Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity At University of Birmingham, UK

Diana Spencer introduces the Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. 

If you’re interested in the field of archaeology and wish to study abroad, University of Birmingham is an excellent choice. Well regarded as a research leader in Ancient Greece, Rome, Near East, and Egypt, post graduate students are utilizing top technological advances to research the ancient past.

In 2008, a full 50% of all research by Birmingham’s academic staff was rated as either 'internationally excellent' or 'world-leading' - the highest ranking possible.

Graduate students meet weekly at research seminars is small, intimate groups of their peers and faculty. If you can’t make it to campus on a fulltime basis, distance learning and part time schooling is available, including Birmingham’s Heritage Management Suite.

Students in attendance are maximizing the many resources available to them including the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, research library with special collections, and  university museums.

“The Special Collections and Archives of the University of Birmingham consist of approximately 120,000 pre-1850 books dating from 1471 and some 3 million manuscripts. Special Collections is responsible for directly supporting the University’s research, learning and teaching agenda by collecting and making fully accessible all collections and seeking to acquire material which ties into this agenda.”

Prospective graduate students can provide research ideas to experts, having the full ability to exercise their scholarly attributes, in a setting that emphasizes advancement in the field.