Prisons teaching project wins accolade at the annual national Outstanding Achievement Awards

The team, led by Professor Edith Hall and Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson, won the award for the 'Ancient Wisdom, Modern Lives' project they have delivered in prisons. In partnership with the prison education charity Novus - Foundations for Change, Durham University Classics colleagues and PhD students, the Durham-funded project uses Aristotle's Ethics and Rhetoric to teach communication skills, improve confidence and boost social cohesion in prison environments. The team recently picked up their award at a ceremony at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum.

The LTE group's Outstanding Achievement awards had 742 nominations this year. Congratulations to all members of the Durham team: Edith Hall, Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Rosie Wyles, George Gazis and Phil Horky, as well as Novus educators from 3 prisons.

Professor Edith Hall was unable to attend the ceremony as she was in Athens receiving another accolade: the International Hellenic Prize, awarded for her acclaimed book ‘Facing Down the Furies’. This prestigious award is presented annually to a scholar whose work has made a significant contribution to the understanding of Hellenic culture, history or literature.

• Read more about Prof. Hall's International Hellenic Prize
• Learn more about the 'Ancient Wisdom, Modern Lives' project
• Help fundraise for the next phase of the prisons education project