Bristol IGRCT

On Tuesday 13th October the IGRCT supported the Embodying Myth event. Both workshops were fully booked!Thank you to IGRCT board member Connie Bloomfield-Gadelha and the facilitators, Emily Lim (National Theatre Public Acts) and Raquel Meseguer Zafe (Lost Dog Dance)

theconversation.com/phoebe-giann... Check out the new Conversation article exploring the environmental poetry of Phoebe Giannisi by IGRCT director! And a reminder to register for the 2026 Donors’ celebration where Phoebe will be performing. Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...

IGRCT director Laura Jansen has penned a piece celebrating Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize in literature! Read it here: theconversation.com/anne-carson-...

Delighted to announce ‘The Poetry of Phoebe Giannisi’, an IGRCT Donors event in collaboration with the Bristol Poetry Institute. Featuring a performance with poet-translator Brian Sneeden and celebrating the work of a leading contemporary Greek poet. 19 November, 6 PM buytickets.at/theinstitute...

We are so excited to share the upcoming event “Embodying Myth”, taking place on Tuesday 13th October. Tickets for each workshop and the Q&A can be booked via our website - igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/category/eve... 🎟️ @uobartsmatter.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social

We are excited to announce the 2026 Symonds Lecture will be delivered by Dr Robert Howes on October 3rd from 5PM. The event is free, open to all, and will be followed by a drinks reception. @uobrishistory.bsky.social @uobartsmatter.bsky.social Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/thein... 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📸

As the next academic year approaches, we are excited to invite you to save the date for our upcoming flagship events! Sign up to our newsletter to stayed notified when tickets go live! @bristoluni.bsky.social @uobartsmatter.bsky.social

Please join us in welcoming our new Intern, Medi Jones-Williams, to the IGRCT! 😊 We are delighted to have Medi joining us for the coming academic year and look forward to the ideas, energy, and perspectives she will bring to the Institute. Welcome, Medi! 👋✨

We would like to say a huge thank you to Lily Bickers for their contributions as the IGRCT intern for the past year and a half! We wish you all the best with the rest of your PhD and hope to see your face at this year’s upcoming events 💫

#imageoftheweek feline guards of the archaeological museum of Piraeus, Athens

Our final #imageoftheweek from this year's intern! "Gorgone" by the French symbolist painter Pierre Marcel-Béronneau (1869–1937), a student of Gustave Moreau. #classicssky #classicalreception #classicsbluesky

The Avebury Papers – A new exhibition from Prof @mgprolix.bsky.social (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) project is now on display at Southampton City Art Gallery Drawing on the rich archive of the Avebury Papers project, the exhibition reimagines the history of the world-famous site brnw.ch/21x4kAO

The volume is being proposed as a submission to the Screening Antiquity series at Edinburgh University Press. Abstracts due August 24, 2026. For full details, see: bristoldigitalgamelab.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/06/19/c...

@alexvandewalle.bsky.social and I have a habit of dreaming up long term gaming projects in bars and at conferences. This one was on a walk back from a bar. We're delighted to share a call for papers for an edited collection on: *Ten Years of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Legacy, Impact, Future*

Exciting news! 📣 The call for papers is now OUT for the 'Dante Futures 2026: New Voices in the UK and Ireland' conference! 🎉 Submit your abstract to dantefutures@gmail.com by the 5th July 2026! Please share with anyone who may be interested! 😊 #medievalsky #skystorians

We've finally reached the end of a long and bust academic year for the IGRCT! We'd like to thank all of our amazing speakers one more time as well as everyone who attended our events. Wishing you all a lovely summer!

Last call for travel bursary and funding bids!! Deadline is next Monday!

REMINDER! We have a live job listing! Don't forget to apply if this is relevant to you or tell your students about the opportunity! More info here: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/14/j...

Student's from last year's Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School tell us about their favourite memory of the programme! Remember: applications for this year's summer school close 17th May! Find out more and apply at: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s...

We're thrilled to announce that our Annual Report for the academic year 2024/2025 has now been released! You can read it on our website here: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/05/i...

TOMORROW!!! The final lecture in this year's series! Happening at 5PM BST on Zoom. 🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein... ⏰April 29th, 5-6:30PM 📍Online, Zoom

Final BAARS talk tomorrow! See you at G10 😀

Not long before applications close for this year's Medieval Studies Summer School!

Online Lecture Wed April 8th, 5PM BST= 12PM EST Emily Greenwood on ‘Thrice Removed: Black Classical Separation’ @igrct.bsky.social ‘Oblique Classicisms/ Hidden Histories’ series: classicalassociation.org/events/igrct...

Next up in our director's reception series! A lecture from Sean Gurd (University of Texas) titled "Tangents and Parabolas: Varèse and the Brussels World Fair." The lecture is free to attend and open to all. 🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute... ⏰March 11th, 5-6:30PM 📍Online, Zoom

Don't forget that applications are currently open for the Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School! Apply by 1st March to be eligible for a 10% discount! Find out more at: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s... #medievalsky #skystorians

Congratulations to Naomi Scott, whose Leventis Research Fellowship (2023-2026) at the IGRCT has been extended to a fourth year! We are deeply grateful to the Leventis Foundation for their continued support. Here is a picture of Naomi giving a school outreach talk in Bath!

📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢 Deadline: February 24th at midday The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/