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Trojan Horse Universities: How tech billionaires and alt-right figures legitimise intolerance in Classics.

A dangerous movement in Classics is using a Trojan horse of respectability to promote much uglier ideas.

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In Praise of Doing Less: From Ancient Societies to the Modern Hustle

Today’s ‘hustle culture’ carries a significant toll on us as humans. We must remember, our worth is not measured by our productivity...

A response to the NWCC Class in Classics report 2024

The NWCC report on Class in Classics has arrived, and its findings confirm that we are right to be angry about the state of the discipline.

If a tree falls in the North...

It was extremely sad to see the Sycamore Gap tree felled last week. It was an iconic part of the Northumbrian landscape, and indeed part...

How the Plebs Punched Upwards

Ancient Roman society was incredibly class conscious, necessarily in fact, for the state to govern. The Censor, a political officer of...

Spennymoor Classics: Tales from the Pit University

Dr Henry Stead illuminates the story of two miners, their unusual educations, and some early twentieth-century outreach.

A Class Apart-heid

Author Robert Verkaik suggests that incorporating the private sector into the state sector will lead to a more egalitarian education system.