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Another successful visit to The Burn, March 2024
Scholarly debate, enhanced by blue skies, breath-taking walks around a wooded estate, delicious food, and conviviality over a glass of whisky – what more could one ask for in a weekend? Forty postgraduate students and faculty of the University of Aberdeen’s School of Divinity, History, Philosophy, and Art History (DHPA)...
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Professor Tom Weber's Discoveries Provide New Insights Into Nazi Radicalisation
A University of Aberdeen historian has gained new testimony which sheds light on Hitler’s time as a struggling artist in Munich and uncovered previously unseen letters which provide insights into the psyche of a Nazi SS leader. Read more.
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National recognition for supporting work experience
The University of Aberdeen has been rated 15th in the Best 50 Universities for Work Experience 2024 at the national RateMyPlacement Awards.
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Geddes-Harrower Lectures 2024
We are delighted to welcome Professor Katherine Harloe (Institute of Classical Studies) to Aberdeen, to deliver the Geddes-Harrower-Lectures 2024. Over four free, public lectures, taking place on the University’s Old Aberdeen campus, Professor Harloe will speak about: A Potted History of Classics from the Margins The lectures will reconsider the history of Classics and Classical Archaeology,...
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Family testimony reveals new insights into how Hitler became radicalised
The testimony of a family that took in Hitler as he sought lodgings on his arrival in Munich on the eve of the First World War has shed new light on his radicalisation.
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Scottish Research Book of the Year 2023!
Warmest congratulations to Professor Ralph O'Connor who, with his co-author Michael Taylor, won the Saltire Society’s National Book Award for the Scottish Research Book of the Year 2023, for their edition of Hugh Miller's The Old Red Sandstone.
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Aberdeen rises to 37th globally in sustainability ranking
The University of Aberdeen has continued to build on its strong performance in the QS World University Sustainability rankings, rising 27 places in the 2024 league table to an overall position of joint 37th in the world, and two places to 15th in the UK.
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Centre for Autism and Theology Webinar
The Centre for Autism and Theology would like to invite you to their next webinar which will take place on the 7th December, 10am-11:30am (GMT). Dr Karenne Hills will be speaking on “The Spiritual Experiences and Expressions of Non-or Minimally Speaking Autistic People.” See the attached invitation for more information, and...
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Autism and Theology Highlights
In September, the Centre for Autism and Theology (CAT) launched its own podcast. It has been a soaring start, with encouraging feedback by listeners from all over the world. Every month an episode is released, featuring interviews with CAT staff and students about their research and with invited guests. In...
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Monograph co-authored by Aberdeen academic shortlisted for Scottish Research Book of the Year
A new edition and study of one of north-east Scotland's best-loved works of literature and science has been shortlisted for the Scottish Research Book of the Year 2023.