Please note two upcoming research training activities convened by the Institute of Classical Studies, which provide an introduction to essential resources in Classics research and digital approaches to Classics. These will be held online and are freely available to all, regardless of affiliation or carer stage.
*** Course convenors, please do pass these on to relevant student cohorts who may find particular benefit in these introductory sessions for our discipline***
An Introduction to Digital Classics Approaches
29 October 2025, 2:00pm-3:00pm (London, UK)
Held online via Zoom
This event will give an overview of some of the current digital methods, technologies and tools used in the study of the ancient world, languages, texts, history, objects, cultural heritage and reception. We will start with an introduction to the field of digital humanities, and then conduct a lightning tour of projects and approaches in digital classics and cultural heritage, focusing in particular on their contributions to historical or philological research.
An Introduction to Essential Resources for Classics and Archaeology Research
5 November 2025, 2:00pm-4:00pm (London, UK)
Held online via Zoom
This training event, held in collaboration with specialist staff from the Combined Classics Library at the ICS, will provide an introduction to essential resources for research in the fields of Classics, Archaeology and Ancient History, along with highlighting less well-known and underutilised specialist databases and collections. It is recommended for undergraduate or graduate students embarking upon dissertation research, along with providing specialist tools for more advanced researchers.
Resources and topics covered include:
- Advanced use of catalogues, online dictionaries (e.g. OCD), lexicons, encyclopaedias (Brill’s New Pauly; LIMC), and abbreviations (OCD; L’Année philologique; papyri).
- The benefits of using online text-searching databases (e.g. Loeb Classical Library; PHI Latin; Greek TLG).
- Bibliographical resources (e.g. Zenon DAI; Gnomon datenbank).
- Resources for epigraphy and papyri (e.g. CIL; IG; ZPE; Eagle).
- How to find and use maps, gazetteers and topographical resources (e.g. Barrington Atlas; Pelagios)
Please direct queries to classics@sas.ac.uk