ascanius. From Pompeii, in Naples National Archaeological Museum
October 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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My latest contribution to the ever-growing field (or patch, more like) of Moretum Studies.

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WHO MAKES THE PESTO? LABOUR, SOCIAL STATUS AND AUTHORSHIP IN THE MORETVM | The Classical Quarterly | Cambridge Core
WHO MAKES THE PESTO? LABOUR, SOCIAL STATUS AND AUTHORSHIP IN THE MORETVM
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August 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Yay how exciting, I love the KCL Greek play and I especially love when they do a comedy. IMHO Clouds has some of the best jokes in all of Aristophanes.
kingsclassics.bsky.social King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · Oct 7


KCL Students! Apply now for production team roles for our 2026 Greek Play. This year's play is Aristophane's comedy Clouds. Application deadline: 13th October.

Successful applicants will once again be working with the fabulous professional theatre company the Actors of Dionysus.

🏺
Graphic of production team call-out. Roles are Assistant Director, Dramaturgs, Greek Transliterator, Sound Designer, Poster Designer, Costume Designer, Makeup Designer, Set Designer/Props Master, Marketing and Social Media Manager. Please email Laura@actorsofdionysus to apply. Closing date for applications is 13 October. Production poster. Blue grey background with black hand upraised and holding a globe. Silhouette hands of red, white and black reach towards it. Text reads The Clouds KCL Greek Play 2026. Adapted by Giulia Balsamo after Aristophanes.
October 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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KCL Students! Apply now for production team roles for our 2026 Greek Play. This year's play is Aristophane's comedy Clouds. Application deadline: 13th October.

Successful applicants will once again be working with the fabulous professional theatre company the Actors of Dionysus.

🏺
Graphic of production team call-out. Roles are Assistant Director, Dramaturgs, Greek Transliterator, Sound Designer, Poster Designer, Costume Designer, Makeup Designer, Set Designer/Props Master, Marketing and Social Media Manager. Please email Laura@actorsofdionysus to apply. Closing date for applications is 13 October. Production poster. Blue grey background with black hand upraised and holding a globe. Silhouette hands of red, white and black reach towards it. Text reads The Clouds KCL Greek Play 2026. Adapted by Giulia Balsamo after Aristophanes.
October 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM