The OUBS is in solidarity with colleagues & students at the #UniversityofOttawa, where admissions for Greek & Roman studies have been abruptly cut. This decision will end the teaching of #Latin and #Greek at the University. Please sign & share this #petition widely.
www.change.org/p/save-greek...

28th OUBS INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE CONFERENCE - Call for Papers

Decline and Flourish: new Paradigms of Decline and Renewal in Late Antiquity and Byzantium.

Find the full CfP here! oxfordbyzantinesociety.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/2...

Submit your abstracts by Nov 29th - we can't wait to see them. 🦅

⭐ Meet the 2025/6 Committee! ⭐
The final member is our Secretary Nidanu, who joins us from AMES. Nidanu is a 1st year DPhil in Syriac, with research concentrating on eco-criticism in Syriac texts. She's most excited to provide new opportunities for students to showcase their work this year!

⭐ Meet the 2025/6 Committee! ⭐
Our new Treasurer Michael is a 2nd year LABS MPhil Student, researching Middle Byzantine court politics and ceremony. He is most excited to help plan our annual research trip, which we're all so excited for!

⭐ Meet the 2025/6 Committee! ⭐
Starting with our new President, Madeleine Duperouzel, a 2nd year DPhil student in History. Her research interests include women in the Late Antique countryside, papyri, visual & material culture, and she thinks everyone needs to go see the mosaics at Piazza Armerina.

OUBS Member Dr. Chloé Agar has recently been involved in 2 great digital humanities projects: creating an archive of Egyptian graffiti and contributing to the Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity database. Have a gander below!
portal.sds.ox.ac.uk/Graffiti_Gaz...
csla.history.ox.ac.uk/record.php?r...

Hi from the OUBS! A new Byzantine year is here - literally, as the Byzantines celebrated a September new year.
We're gearing up for the start of term & reflecting on our members' activities and achievements over the summer. Stay tuned to find out what we've been Byz-y doing these last few months...