The BSR was present at the #historyday! #histday25 @senatehouselib.bsky.social

You’re Invited! Join us for the conference “So Close and Yet So Far: A Critical Approach to Mobility in the Past”, organised in collaboration with the British School at Rome. 🗓 Date: 13 November 📍 Location: German Archaeological Institute, Via Sardegna 79, Rome www.dainst.org/veranstaltun...

Now @theees.bsky.social is sat alongside our BIRI colleagues from @bsrome.bsky.social at #HistDay25 @ihr.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social

Suzanne Santoro in conversation with Dr Alessia Zinnari ‘I was determined to stay’: Suzanne Santoro – Art and 1970s Feminism in Rome Watch the recording of the talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dloZ...

💫Meet the Fellows: Jess Venner💫 Dr Jess Venner, Rome Fellow at the BSR, is developing her project "Mapping Urban Agricultural Spaces in Early Imperial Etruria and Latium: A Pilot Study". 🔗Read Jess' blog and discover more about her research journey here: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-fel...

💫Meet the Artist: Sarah Casey💫 Ahead of the Winter Open Studios 2025, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Research Resident Sarah Casey shares her reflections on her time at the BSR in a new blog. 🔗 Read Sarah’s blog and discover more about her residency journey here: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...

On Friday evening, @stephenkay.bsky.social, Archaeology Manager at the BSR, was awarded Honorary Citizenship (“Cittadinanza Onoraria”) by the Comune di Fabrica di Roma.

Read the blog by Beth Hicks John of Stiff & Trevillion Architects, reflecting on their experience taking part in this year’s Reading Rome architecture course at the BSR: www.stiffandtrevillion.com/journal/blog...

Rushforth Lecture | Plants, Animals, and Minerals in Early Medieval Rome 🗓️ 19 November 2025 🕕 18:00–19:30 📍 In person & online bsr.ac.uk/rushforth-le...

Just out! Robert Coates-Stephens’ Statues After the End of Sculpture is now on our weekly picks. Come take a look! 👉 bsr.ac.uk/new-book-by-...

This past week, the archaeology team @stephenkay.bsky.social @emlynkd.bsky.social @levine.bsky.social & Sara Fabbri returned to Paros, Greece, for a second season of geophysical survey.

Missed Professor Beltramini's lecture? Watch it here: youtu.be/oBNe2gcS_IA

✨ Rebecca Scott Rome Residency for Artists (North West England) 2026-7 ✨ This residency offers you the chance to focus fully on your practice, away from everyday distractions. Accommodation, meals, and dedicated support from the BSR team are all provided. More info: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...

𝐀𝐍𝐙𝐈 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐀 | 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 ASTERISKS 🗓 26 November 2025 | 18.00 📍 British School at Rome Performances with Jahān Khājavi, Eloise Fornieles and Nathalie di Sciascio bsr.ac.uk/anzi-parla-p...

𝐀𝐍𝐙𝐈 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐀 | 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 Transformative Justice Creative Writing Workshop 🗓 12 November 2025 | 15:00 – 18:30 📍 British School at Rome 🎟 In English | Free with registration until 6 November → bsr.ac.uk/anzi-parla-p...

𝐀𝐍𝐙𝐈 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐀 | 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘴𝘶 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 📅 9 novembre 2025 | 15:00 – 18:30 📍 Libreria Antigone Roma – Via degli Ausoni 45, Roma 🎟️ In lingua italiana, partecipazione gratuita su iscrizione fino al 2 novembre → bsr.ac.uk/anzi-parla-p...

✨ Anzi Parla — Eloise Fornieles’ solo exhibition in Italy opens on the 5 November at 6 pm at the BSR! We’re thrilled to present this bold new body of work drawing on Eloise's research into voice, protest, and anonymity. More info here: bsr.ac.uk/exhibition-a...

