Month: September 2016

Technologies of Daily Life in Ancient Greece – William Murphy reports on the schools’ day and conference

Monday 6th July 2015 The Technologies of Daily Life event (TODL for short), hosted by our Department in collaboration with the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies and the South West Wales Classical Association, took place on 2nd and 3rd July and combined an academic conference with a schools’ day, to demonstrate the use…Continue Reading Technologies of Daily Life in Ancient Greece – William Murphy reports on the schools’ day and conference

The First Swansea Summer School in Ancient Languages

This year the first ever Swansea Summer School in Ancient Languages took place for two weeks, from the 19th – 31st of July 2015. We had more than 50 participants, some from as far as Australia, the US, Canada, and the continent. We offered courses on Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced Latin and Greek, Beginners’ Egyptian, and Medieval…Continue Reading The First Swansea Summer School in Ancient Languages

Jed Rual and William Murphy do a Week of Work in our Department…

…and here are their comments: “The Week of Work placement programme is a great, rewarding opportunity for gaining much needed experience, especially with such a lack of opportunity in today’s society. Not only was I able to gain experience in an academic environment but it was comforting that the work placement was within my own…Continue Reading Jed Rual and William Murphy do a Week of Work in our Department…

Lewys Zastapilo writes about his Week of Work

I just finished my BA in American Studies and decided to do an extended Week of Work (2 weeks, in reality) with Evelien as I had no prior administrative experience and no real idea of what such work included. Turns out, it’s really enjoyable. The past two weeks have proved to be a challenging and rewarding…Continue Reading Lewys Zastapilo writes about his Week of Work