Earn a PhD from a national and international research centre in the intellectual hub of Bloomsbury. You'll benefit from our academics' world-leading expertise in areas including ancient literature and cultural history, reception studies and the classical tradition, intellectual history, and digital classics. The Institute of Classical Studies is located in the heart of Bloomsbury, London's academic and cultural hub. You'll be ideally placed to make use of neighbouring institutions, including the British Museum and the British Library, with which the Institute has links. Since 1953 the Institute of Classical Studies has promoted research into the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and neighbouring lands. Our academics are experts in their fields, and the Institute's extensive events programme draws distinguished speakers from throughout the UK and around the world. The Institute is home to one of the world’s leading research libraries, developed in close collaboration with the Societies for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies and Roman Studies. You'll also have access to the University of London's iconic Senate House Library and those of its federation members. Enjoy flexibility in terms of where and how you study. Supervision is available on campus or online, so you can research from home in your own time and as the PhD can be completed part-time in up to six years, there's no need to put your life on hold.