CUCD-EDI

Established in 2020 by the Council of University Classical Departments (CUCD), we work to advance equality, diversity and inclusion in Classics in the UK.

[CUCD-EDI @CucdEdi]

Hello! Happy January. We are also on Bluesky @cucdequality.bsky.social - give us a follow over there!

[Classics for All @classicsforall]

Just 10 days left to enter! 🕰️

[Rayane Moussallem @RioMoussallem]

Throwback to when Beethoven’s Ode to Joy was played in the Temple of Bacchus in Baalbek Roman Ruins, led by the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra at the Sound of Resilience concert in 2020 during pandemic times.
Absolutely majestic🏛️
#Baalbeck #Lebanon

[dirtcoveredguy @dirtcoveredguy]

I designed the logo for @TransinClassics ! Thanks to Nick for the pic! It'll be at SCS, CAMWS, ISTS and EmoTrans!!

[CUCD-EDI @CucdEdi]

The workshop was organised by Justin Lorenzo Biggi, Annabel Crawshaw-Brown & Sarah Prince, & funded by St Andrews & the CUCD EDI Committee

[CUCD-EDI @CucdEdi]

New on the CUCD EDI Blog from Annabel Crawshaw-Brown, a Reflection on the Senses and Disability Workshop, St Andrews & online, 19 April 24. Read more here: https://t.co/HwXICZfNQQ

[WCC UK @womeninclassics]

that highlight new, feminist, intersectional and gender-informed work in Classics, ancient history, classical reception or pedagogy (inside and outside the university sector); and that feature new work by postgraduate students and early career researchers.

[WCC UK @womeninclassics]

This year's AGM will take place on 3 May, at Durham University (and as a hybrid event). The deadline to submit a proposal for a spotlight talk is this coming Friday, 15 March! We are particularly interested in talks that address the AGM’s theme of 'Labour and rest'

[INACTIVE - workingclassicists.bsky.social @WorkClassicists]

It’s #AutismAcceptanceMonth and instead of relying on symbolic puzzle pieces and blue banners, we need to uplift and amplify actual autistic voices.

@drcorabeth wrote this wonderful article for @CucdEdi and it remains a necessary read in April:

https://t.co/PXR7KMCxQF

[Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE @ProfArleneHH]

I attended the launch of the Network for Working Class Classicists ‘UK Class in Classics report’ today @classinclassics. Thanks given to @CucdEdi and @classical_assoc for their support.

This report provides essential data to inform *and improve* the future of our field(s).

[Helen Lovatt @HelenLovatt2]

Workshop on classical reception and material culture in a Scottish context. PG bursaries available ⁦@cucdbulletin⁩ ⁦@CucdEdi⁩ ⁦@CommitteeCucd⁩

[CUCD-EDI @CucdEdi]

Please take time to read this carefully researched and thoughtful report on Class in Classics in the UK - we're hoping it will pave the way for more open conversations and better practice, both in the discipline and in academia more broadly

[Network for Working-Class Classicists @ClassInClassics]

#ClassicsTwitter The Class in Classics report is here:
https://t.co/QN9Etc9QnQ

[CUCD-EDI @CucdEdi]

A reminder that the CUCD EDI Committee is holding an open meeting for EDI Officers in Classics Deps (inclusively understood) at the Classical Association Conference 2024, University of Warwick.

This will be held in-person on Sunday 24 March, 12.00-13.00, in OC 1.07 #CA2024

[Network for Working-Class Classicists @ClassInClassics]

The report was made possible by funding from @CucdEdi & @Classical_Assoc. It would also not exist without the labour (paid, unpaid and underpaid) of its authors and survey respondents. Thank you, deeply, to everyone who shared their experiences with us.

[Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) @instclasstudies]

Today sees the publication of an important new report on class in UK Classics, by @ClassInClassics @CucdEdi and @Classical_Assoc, with recommendations for discussion and action. To download and read, see
UK Class in Classics Report 2024 https://t.co/3N0tLWA6lA

[CUCD-EDI @CucdEdi]

If you are an EDI Officer for your Classics or Ancient History Dep (broadly conceived) in the UK formally or informally, or an interested participant in EDI issues, please do attend to meet your EDI Officer community and to discuss EDI issues #CA2024 #ClassicalAssociation2014

[CUCD-EDI @CucdEdi]

A reminder that the CUCD EDI Committee is holding an open meeting for EDI Officers in Classics Deps (inclusively understood) at the Classical Association Conference 2024, University of Warwick.

This will be held in-person on Sunday 24 March, 12.00-13.00, in OC 1.07 #CA2024

[Classics at Leeds @LeedsClassics]

Classics PGR Shakeel Ahmed @shakeeahmed80 is speaking next week in the LCS Queer Area Studies Network PGR seminar: "Homosexual love affairs of the Homeric heroes: exploring earliest representations of queerness in the Ancient Greek World". (In person only)

[Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) @instclasstudies]

📢Calling all current and newly graduated PhDs!

Don't forget to register to our 2-part training session on Postdoc & ECR funding, offering expert advice and hands-on workshop to support you in your future applications 📝

https://t.co/BtxTwywF0H

[CUCD-EDI @CucdEdi]

A reminder is up on our blog - please share, and pass on to relevant colleagues!

EDI Officer Network Meeting - Classical Association Conference 2024 https://t.co/8c8oxWIfBX

[CUCD-EDI @CucdEdi]

Are you a new EDI officer in your Classics or Ancient History (etc) department? It's the start of the new year, and the CUCD-EDI Committee mailing list of EDI officers across Classics & Ancient History departments in the UK needs updating

[CUCD-EDI @CucdEdi]

so that you can be added to the mailing list.

We are also planning an in-person meeting of EDI officers at the next Classical Association Conference, University of Warwick, March 2024 #CA2024