Academic staff
Name | Position and responsibilities | Research interests | |
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Dr Sam Agbamu | Exams officer |
Latin literature Roman History Race in antiquity Classical Reception |
s.agbamu@reading.ac.uk |
Professor Emma Aston | Professor of Classics Head of Department |
Greek religion Mythology Thessaly Ethnos-identity Animals in ancient thought |
e.m.m.aston@reading.ac.uk |
Mrs Jackie Baines | Lecturer in Classics Admissions Tutor Languages Coordinator Language Teachers' CoP |
Latin language | j.baines@reading.ac.uk |
Professor David Carter | Professor Department Director of Teaching and Learning |
Greek drama Greek political thought |
d.m.carter@reading.ac.uk |
Professor Eleanor Dickey | Professor of Classics International Affairs (including OS students) Research Leave until August 2026 |
Greek and Latin languages Linguistics Literature Ancient education |
e.dickey@reading.ac.uk |
Professor Timothy Duff | Professor of Greek Director of Postgraduate Research University AHRC Lead |
Greek history |
t.e.duff@reading.ac.uk |
Dr Andreas Gavrielatos |
Lecturer in Classics School Employability Co-Lead |
Latin Literature |
a.gavrielatos@reading.ac.uk |
Dr Christa Gray |
Lecturer in Classics |
Latin prose narrative |
c.m.gray@reading.ac.uk |
Dr Doukissa Kamini | Lecturer in Classics Department Director of Academic Tutoring |
Ancient Greek Language and Literature Literary and Textual Criticism Literary Linguistics Literary and Political Theory |
doukissa.kamini@reading.ac.uk |
Professor Rachel Mairs | Professor of Classical and Middle Eastern Studies Research Division Lead |
Ethnic identity Multilingualism Hellenistic history Graeco-Roman Egypt Bactria Papyrology Epigraphy Middle East |
r.mairs@reading.ac.uk |
Dr Tim Penn | Lecturer in Roman and Late Antique Material Culture Dissertations Coordinator |
Roman and late antique archaeology |
tim.penn@reading.ac.uk |
Dr Edward Ross | Lecturer in Classics | Ancient Religion Hellenistic History Artificial Intelligence Buddhism Bactria Central Asia South Asia East Asia |
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Professor Ian Rutherford | Professor of Classics Library Liaison |
Anatolia Egypt Religion Pilgrimage Theoria Transculturalism Origins Chorality Greek song |
i.c.rutherford@reading.ac.uk |
Professor Amy C. Smith | Professor of Classics Curator (Ure Museum) Research Leave until January 2026 |
Ancient art Iconography Material culture Art and society Greek vase painting Museum studies Digital Classics |
a.c.smith@reading.ac.uk |
Dr Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps |
Visiting Fellow in Modern Greek in the Centre for Hellenic Studies |
Administrative Staff
Name | Position | |
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Eva Van Herel | Executive Administration Officer | eva.vanherel@reading.ac.uk |
Student Support Staff | ssc.hum@reading.ac.uk |
Ure Museum
Name | Position | |
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Jayne Holly | Assistant Curator | |
Katharine Clint | Learning Coordinator |
Emeritus/honorary staff
Name | Position | |
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Professor Katherine Harloe | Visiting Professor | k.c.harloe@reading.ac.uk |
Prof. Annalisa Marzano | Visiting Professor | a.marzano@reading.ac.uk |
Professor Matthew Nicholls | Visiting Professor | m.c.nicholls@reading.ac.uk |
Professor Barbara Goff | Professor Emeritus | b.e.goff@reading.ac.uk |