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UCL Institute of Archaeology Masterclass and Summer School

28 January 2025

UCL Institute of Archaeology staff and students are contributing to a Masterclass and Summer School aimed at sixth-form students interested in pursuing their university education at UCL.

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Masterclasses

UCL Masterclasses are online, subject-specific, hour-long sessions for students in Year 12. Sessions run weekly on Tuesday and Thursday (4-5 pm) from March to May in 2025.

Can Archaeology change the world?

Borja Legarra-Herrero will give an Archaeology Masterclass on 6 March 2025 from 4-5pm. 

This masterclass will look at the place of archaeology in the modern world. Beyond serving as inspiration for video games and movies, archaeology can significantly impact today's world. The class will showcase how current research on gold items from Minoan Crete at the UCL institute of Archaeology, a world leading institution renowned for its innovative thinking, can offer new perspectives on modern society. I will argue that the strange relationship between gold, power and gender in Greece 4000 years ago can help us to identify and challenge narratives of inequality in the modern world.

Apply now for the Archaeology Masterclass (March 2025)

Deadline for applications: 11:59 pm, Sunday 23 February 2025 


SHS Summer School 

The UCL Institute of Archaeology is participating in the Social and Historical Sciences Summer School, which will run from 18-22 August 2025.

Based at the world-leading Gower St Campus this summer school draws on all 8 academic disciplines in Social and Historical Sciences (Anthropology, Archaeology, the Americas, Economics, Geography, History, History of Art and Political Science) to introduce students to subjects that they may not have had any experience of and provide them with an understanding of how to reflect on issues within society, past and present as well as ways to become future researchers, educational practitioners, policy makers and leaders of social and political change.

The Summer School will provide a taste of studying at UCL and students are therefore advised to check the UCL Admissions grade requirements and speak to their teacher about their academic suitability.

Further details and apply now for the SHS Summer School (August 2025)

The UCL Institute of Archaeology's accredited BA and BSc degrees are designed to provide extensive general training in archaeology from some of the world's leading archaeological researchers. 

Find out more about our undergraduate programmes here

Good luck to all students submitting their UCAS applications this week!