We were delighted to welcome members of the UK Parliament—both from the House of Commons and the House of Lords—on Monday, 6 October, to the British School at Rome. The visit provided a valuable opportunity to strengthen UK–Italy relations and explore shared cultural and research interests.

🎓 Congratulations to Dr Poppy Grima! We are delighted to announce that Poppy Grima, the first doctoral student to undertake a Collaborative Doctoral Award with the British School at Rome, in partnership with Durham University, has successfully completed her PhD.

“I was determined to stay”: Suzanne Santoro – Art and 1970s Feminism in Rome In conversation with Dr Alessia Zinnari 🗓 29 October 2025 | 🕕 18:00–19:30 BST 📍 Hybrid event – Free in person / Register to watch online: bsr.ac.uk/i-was-determ...

When I sit in the @bsrome.bsky.social courtyard I always think about my MA research on Roman gardens & how they were healthy spaces. Despite the chaos of Rome (which is just on the other side of the walls), it’s so peaceful here. Full of greenery, water & the sounds of nature 🦅 🌲 ⛲️ #RomanGardens

The British School at Rome, in partnership with the Bridget Riley Art Foundation, invites applications from exceptional early- to mid-career artists working in painting, drawing, or sculpture for a six-month residency from September 2026 to March 2027: bsr.ac.uk/new-open-cal...

Our British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Alessandra Tafaro is delighted to announce the release of her first monograph: "Inscribing Flavian Rome: Epigraphic Strategies in Martial's Epigrams" 📖 Now available online via Oxford Academic (from 19 September 2025), and in print from 16 October 2025.

Continuing the lecture series “Telling the Story of Archaeology in Tuscia”, join us in Civita Castellana for: “New Discoveries from the Falerii Novi Project” with archaeologist Stephen Kay, Archaeology Manager at the BSR. More info: direzioneregionalemuseilazio.cultura.gov.it/eventi/racco...

OMG 😦 I’ve found a copy of Monumenti Antichi (42) 1955 at the @bsrome.bsky.social which has EVERYTHING I need in it. The online catalogue suggested it wasn’t available, but whilst randomly perusing the shelves I found it! IM SO HAPPY 😂 Massive thanks to the lovely Library team who helped me!

The British School at Rome is pleased to present "Italian Songs and Arias in Recital" with soprano Eleanor Greenwood (YMF Australia and OAM Scholar at the BSR) on 28 October 2025, from 18:00 to 19:30. Everyone is welcome! More info here: bsr.ac.uk/opera-recita...

The BSR is delighted to invite applications for three architecture awards. All applications are due by 15 December: bsrome.slideroom.com 🏛️ The Giles Worsley Rome Fellowship 🏛️ The Robert Adam Rome Scholarship in Architecture 🏛️ The Rome Scholarship in Architecture

The British School at Rome is proud to welcome Turner Prize-winning artist Helen Cammock for an evening talk exploring her powerful interdisciplinary practice.⁠ ⁠ 📅 22 October 2025 🕕 18:00 – 19:30 📍 In-person at BSR & Online: bsr.ac.uk/catching-res...

🌿 Material Environments | Lecture Series Begins 🌿 We’re excited to launch the first in a new series of lectures co-hosted by the American Academy in Rome and the British School at Rome—exploring the intersection of archaeology, history, and the environment in the ancient and medieval worlds.

📣 BSR / Early Medieval Europe Fellowship – Call for Applications! Are you a PhD student or early career researcher in early medieval European history? Apply now! ⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2026 More info here: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...

City of Rome Postgraduate Course 📚 Applications are now open for this immersive 8-week residential course, created especially for postgraduates at selected UK universities. Application deadline: 10 November 2025 To learn more, download the information pack: bsr.ac.uk/research-pra...

We're thrilled to launch our new season with a compelling lecture: “Palladio Goes to War” by Guido Beltramini, Director of the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio. 🗓 8 October 2025 🕕 18 –19:30 📍 Join us in person or register to watch online – bsr.ac.uk/lecture-pall...

