Exhibition on the study of Ancient Egyptian texts to open soon

On Wednesday 6 February a temporary exhibition about the study of Ancient Egyptian texts opens in the Upper Library at Queen's, including archival images from the Griffith Institute. There will be a reception and a talk by Clare Lewis (UCL) on ‘Endowment, Enterprise and Emendation: The History of Egyptology at Queen’s’. All are welcome to attend; more details can be found here.

A new permanent display of Egyptian inscriptions and artefacts has also been installed in the Peet Library.

Oriental Studies DPhil

The Oriental Studies DPhil has now been reopened and is accepting applications for entry in 2020-21.

Professor Stefano Zacchetti 1968-2020

It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our dear colleague Stefano Zacchetti (1968-2020), the Yehan Numata Professor of Buddhist Studies.

National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowship

Professor Adriana X. Jacobs has received a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowship.

Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships

Call for expressions of interest for the prestigious Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships.

TEXTCOURT: Linking the Textual Worlds of Chinese Court Theater, ca. 1600-1800

DPhil Studentship in Oriental Studies

Taube Philanthropies/OCHJS Doctoral Scholarship in Hebrew and Jewish Studies

The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies has been awarded a grant by Taube Philanthropies toward the Taube Family Doctoral Student Scholarship Fund.

John Lowe awarded a five-year ERC Starting Grant

John Lowe has been awarded a five-year European Research Council Starting Grant for the project LINGUINDIC - Linguistics from India: new ideas for modern linguistics from ancient India.