OPCA Oxford Postgraduate Conference in Assyriology

27/03/2026

OPCA 2026 was a resounding success! Thank you to all our wonderful speakers and to everyone who attended, both in person and online. See you next year!✨

11/03/2026

We are delighted to share the program for OPCA 2026🔥

A reminder that there is still time to register to attend, both online and in person, following this link: https://forms.gle/BzY9vLq4pC4LixnJ9

10/03/2026

We are delighted to announce that this year's keynote speaker is Dr Eva Miller (UCL)! Head to our website to find out more: https://opcaassyriology.wixsite.com/opca---oxford-assyri/post/keynote-speaker-announcement

22/02/2026

Hello everyone, the wait is over! Please follow this link to register to attend (in person or virtually) our 2026 conference: https://forms.gle/MDMcRKdoA9Tv8syGA Looking forward to seeing you there!

When: 23-24 March Where: Wolfson College Contact us at [email protected]

20/11/2025

One day left to submit your abstracts!

The organisers of the 14th annual Oxford Postgraduate Conference in Assyriology invite proposals for papers for our next conference, which will take place at Wolfson College, Oxford on the 23rd-24th of March 2026. We welcome proposals from postgraduate students whose research sits within Assyriology or pertains to cuneiform culture and its reception.

This year's conference will be themeless, so we welcome talks about any topic within cuneiform cultures that you are currently researching!

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Friday 21st November 2025

You will be notified whether your proposal has been accepted by the 30th of November.

The main aim of the conference is to provide a forum for students at the postgraduate level to present their research to a group of peers and establish connections across disciplinary and geographical borders. Therefore, proposals from those beyond the postgraduate level (i.e. beyond the PhD) will not be considered.

*Abstracts*
The abstract submission deadline is 21st November 2025. Please submit your proposed paper title and a brief abstract (250 words), noting your institutional affiliation and course of study, to [email protected]

We invite abstracts for both short papers (20 minutes) and long papers (up to 30 minutes) - please indicate in your abstract which of these you are applying for.

*Modes of Attendance*
Attendance and presentation will be possible either in-person or online. Virtual presentations will be pre-recorded. All presentations and pre-recordings are to be with us two weeks before the conference dates.

Please indicate your planned mode of attendance in your abstract.

*Bursaries*
As with previous years, we intend to provide three bursaries for travel and accommodation for participants attending from within and outside of the UK. An accomodation bursary will give you free accommodation in Wolfson College for the nights of 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of March. A travel bursary will reimburse you after the conference for part or all of your travel costs, up to £200 per person.

If you wish to apply for a bursary for travel and accommodation, please send us your application in the same email as your abstract, as a separate document. This must include a CV, and a description of your need for the bursary.

For more information, and to keep up to date with OPCA, please see:
Website: https://opcaassyriology.wixsite.com/opca---oxford-assyri

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/opcassyriology/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opcassyriology/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opcassyriology

14/11/2025

One week left to submit your abstracts!!

The organisers of the 14th annual Oxford Postgraduate Conference in Assyriology invite proposals for papers for our next conference, which will take place at Wolfson College, Oxford on the 23rd-24th of March 2026. We welcome proposals from postgraduate students whose research sits within Assyriology or pertains to cuneiform culture and its reception.

This year's conference will be themeless, so we welcome talks about any topic within cuneiform cultures that you are currently researching!

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Friday 21st November 2025

You will be notified whether your proposal has been accepted by the 30th of November.

The main aim of the conference is to provide a forum for students at the postgraduate level to present their research to a group of peers and establish connections across disciplinary and geographical borders. Therefore, proposals from those beyond the postgraduate level (i.e. beyond the PhD) will not be considered.

*Abstracts*
The abstract submission deadline is 21st November 2025. Please submit your proposed paper title and a brief abstract (250 words), noting your institutional affiliation and course of study, to [email protected]

We invite abstracts for both short papers (20 minutes) and long papers (up to 30 minutes) - please indicate in your abstract which of these you are applying for.

