Professor Mary Beard
DBE, OBE, MA, PhD, Hon DLitt, FBA
Professorial Fellow
College Jobs
- Professorial Fellow
University Jobs
- Professor of Classics
Contact
Telephone: +44 (0) 1223 335712
Telephone: or contact her PA Debbie Whittaker: dw365@cam.ac.uk
Email: mb127@cam.ac.uk
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.