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Centre for Ministry Studies offers new Worship Leading course
The Centre for Ministry Studies at Aberdeen University, in collaboration with the Presbytery of Aberdeen and Shetland, are hosting a new Worship Leading course that begins in the MacRobert Building at the University on Wednesday 1 September.Facilitated by Rev Dr Ken Jeffrey, the six session course aims to provide people...
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Paul Dukes, Emeritus Professor of Russian History
Paul Dukes, Emeritus Professor of Russian History whose career at the University spanned over three decades, has sadly passed away after a short illness. Paul was a Cambridge graduate who completed a Masters in American history at the University of Washington at Seattle but came to Russian history after studying the...
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Wellcome Trust awards funding for the Menstruation Research Network UK at Aberdeen University
The Wellcome Trust has awarded funding to the Menstruation Research Network UK, led by PI Dr Camilla Mørk Røstvik in Art History. The funding will continue the work done to establish the network as place for interdisciplinary collaboration for menstrual scholars in Britain since 2018. It will cover four years...
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On August 23 Brian Brock and Saqib Shaikh discussed "Technology, Disabilities and Ethics"
On August 23, as part of the the run up to the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics, Brian Brock and Saqib Shaikh were invited to discuss, “Technology, Disabilities and Ethics”. This live discussion past part of the Dare To Overcome conference hosted by the Global Business Peace Award Program in Tokyo. Shaikh,...
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Michael Beaney new President of the Society for the Study of the History of Analytical Philosophy
Having been elected in 2020, Michael Beaney officially took over as President of the Society for the Study of the History of Analytical Philosophy (SSHAP) on 16 July 2021, a post he will hold until July 2023. SSHAP is the leading international society for the study of the history of analytical...
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Brian Brock discusses his new book with Australian podcaster Liam Miller
Pastor and theologian Liam Miller engages Brock's popular presentation of the theology being done in the department of Divinity, History and Art History about how to think about disability in churches in order to become more welcoming. Brock explains why disability is not well understood if taken to be a...
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Brian Brock discusses his new book with California podcaster Michael Chan
In this audio podcast, academic theologian Michael Chan engages Brock's newest book, Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ's Body, focusing on how thinking about disability can help members of churches to better appreciate why human difference is not a threat or a burden but promising.
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