*Modes of Attendance*
Attendance and presentation will be possible either in-person or online. Virtual presentations will be pre-recorded. All presentations and pre-recordings are to be with us two weeks before the conference dates.

Please indicate your planned mode of attendance in your abstract.

*Bursaries*
As with previous years, we intend to provide three bursaries for travel and accommodation for participants attending from within and outside of the UK. An accomodation bursary will give you free accommodation in Wolfson College for the nights of 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of March. A travel bursary will reimburse you after the conference for part or all of your travel costs, up to £200 per person.

If you wish to apply for a bursary for travel and accommodation, please send us your application in the same email as your abstract, as a separate document. This must include a CV, and a description of your need for the bursary.

For more information, and to keep up to date with OPCA, please see:
Website: https://opcaassyriology.wixsite.com/opca---oxford-assyri

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/opcassyriology/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opcassyriology/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opcassyriology

28/10/2025

The organisers of the 14th annual Oxford Postgraduate Conference in Assyriology invite proposals for papers for our next conference, which will take place at Wolfson College, Oxford on the 23rd-24th of March 2026. We welcome proposals from postgraduate students whose research sits within Assyriology or pertains to cuneiform culture and its reception.

This year's conference will be themeless, so we welcome talks about any topic within cuneiform cultures that you are currently researching!

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Friday 21st November 2025

You will be notified whether your proposal has been accepted by the 30th of November.

The main aim of the conference is to provide a forum for students at the postgraduate level to present their research to a group of peers and establish connections across disciplinary and geographical borders. Therefore, proposals from those beyond the postgraduate level (i.e. beyond the PhD) will not be considered.

*Abstracts*
The abstract submission deadline is 21st November 2025. Please submit your proposed paper title and a brief abstract (250 words), noting your institutional affiliation and course of study, to [email protected]

We invite abstracts for both short papers (20 minutes) and long papers (up to 30 minutes) - please indicate in your abstract which of these you are applying for.

*Modes of Attendance*
Attendance and presentation will be possible either in-person or online. Virtual presentations will be pre-recorded. All presentations and pre-recordings are to be with us two weeks before the conference dates.

Please indicate your planned mode of attendance in your abstract.

*Bursaries*
As with previous years, we intend to provide three bursaries for travel and accommodation for participants attending from within and outside of the UK. An accomodation bursary will give you free accommodation in Wolfson College for the nights of 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of March. A travel bursary will reimburse you after the conference for part or all of your travel costs, up to £200 per person.

If you wish to apply for a bursary for travel and accommodation, please send us your application in the same email as your abstract, as a separate document. This must include a CV, and a description of your need for the bursary.

For more information, and to keep up to date with OPCA, please see:
Website: https://opcaassyriology.wixsite.com/opca---oxford-assyri

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/opcassyriology/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opcassyriology/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/opcassyriology

16/03/2025

One day left until OPCA!! We were working hard on Friday to get everything set up for a fantastic conference, and we’re so excited to see you there!

There’s of course still time to register, to attend in-person (at Wolfson College, Oxford) or virtually (via Zoom)! Follow this link to do so: https://t.co/QUTHtCZAgR

Looking forward to seeing you there!

14/03/2025

Three days until OPCA! The committee’s hard at work setting everything up for Monday. There’s still time to register, to attend virtually or in person, see this link to do so: https://t.co/QUTHtCZAgR

Looking forward to seeing you there!

03/03/2025

Full conference schedule!

We’re overjoyed to release the full programme of talks for our 2025 Conference, happening on 17-18 March!

There’s still time to register to hear this fascinating talks, in person or virtually — see this link: https://t.co/QUTHtCZAgR

Hope to see you there!

20/02/2025

Hello all — the wait is over! Please see this link (https://forms.gle/Hx9jUxETfYMpdcDZ6) to register to attend our 2025 conference (in person or virtually!), held at Wolfson College, Oxford University, on March 17-18 of this year! We’re so excited to see you there!