The British School at Rome is very sad to report the untimely death of Cassy Payne, who held the post of Registrar for a number of years in Rome. 📷 Group photo of BSR staff in front of the British School at Rome, early 1990s. Cassy Payne is second from the left in the top row.

We are pleased to share with you the new events programme for October–December 2025! This autumn term features a rich line-up of lectures, workshops, exhibitions—and even concerts—open and free to all. Check out the full programme here: bsr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

This week, the BSR is pleased to host the Reading Rome course, led by Prof. Niall McLaughlin and Dr. Yeoryia Manolopoulou.

Job Opportunities | BSR Resident Fellow Closing date for applications: 31 October 2025 More info here: bsr.ac.uk/job-opportun...

Applications are now open for BSR Humanities Awards 2026–27! Fellowships and awards for scholars at all career stages. Deadline: 14 Nov 2025. Apply: bsrome.slideroom.com More info: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...

We’re delighted to welcome the new 2025–26 award holders! A fantastic group of scholars and artists, archaeologists and architects will soon be moving through the spaces of the BSR and the streets of Rome. Welcome — and good luck on this exciting journey! Meet them here: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...

On Drawing Thursday 18 September 2025, 18.00 Join us at the BSR for a public lecture with Dr Yeoryia Manolopoulou and Prof Níall McLaughlin. The event explores drawing in architectural practice through the lens of experience, chance, and design research. In English | In-person only

Wrapping up an incredible journey! Here's the group on the final day of summer school, enjoying a well-earned refreshment in the charming Borgo at Ostia after exploring the ancient ruins of Ostia Antica. #summerschool #bsr #britishschoolatrome #archaeology

Meet Emma Richard-Tremeau @brokensherds.bsky.social who is currently at the British School at Rome (BSR) working on her PhD research! ‪ @durham-university.bsky.social Read her blog here: bsr.ac.uk/tracing-trad...

We are delighted to announce that beginning in 2026, the Papers of the British School at Rome will appear fully open access with Open Book Publishers. See more at this link: buff.ly/KXFnyD7 Painting by Joe Whyte, who was William Fletcher Foundation Fellow at the BSR in 2024.

🎨 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: THE SAINSBURY SCHOLARSHIP IN FINE ARTS 2026 (6 months) Deadline: 8 September 2025 🔗 Apply now: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...

We’re excited to share a fascinating blog by Han Li, Senior Building Material Specialist at MOLA and 2024 alum of the BSR’s Postgraduate Course in Roman Epigraphy. Read the full story of discovery, dialogue, and dusty fragments brought back to life: bsr.ac.uk/inscriptions...

The BSR is delighted to share a new digital collection: Building the BSR. Now part of our Architectural Drawings Collection, this release showcases the rich architectural history of the British School at Rome. 🔗 digitalcollections.bsr.ac.uk/architectura...

🎨 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: THE SAINSBURY SCHOLARSHIP IN FINE ART Deadline: Sunday 10 August, 11:59pm (Rome time) 🔗 Apply now: bsrome.slideroom.com

On the evening of 30th June, BSR staff celebrated the end of the academic year with an informal reception in the BSR Gardens. The party was organized thanks to the generosity of Prof. John Osborne, an Ashby Patron and true BSR friend. Here are some photos of the reception!

🚨 We're hiring! The British School at Rome is looking for a Development Consultant (part-time, fixed term) to help shape and deliver our milestone 125th Anniversary Campaign, launching in 2026. 🗓 Apply by 15 September 2025 📄 Full job description: bsr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Big congratulations to Martin Beddoe, Alexander Eustice, Elizabeth Gilkey, and Leah Mitchell—City of Rome Course 2024 alumni—who are now embarking on their PhD journeys! We're thrilled to see your next chapter begin.

Extremely productive excavation season at Falerii Novi once again! Some very helpful material coming from the hard work of our @ics.bsky.social @bsrome.bsky.social team 🙌 🏺 #Classicsbluesky