Professor Mary Beard
DBE, MA (Cantab), PhD (Cantab), HonDLitt (Bristol), FBA
Honorary Fellow, Fellow Emerita
College Roles
- Honorary Fellow
- Fellow Emerita
University Roles
- Professor of Classics
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Biography
Mary Beard was a student of Classics at Newnham College and after completing her PhD, taught at King’s College, University of London before returning to Cambridge where she has taught Classics since 1984.
Research Interests
Roman History, especially social, cultural and religious history; Classics in Victorian and contemporary culture; Museology; reception and public engagement with Classics.