Blog

NWCC St Andrews

“Education is the key to unlocking our full potential.” – Jimmy Reid I remember wee ten-year-old me unable to fully grasp why my great-uncle Billy was all dressed up one Thursday morning. He and my great-aunt were, after a quick breakfast at my grandparents’, off to Glasgow to attend the funeral of Jimmy Reid. Jimmy READ MORE

UK Class in Classics Launch Event

We held a launch event for the UK Class in Classics Report 2024 on Thursday 14 March, a little over two weeks after the report was released. The event was an initial opportunity to share reflections on the report’s key findings and recommendations, as well as to start discussing next steps. Attendees included university classicists READ MORE

UK Class in Classics Report 2024

The UK Class in Classics Report (2024) is here. It is based on the UK Class in Classics Survey which we ran from late 2022 to early 2023. This had a total of 1,206 respondents and revealed class disparities across student and staff bodies. We have now analysed the data and the results are here READ MORE

Speaking Out About How We Speak

35% of university students feel self-conscious about their accent. 33% of university students are worried their accent could affect their ability to succeed in the future. A whopping 56% of university students from the north of England have had their accent mocked in a social setting.[1]Erez Levon, Devyani Sharma and Christian Ilbury (2022) ‘Speaking up: Accents READ MORE

Pandemic inequalities

by Lilah Grace Canevaro and Mirko Canevaro The CUCD has recently published Pandemic Stories, a report based on a survey that ran from September 2021 to November 2022. The survey collected experiences of scholars of the ancient Mediterranean world (Classics and Ancient History) in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic. It was aimed at classicists and READ MORE

UK Class in Classics Survey

We are delighted to announce the launch on October 25th of the first ever UK Class in Classics Survey, sponsored by the Network for Working-Class Classicists and the Council of University Classics Departments. This survey is designed to gather data on class demographics and experiences in the discipline of Classics in the UK. It is open to anyone READ MORE

We need to talk about money: what the cost-of-living crisis means for working-class classicists

In recent months, news headlines have increasingly focused on the experiences of those affected by the cost-of-living crisis and university students (and, in many cases, staff) are no exception. In July 2022, a survey by the National Union of Students (NUS) found that 11% of students and apprentices have sought support from food banks, with READ MORE

Workshop: Neil Speirs, The Hidden Curriculum

Wednesday 8th June, 1-2pm online via Zoom     In this one-hour workshop Neil Speirs, Widening Participation Manager at the University of Edinburgh, will be talking to us about his research into and experiences of ‘the Hidden Curriculum’ and classism on campus. Join us for a discussion of critical pedagogy – all welcome!      The hidden curriculum – READ MORE

“I Still See the Elitism”. Classical Languages and the Language of Class at Liverpool

by Marco Perale At the University of Liverpool, no prior knowledge of either Greek or Latin is required to study Classics, Classical Studies, or Ancient History. Unlike some other institutions in the UK, we give students the possibility to start from scratch, that is from the alphabet in Greek and from really basic sentences in READ MORE

Network for Working-Class Classicists: Launch Event

All are welcome to attend the launch event of the Network for Working-Class Classicists.  Wednesday 8th December 2.30-4.30pm, online via Zoom. The Network for Working-Class Classicists supports people who identify as working class and who are studying, working or interested in Classics broadly conceived. The focus of the Network is on mutual encouragement and practical READ MORE