The Transition Year (TY) micro-module is here!
We are delighted to announce that the Access Classics TY Unit has been adapted to the new micro-module structure. This micro-module (“Exploring Classics”) has been developed in accordance with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) template and guidelines, and we wish to thank the NCCA, particularly Paul Behan, for all of their help.…
Careers with Classics, 2026!
Update (12 October, 2026): The Careers with Classics 2026, organised by Cosetta Cadau (Ancient Classics), the Careers and Employability Service, and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Maynooth University, was hosted on Friday 28 September in the Callan Building. Students Two Maynooth graduates and two international speakers took the audience of Maynooth students and…
Classical Association of Ireland (CAI) Summer School (14-15 August, 2026)
This year’s CAI Summer School (Annual Conference) will take place in University College Dublin. The event kicks off with a free, in-person keynote lecture on Friday, 14 August: Dr Cora Beth Fraser (Open University) will speak on “How to name your monster: Neurodivergence and mythical hybrids”. This lecture will take place in the UCD Village…
Odyssey: The Podcast (by Jeff Wright)
In the run-up to the highly anticipated release of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, why not delve into Odyssey: The Podcast, presented by Jeff Wright, Canada’s 21st-century bard!? This podcast, an engaging and innovate retelling of Homer’s Odyssey, with some diversions into fascinating points of context, was awarded the Society for Classical Studies Forum Prize, which rewards…
