[Posted on behalf of Doug Lee:]

The Institute for the Study of Slavery (ISOS) at the University of
Nottingham is offering four postgraduate scholarships, starting in
September/October 2003, for a period of three years each, for
research on slavery leading to the award of a PhD. Each
scholarship will be worth circa £13,000 per annum for each of
the three years. The Institute was originally founded by the late
Professor Thomas Wiedemann of the Department of Classics
(under the title 'International Centre for the History of Slavery')
and staff of the department continue to play a prominent role in
its activities. The PhD scholarships are open to (among others)
postgraduate students of classics and ancient history wishing to
undertake PhD research on topics within the following broad
subject areas:
- slavery in the ancient world
- literary and visual representations of slavery
- comparative slave studies

Successful candidates for the scholarships will be supervised by
two members of staff in the relevant subject area. The
Department of Classics at Nottingham can offer PhD supervision
across a wide range of slavery-related topics in the history,
literature and visual culture of the Greek and Roman worlds.
The Department has recently been strengthened by the
appointment of two new Professors: Stephen Hodkinson
(Ancient History) and Judith Mossman (Classics).

Applications for the above scholarships should be sent as soon
as possible, and no later than 31 August 2003. Initial letters of
application, together with a research proposal, should be sent to
the Director of the Institute, Professor Dick Geary, Department
of History, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD (email:
[log in to unmask]). Please also send a copy to Dr
Doug Lee, Postgraduate Admissions Officer, Department of
Classics, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD (email:
[log in to unmask]), to whom enquiries can be made
about research supervision available in the Department.

Further information about the Institute for the Study of Slavery
can be found at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/isos. For further
information about the Department of Classics, see
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/classics.

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