In this blog, UG student Reece Harriott reflects on what ancient literary representations of migration can offer as we try to improve the quality of debate around modern migration and enhance the empathy and humanity…
‘I hope more people begin to see that Classics is much more than preserving the past, it is about shaping the future.’ In this blog, UG student Lilliana Mitchell discusses the concept of Applied Classics, focusing…
In this blog, UG student Emily Dale discusses the misappropriation of Classical antiquity to support modern racist ideologies and what we, as Classical scholars, can do to address this. When one thinks of Classical…
For my final semester at St Andrews, I took Dr König’s module, Applied Classics: Interventions and Applications, abandoning Greek and Latin translations and diving into Classics in a way I had never done before. In…
In this blog, UG student Astrea Pulcinelli Triossi reflects on her learning journey in Applied Classics. June 2025 While browsing through the module booklet in preparation for my final academic year, I was struck by…
In this blog, UG student Kate Nolting discusses what she has learnt about Applied Classics by designing an interactive RPG (role-playing game) based on ancient warfare, to teach lessons about ethics and political…
In this blog, UG student Lilliana Mitchell discusses her journey as an Applied Classicist and the podcast she designed to bring ancient and modern women into informative, supportive dialogue with each other. When I…
In this blog, UG student Isabelle Meadows-Gibb discusses what she has learnt about Applied Classics by designing an interactive RPG (role-playing game) based on ancient women’s experiences of war and designed to prompt…
An ancient guide to modern dilemmas Undergraduate students Reece Harriott and Astrea Pulcinelli Triossi were part of the 2025 Modern Classics cohort, and designed the following Applied Classics podcast project to…
Undergraduate students Isabelle Meadows-Gibb, Kate Nolting and George Simons were part of the 2025 Modern Classics cohort. They designed the following Applied Classics podcast project to reclaim ancient sources from…