Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Overview of our Research
Classics is one of the University of Galway’s highest-ranked subjects, ranked 51-150 in the world for Classics and Ancient History (QS Subject Rankings 2025).
We have a thriving and dynamic research community with particular strengths in the following areas:
- The Latin Tradition (Antiquity to Middle Ages): manuscript transmission; Hiberno-Latin; Latin education; scientific texts; glosses, glossaries and scholia.
- Cross-cultural encounters: identity and ethnicity; archaeology of pre- and early Roman Italy; multilingualism and code-switching; Latin and vernacular languages; the heroic tradition.
- Digital Humanities: digital editions; catalogues; and databases.
Since 2015, Classics has hosted thirty-six research projects, including two Research Ireland Consolidator Laureate Awards. Our research projects are funded through a range of internal and external sources, including Research Ireland, the Research Council of Norway, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and the Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics.
Our research has led to significant outputs, including publications in high-impact journals and book series; the development of groundbreaking open-access databases and new international research networks; and excellence in research-led teaching.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Profiles
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Sudhansu Bala Das
- School of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures, Classics - Post Doctoral Researcher
Person
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"A bane to the Iapygians": Greek-indigenous relations in southeast Italy
Herring, E., 18 Jul 2025, The World of the Western Greeks. Lomas, K. (ed.). Routledge., p. 315-331 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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A Compendium of Early Medieval Science: Studying Isidore of Seville, Computus, and Astronomy in the Age of Charlemagne
Bisagni, J., Isabelle Draelants & Paula Harrison, Jun 2025, Madrid: Incipit Manuscript Ediciones. 124 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Aelius Donatus, ars
Danovi, V. R. & Bramanti, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) J.A. Stover (ed.), The Oxford Guide to the Transmission of the Latin Classics. OxfordResearch output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
Activities
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Bastards and Bedding: a Reassessment of Terminology in the Poem Gaib do Chuil isin Carcair, and New Translations
Doyle, A. (Speaker)
9 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation (Unpublished) › Oral Presentation
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Assessing Compatibility between Digital Tools and Resources for Old Irish; and the Potential to Increase Interoperability through Standardisation
Doyle, A. (Speaker)
16 Sep 2025Activity: Talk or presentation (Unpublished) › Invited Talk
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Using Data Science to Explore the Relationships between Glossed Manuscripts
Doyle, A. (Speaker)
7 Jul 2025 → 10 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation (Unpublished) › Oral Presentation
Prizes
Press/Media
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How Medieval Ireland's scholars and ideas had an impact on France. RTÉ
1/02/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media