An Institute for advanced research | Arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences in Greece and its wider lands | Fellowships, courses, lectures and morehttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mzculoxuas2g🎉This November, we’re celebrating our 140th birthday with a month of highlights from the BSA’s long history, spotlighting a different era each week. Let’s start at the very beginning…! #BSA140 🏛️BSA140: Where it all began https://www.bsa.ac.uk/2026/11/02/bsa-140-part-1/02 Nov 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzculoxuas2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3myyuet7fu222📢Applications are open for BSA Studentships! Are you an advanced-doctoral or early post-doctoral researcher undertaking research that aligns with the BSA’s thematic remit? Then this could be for you! 🗓️Deadline: 26th February 2027 🔗More information and to apply here: https://www.bsa.ac.uk/awards/studentships/the-macmillan-rodewald-studentship-the-richard-bradford-mcconnell-studentship-the-cary-studentship-the-bsa-friends-studentship/29 Oct 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3myyuet7fu222https://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mxtj7lrx2s2cWe are looking forward to welcoming everyone this Saturday for the @athensarchfest.bsky.social! Dress up warm and come and enjoy some fun activities 🙂 📅17th October 🕓11:00 - 16:00 🎟Free entry no booking required! 📍BSA Grounds, Souedias 52 🌍All activities in Greek and English! Open to ALL ages!14 Oct 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtj7lrx2s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mxnwpmx25s2uDon't miss our Poetry Reading tonight at the BSA Upper House! This will be a Hybrid event so you can also join in online. More info and to register here: https://www.bsa.ac.uk/events/poetry-readings-michael-marks-awards/12 Oct 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxnwpmx25s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mwpxlsrnrs2xOn Friday 25th Sep, the BSA was honoured to welcome the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Constantinos Tassoulas, for a special talk on 'The contribution of the foreign Archaeological Schools to the promotion of ancient Greek civilization’. Read more: https://www.bsa.ac.uk/2026/09/30/the-president-of-the-hellenic-republic-at-the-british-school-at-athens/30 Sep 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpxlsrnrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mwaskoh3bs2y📣Event season is upon us and we have a jam-packed programme coming up this autumn 🗓️ Check out the new events brochure at the link below and join our mailing list to receive event reminders! https://www.bsa.ac.uk/2026/09/23/events-brochure-october-december-2026/24 Sep 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwaskoh3bs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mvkcauqafc22📢Don't miss this lecture tonight - you can still register to watch online here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JiOXwMmJT4-cNbCepBtKUw#/registration15 Sep 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkcauqafc22https://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mvhoe5krdc2d🔥New paper from the furnace of the Fitch Laboratory🔥 We are delighted to share a new paper published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences that presents results of Petra Tušlová’s MSCA Fellowships CZ project, carried out at the Fitch Laboratory! Link to the article: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-026-02543-014 Sep 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhoe5krdc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mtxrhjnn4c2l🐶🐾Happy International Dog Day to our Canine Executive Officer Chewie! 🐶🐾 Life is never boring at the BSA with Chewie around and I'm sure most visitors have had a thoroughly enriching interaction with him - if you have a favourite Chewie story, we'd love to hear about it in the comments!26 Aug 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxrhjnn4c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mtbtznrpe22v✨Welcome to our 2026 Summer School students!! ✨ We host 30 students for 3 weeks who experience a series of curated lectures and tours of the major archaeological sites and museums in Athens, Attica and Central Greece, as well as 6 days of travel around the Peloponnese! https://www.bsa.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate-course/17 Aug 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbtznrpe22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mr5agxqam22qThe Byzantine Course wrapped up two weeks ago and our amazing course leaders Rossana Valente and Flavia Vanni shared a few pictures that sums up the educational and engaging week the students enjoyed 😊21 Jul 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5agxqam22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mqoeqe77js2kOn the 23rd June 2026, amidst a ferocious heatwave, BSA supporters and special guests gathered in London for our annual supporter event, this year as an exhibition and series of short talks on Women Philhellenes and their impact on society. Become a supporter here: https://www.bsa.ac.uk/join-us-2/become-a-supporter/15 Jul 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoeqe77js2khttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mpg4z2dcl22rEarth, Water, Fire Festival - starting this Thursday in Thrapsano, Crete! Full programme: https://potterymuseum.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Program-5th-International-Ceramics-Festival-Earth-Water-Fire.pdf29 Jun 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpg4z2dcl22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3moziwy6aes2r@atticinscriptions.bsky.social publishes Attic Inscriptions in UK Collections 4.7, a volume by Peter Liddel and Polly Low. The new volume is available for free here: www.atticinscriptions.com/papers/aiuk-4724 Jun 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moziwy6aes2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3moxhckkces2o✨ Welcome, Olivia - Καλή αρχή! Olivia Wilson-Zarganis has joined the BSA as the new Public Engagement and Events Officer. Read more here: https://www.bsa.ac.uk/2026/06/17/welcome-to-our-public-engagement-and-events-officer/23 Jun 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxhckkces2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3moft2ebxgk2225 funded opportunities for UK-based artists – week-long Artist Venturing Labs in Crete. These labs will be in collaboration with BSA researchers. ⏳ Deadline: 29 June 11.59pm BST 🔗Find out more here: https://photoworks.org.uk/opportunities/artist-venturing-labs-open-call/ @photoworks-uk.bsky.social16 Jun 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moft2ebxgk22https://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mnuikejkyk2fCheck out this profile on our Assistant Director, Giorgos! Read more about his research and time as an Early Career Fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, Harvard University over the past year 🌟 https://greece.chs.harvard.edu/news/meet-georgios-mouratidis-early-career-fellow-hellenic-studies-2025-202609 Jun 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuikejkyk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mnrl7it5pk2u🚨 Dream job for ceramic specialists? 🚨 Final call for the Williams Fellow in Ceramic Petrology 2026-29! 📍 Athens, Greece 📅 Start: Oct 2026 ⏳ Apply by 12 June 2026 🔗 More info & apply: https://www.bsa.ac.uk/awards/fellowships/fitch-laboratory-williams-fellowship-in-ceramic-petrology/08 Jun 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrl7it5pk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/britschoolathens.bsky.social/post/3mneomdpxqc2oBSA / UAL: University of the Arts London Arts Research Resident Abbie Vickress has been working at Kypseli Print Studio whilst in residency at the British School at Athens, developing a series of experiments in screen printing as well as cyanotypes made on the coast of Aegina.03 Jun 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:uiu4bu3ij24vbup3bugmtehf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mneomdpxqc2o