The Institute of Classical Studies is a research institution associated with the University of London and a member of the School of Advanced Study. The institute is a national and international research institute in the languages, literature, history, art, archaeology and philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. The institute was founded in 1953 by the Senate of the University of London as a partnership between the university and the Hellenic and Roman Societies.
The institute produces the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies (BICS), an academic journal published by Oxford University Press, and a monographic series of BICS Supplements. BICS is indexed by L'Année philologique.See LISTE DES PÉRIODIQUES DÉPOUILLÉS (Accessed October 9, 2013) or L’Année philologique | Ancient Greek and Roman Studies | EBSCO (Accessed October 9, 2013)
List of directors
Eric Gardner Turner (1953 to 1963) (1964 to 1967)Obituary: Professor R. P. Winnington-Ingram. The Independent, 23 January 1993. Retrieved 3 June 2015. Eric Handley (1967 to 1984) John Barron (1984 to 1991) Richard Sorabji (1991 to 1996) Geoffrey B. Waywell (1997 to 2004)See the Annual Reports from 1996-1997 onward of the School of Advanced Study at the University of London. Retrieved 6 June 2015. Chris Carey (acting, 2004) Tim Cornell (2004 to 2006)Professor Timothy Cornell - Personal Details. Retrieved 6 June 2015. Mike Edwards (2006 to 2011)See the Annual Reports for 2005-2006 and 2010-2011 of the School of Advanced Study at the University of London. John North (acting, January 2012 to August 2014) Chris Carey (acting, September 2014 to December 2014) Greg Woolf (January 2015 to June 2021)Staff at the Institute of Classical Studies (archived 2015-12-28). Katherine Harloe (October 2021 to present)School of Advanced Study News, "New director of Institute of Classical Studies appointed" (via Wayback Machine) (Wednesday 23 June 2021) Kathryn Tempest (acting, September 2025 to June 2026)Dr Kathryn Tempest joins the ICS, Institute of Classical Studies — 2 September 2025
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External links Institute of Classical Studies Homepage Annual Reports, School of Advanced Study, University of London