AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Dr. Jess Venner is an award-winning ancient historian, recipient of the prestigious Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (University of Oxford) and the Rome Award (BSR), and an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, amongst other academic posts. Her fresh, accessible approach to classical history earned her nominations for the Future Presenter award at the New Voice Awards, and the Canon ITV bCreator Original Content Creator of the Year at the ITV bCreator Awards.
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Jess manages her own time and research, and is fully flexible and open to collaborative opportunities in media, consultancy, and writing. To discuss collaborations or commissions, please get in touch.​
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leverhulme early career fellowship (2025-28)
University of Oxford
A highly competitive and prestigious award, fully funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
Project: "Cultivating Cohesion: Urban Agriculture in the Towns of Roman Tyrrhenian Italy"
rome award (2025-26)
British School at Rome
A highly competitive and prestigious award, with a funded three-month residency in Rome.
Project: "Mapping Urban Agricultural Spaces in Early Imperial Etruria and Latium: A Pilot Study"
trustee
The Herculaneum Society
Appointed by the council. The Herculaneum Society promotes conservation, research and public education at the UNESCO Herculaneum Archaeological Site and is an active supporter of projects that further these objectives.
early career research support grant
Royal Historical Society
Funded opportunity for early career historians to undertake research.
Project: "Invisible Hands: Tracing the Workers of Roman Villae and Gardens"
associate fellowship
Royal Historical Society
Elected for contributions to the field of History.
early career research associateship (2023-26)
Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Studies, University of London
Honorary research position with supplementary funding.
student development fund (2018-22)
AHRC-M4C Doctoral Training Partnership/University of Birmingham
Multiple awards (2018-2022)
classical associations bursary (2020)
Departmental Nomination
Fully funded 3-year PhD in Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology.
doctoral scholarship (2018-22)
AHRC-M3C Doctoral Training Partnership/University of Birmingham
Fully funded 3-year PhD in Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology.
