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Congratulations to Emma Buckley and Alice König

Congratulations to Emma Buckley and Alice König upon their recent promotions to Professor. Emma’s research interests fall into two major categories: the poetry and literature of the early Roman empire; and...

STALOS Graduation 2025

On Thursday 4th December staff and students of University of St Andrews School of Classics welcomed Latinists from Bertha Park High School to celebrate their STALOS graduation. The group of young learners from Perth...

Congratulations to Florence Rogers

Congratulations to Florence Rogers who successfully defended her PhD thesis “The Mists of Ancient History: Representations of Fog in Latin Literature”. Florence's research, supported by Handsel...