Dear Teiresians, Since the Covid restrictions have once again been lifted, the monthly drinks can reconvene again! Like always, these will take place at Cafe de Stadsgenoot on the first Thursday of the month. However, due to renovations happening at Cafe de Stadsgenoot in February, we are rescheduling the monthly drinks of February to February…

This is the moment we have been waiting for, for over 2 years! Teiresias is finally able to go on study trip again. We are going to Catania from April 20-24 and we would like you all to join! We will be seeing amazing ancient sites, have memorable excursions (locations still classified) and enjoy the…

Hi all, As I’m sure you’ve guessed by now, our planned trip to the RMO for the Emperor Domitian exhibition is currently on hold as we patiently wait for a lockdown update. We are still planning on organising the event, as soon as possible, so do reach out to our education committee email in the…

Dear Teiresians, Due to the new Covid measures, in which cafes have to close at 20:00, we have to, unfortunately, cancel the Monthly Borrels of November and December. We hope to see you at the borrels of the new year, in which we hopefully can enjoy each other’s company again. Please note that from 2022…

“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn’t ask ourselves what it says but what it means…” The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco is a classic, as is the 1986 film adaptation starring the eternal Sean Connery. A Medievalist himself, Eco…

Oikos is organizing an event for all first- and second years, and recently graduated RMA students of antiquity! This might be interesting for some of you to get to know each other better! The event also includes two very interesting lectures on ‘Old and new borders in the Ancient World’ and ‘Migrant Literature in the…

Op Donderdag 23 September zal een nieuwe New Discoveries Seminar plaatsvinden. Prof. Jodi Magness zal spreken over de archeologische plaats Masada, in haar lezing “Masada: A Heroic Last Stand Against Rome”. Neem ook deel aan deze interessante lezing op donderdag! Voor meer informatie, en om te abboneren op de verschillende seminars, kan je de volgende…

Have you ever wondered how you could turn your master’s thesis into a publishable paper? Join our Lecture Series! In three days, experts from the world of academics and publishing will be presenting their advice on how to write your first publication. The aim is to cater specifically to our niche subjects of the Middle…

On behalf of Fokke Gerritsen of the NIT below is information on a fellowship offered jointly by the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden and the Netherlands Institute in Turkey for a two-month research stay research in Istanbul (if travel is again permitted from late 2021).  The fellowship in short: – For a 2-month research stay…

Beste bestuur van Teiresias & studenten, Heb jij nog ergens op een stoffige plank een goede paper of een scriptie liggen waarvan het zonde zou zijn als het daar zou blijven liggen? Of heb je een briljant idee waarvan je nog nooit de kans hebt gehad om het uit te werken? Dan ben jij de…