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Professor Karin Friedrich elected chair of the German History Society in the UK
Professor Karin Friedrich has been elected Chair of the German History Society in the UK which promotes the study of the history of Germany and the German-speaking world in its broadest global context. It promotes collaboration with historians of Germany across the world and welcomes the engagement of non-academics, teachers,...
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Professor Marjory Harper awarded the Royal Historical Society's Jinty Nelson Award for Inspirational
We are pleased to annouce that Professor Marjory Harper has won the Royal Historical Society’s Jinty Nelson Award for Inspirational Teaching. In their citation the judges write: "Marjory’s work spans over two decades and was praise because of her commitment to supporting others’ learning and progression. However, the adjudicators are particularly...
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PGT Dissertation Prize 2020 announced
The Development Trust is funding a prize of £100 for the best postgraduate taught (MLitt) dissertation in History for the 2019-2020 cohort of students who are in one of our four History programmes: MLitt in Modern History, MLitt in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, MLitt in Scandinavian Studies and MLitt...
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Bringing Aberdeen's Burgh Records to life through song
Characters, events and stories contained with Aberdeen's unique town records was enjoyed by everyone.
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Professor Robert Frost confirmed as a New Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
New Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellows announced Professor Frost’s research interests lie in the history of eastern Europe from the fourteenth to the ninteenth centuries; the history of Scandinavia, in particular the history of Sweden, and in the history of warfare. He has held the Burnett Fletcher Chair of History at Aberdeen...
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PhD student Jennifer Hemphill jointly awarded the Peter Foote Bursary
Congratulations to Scandinavian Studies PhD student Jennifer Hemphill, who was recently jointly awarded the Peter Foote Bursary from the Viking Society for Northern Research (https://www.vsnr.org/peter-foote-bursary/) for her ERASMUS stay in Uppsala, Sweden.
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Professor Thomas Weber discusses earliest origins of Hitler's anti-Semitism
Professor Thomas Weber featured in a number of German newspapers like Landeszeitung.de, Hannoversche Allgemeine and Kieler Nachrichten on Holocaust Memorial Day where he discussed new evidence of the earliest origins of Hitler’s anti-Semitism.
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Student/Employer Networking Event hosted by Dr Helen Pierce
Here are some photos from this week's Student-Employer Networking Event, hosted by University of Aberdeen Department of History of Art's Dr Helen Pierce: The event provided an excellent opportunity for students to make contacts and explore options – regardless of their career aspirations. Employers included Aberdeen City Council, ACVO, Enterprise Rent...
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Nordic Literature Week Read Aloud event
On 11 November the Centre for Scandinavian Studies jointly hosted with the School of LLMVC a Read Aloud event as part of Nordic Literature Week. We gathered in the Sir Duncan Rice library to hear texts read aloud in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and English - and because of our interests...
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CEU Conference Report
By Olivia Linda Klee Migration, Exile and Diaspora in Historical Perspective: Undergraduate Conference in History, 11th-14th August 2019; Central European University (CEU), Budapest