OUTREACH
Making Classics fun and accessible to all is at the heart of Cora Beth’s practice.
See below for projects, awards, Lego silliness and new Public Classics initiatives.
Outreach Honours and Awards
Winner of The Classical Association Prize 2022
The CA Prize, awarded annually, was presented in April 2022 to Cora Beth in recognition of her commitment to outreach, accessible learning and public-facing Classics
Joining the Lego Classicists Family
An honour like no other, membership of the Lego Classicists Family brings with it a custom-made Lego minifigure portrait. Cora Beth was made a member of the family in 2019.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts are committed to inspiring better ways of thinking, acting and delivering change. Cora Beth was elected as a Fellow in 2018.
“The Classical Association Prize is awarded annually to the person whose work is felt to have most raised the profile of Classics in the public eye. The winner of this year’s CA prize is someone who works tirelessly to widen access to the study of the ancient world for learners of all ages.“
Recent and Ongoing Outreach Projects
FRAUT
Throughout 2025, Cora Beth has been working as part of a small team to develop an app for families of autistic children. The app is called fraut, and it was released on Google Play in Oct 2025. An Apple version is currently in production.
COMFORT CLASSICS
When lockdown started, Cora Beth began a series of interviews which lasted over a year, and involved over 150 ancient-world enthusiasts from all around the world.
INTERNATIONAL LEGO CLASSICISM DAY
Every year Cora Beth creates a new Lego project for International Lego Classicism Day, taking part as a member of the Lego Classicist Pantheon.
Do you have an idea for a public-facing Classics project?
Recent Interviews
Cora Beth writes for Campus, the Times Higher Education blog, about making teaching autism-friendly.
Cora Beth talks to the New Classicists postgraduate periodical about her career in Classics.
Celebrating the ‘distance’ in ‘distance learning’
Cora Beth talks to Advance HE about autism, academia and acceptance.
Teaching Classics from Afar with Dr Cora Beth Fraser
Cora Beth talks to the New Classicists postgraduate periodical about her career in Classics.
Academic uses Lego to support bid to reroute Hadrian’s Wall Path
Cora Beth talks to The Chronicle Live! about her 2022 Lego project, which aims to draw attention to the neglected parts of Hadrian’s Wall.
Comforting classics in changing times
Cora Beth talks to The Royal Society of Arts about why people have been finding comfort in the Classics during the pandemic.
Videos and Podcasts
Cora Beth talks about Classics and the Classical Association for the 120th birthday celebration of the CA.
Cora Beth talks to Liv Albert, host of the hit podcast Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby!, about the Minotaur and how the myth of the Labyrinth has come to be associated with autistic experiences.
Cora Beth delivers a Masterclass to the Children’s History Society Biennial Conference, Manchester Metropolitan University, June 2021.
Cora Beth talks about the Relaxed Tutorial Project, for the Classical Association Conference 2022.
Cora Beth talks about the origins of Comfort Classics, for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The Open University.
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