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The Classics Department in conjunction with The Classical Association of Christchurch presents a Public Lecture by Dr. K.O. Chong-Gossard, University of Melbourne 'Sex Comedy, and the Printing Press: Neidhart's 1486 German Translation of Terence's Eunuch' Thursday, 10th May at 6.30pm Lecture Theatre A5 University of Canterbury.

The Classics Department presents a Research Seminar by Dr. K.O. Chong-Gossard, 'A Pavan for a Dead Infant: Euripides' Hypsipyle' Friday, 11th May at 3.00pm Kirkwood Village KF07. All Welcome.

Congratulations to Danielle Steyn (MA student in Classics) has won a junior research fellowship at the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatics at Macquarie University for semester two 2012. There she will complete her thesis “Passing the Message Along: Using Coinage to Document the Spread of Solar Worship in the Roman Empire in the 3rd Century AD”

Congratulations to Paige Delaney and Samuel Wakelin winners of Alabaster Scholarships and Redvers Wilbur, winner of the Pocock Prize.

Congratulations to English Department graduate Rebecca Jury on the publication of her book BA: An Insider's Guide.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Philip Armstrong (English) who won the prestigious Landfall essay prize for his essay on life following the Christchurch earthquakes, On Tenuous Ground. The essay is in the latest issue of Landfall and you can read more about the award  here.

Applications for the UC College of Arts Honours Scholarships are now open.