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Aberdeen Art History ranks #1 in the UK in the 2023 National Student Survey
The department of Art History at the University of Aberdeen has been ranked 1st in the UK for positive responses in questions across the 2023 National Student Survey, and 1st for overall student satisfaction (Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales).* Head of Discipline, Dr Joanne Anderson, welcomed the news saying “I am thrilled...
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Art History ranked #1 in UK for overall student satisfaction in this year's NSS
The department of Art History has been ranked first in the UK for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2022. The survey asks final year students to look back on their degree studies and speak out on everything from the teaching on their courses, access to resources and...
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Art History 50th-anniversary celebrations
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for our 50th-anniversary celebrations on the 19th of May, on campus and virtually! Attendees included staff from the past and present, students and graduates. It was great to be able to mark the occasion with an event in-person and to meet alumni who'd travelled...
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50 Years of Art History at Aberdeen
2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the department of Art History at our University. In 1970, the University of Aberdeen appointed David G. Irwin to a lectureship in “Fine Art”. The following year, Aberdeen offered for the first time an ‘ordinary’ (first year) course in History of Art – thus...
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Principal's Scholar Award for Art History Student
Allie Glew - MA History of Art, was named as a winner of the Principal's Scholar Award at a ceremony held at the University’s Kings College campus on Monday evening. The awards honour University of Aberdeen students who have excelled during their first year of study. Further information.
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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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2021 Prize Winners in Art History
As we celebrate the achievements of our graduating Class of 2021, we'd also like to congratulate this year's prize winners in Art History across the undergraduate programme! Jil Kugener is the recipient of the 2021 Derek Ogston Prize in History of Art, awarded annually to the most proficient student graduating in...
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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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Call for photos celebrating graduation success
Are you graduating this year?We will be hosting a virtual graduation ceremony for the school which we hope you will be able to join, more details of the date and time will be shared in due course.If you have not done so already and would like to submit a picture...
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Interview with Julia Leng, the new SDHP Careers Advisor
Our new Careers Adviser for the School, Julia Leng, recently sat down with Dr Helen Pierce (Art History) to introduce herself and talk more about how the University of Aberdeen Careers and Employability Service can help students, what to expect from a guidance appointment, and upcoming opportunities. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouafjVhzwx4