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Rev Dr Ken Jeffrey contributes article to July Edition of Life and Work
Rev Dr Ken Jeffrey recently wrote an article for Life and Work, the Church of Scotland Magazine, in which he considers how the Church might look 100 years from now, given the challenges of the past year. He examines which things may be done differently, including how services are run,...
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ECR-led journal publishes 2nd open access volume online
Apardjón Journal for Scandinavian Studies, an ECR-led open access journal founded by postgraduates at the Centre for Scandinavian Studies, has just released its second volume: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/current-issue-1934.php. As well as the editorial foreword by current PGR Solveig Marie Wang, the issue includes an article by current PGR Caroline Wilhelmsson and a book review...
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Frederik Pedersen appeared live on Times Radio
This Sunday Frederik Pedersen appeared live on Times Radio to comment on historical precedents to Boris Johnson's surprise wedding announcement. Precedents mentioned included the English kings George IV and Henry VIII, but planned discussions of Mary Stuart and of Abelard and Heloise had to be abandoned due to lack of...
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Professor Grant Macaskill awarded British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship of £131,000
Professor Grant Macaskill is one of two academics from the University of Aberdeen to be awarded a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship. The grant of £131,000 will fund his research into the Ethiopic and Slavonic Enoch traditions and their possible origin in Jewish communities living in Roman Syria during Antiquity. The...
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Art History on the Remake
The School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History has changed its name to include Art History. Earlier in 2021, the Head of School, Dr Paula Sweeney, proposed that the name of the School ought to properly reflect its constitution – that of four separate disciplines, History, Divinity, Philosophy and Art...
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