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I am a Professor of Classics, researching and teaching in the areas of ancient literature and culture, ethics and exemplarity, the history of sexuality and classical reception.

Email: R.Langlands@exeter.ac.uk  

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I am a Professor of Middle Eastern and Caucasian Christianities. My primary research interest is the history, art, architecture and archaeology of the Middle East and Caucasus, with a particular interest in the countries of Syria and Georgia. 

Email: E.Loosley@exeter.ac.uk

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I am Director of Research in CAHRT, and Professor of Roman Archaeology. My research and teaching interests are about exploring the Roman world from the novel perspectives of processes of globalisation and changing objectscapes. 

Email:  M.E.J.Pitts@exeter.ac.uk

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I am an Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient History and teach predominantly classical literature and the ancient languages. My interest in inclusive and innovative pedagogy underpins my own teaching practice, inspired by my research on Classics education in both historical and contemporary contexts. 

Email: Sharon.Marshall@exeter.ac.uk

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I am Professor of New Testament Interpretation. My research interests include the ways in which disability is imaged and understood in biblical interpretation and receptions both historically and in contemporary contexts. 

Email: L.J.Lawrence@exeter.ac.uk

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I oversee the department’s research and teaching collaborations with our global partners. As Senior Research Fellow in Digital Humanities I specialise in Latin epigraphy and in applying digital technologies to the analysis of inscribed materials.  

Email: C.Tupman2@exeter.ac.uk

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I am the inaugural A.G. Leventis Chair in Ancient Greek Scientific and Technological Thought. I am active in public engagement (for example at the British Science Festival 2023) and supporting the diverse partnerships and collaborations, the various innovative enterprises of my colleagues.

Email: R.Flemming@exeter.ac.uk

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I am a Senior Lecturer specialising in Latin language and literature, Roman cultural history, cognitive semantics, and cultural anthropology. I am also active in the area of Digital Humanities, currently leading an international project that seeks to create an interactive, extensible on-line Latin lexicon. 

Email: W.Short@exeter.ac.uk

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