We are very pleased to welcome to the Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology a new Egyptology PhD student, Christopher Bebbington. Chris did his undergraduate and MA work at the University of Liverpool and his PhD will focus on...

The 12th International Congress of Egyptologists (ICE) was hosted in Cairo from November 2nd to November 9th 2019. The conference was organised by the Ministry of Antiquities and the International Association of Egyptologists. Manchester...

Egyptology at the University of Manchester are delighted to welcome Kelee Siat who began her PhD in Egyptology this week. Kelee did her undergraduate work and MA at the University of Birmingham. She will be researching the agency and role of women in...

The start of a new term is drawing close and with it the launch date of our new MA. While we're busy polishing and editing video lectures, devising activities and compiling assessments, we found a little time to film some new material in the Manchester Museum for our...

On Friday July 26th Egyptology at Manchester held their annual Awards Day. This year saw a large turn-out of students and their families, some travelling to Manchester from Egypt and Costa Rica. As always, the day started with two lectures given by Dr Joyce Tyldesley...

This year saw a veritable invasion of University of Manchester academics at the Bloomsbury Summer School hosted in the UCL Institute of Archaeology at the picturesque Gordon Square in London. The Bloomsbury Summer School was founded in 1990 and is perhaps the most...

Distance Learning – specifically online distance learning – is a cornerstone of Egyptology teaching here at the University of Manchester. And it will continue to be so with the recent addition of the world’s first online MA Egyptology programme. Dr Joyce Tyldesley has...

Experimental archaeology can be a very useful way to envisage past manufacturing processes, and in particular to gain a better understanding for how craftspeople engaged with their materials. As scholars it’s tempting to sit and study – for instance pottery...

We're very happy to announce that Dr Joyce Tyldesley (Reader in Egyptology) has won the 'FBMH Lecturer of the Year' Award at the 2019 University of Manchester Student Union Awards! The nomination highlighted Dr Tyldesley's friendly and helpful attitude as well as her...

We are very happy to announce that Dr Joyce Tyldesley, Reader in Egyptology, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Lecturer of the Year Award at the 2019 Student Union Awards for FBMH. Many congratulations to...