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Toulmin Prize Publication
The Elphinstone Institute has brought together all the winning stories and selected others in an anthology Dinna Mess wi the Popo & Other Stories of North-East Scotland. The Toulmin Prize, established in 2008 and awarded annually, is a short-story prize commemorating the work of one of the North-East of Scotland's finest...
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Dr Colin Milton
Dr Colin Milton (21 August 1943– 5 May 2021) We are sad to report that Colin Milton, the Associate Director of the Elphinstone Institute and former Senior Lecturer in the English Department, has died. An Aberdonian, a pupil of Robert Gordon’s College and an alumnus with a first-class degree, Colin was...
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British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship
Frances Wilkins, Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the Elphinstone Institute, has been awarded a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship
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Neepie Lantern Competition Winner
Freya Cartney won first prize in the Neepie Lantern Competition at the Elphinstone Institute, She won a copy of The College Boy CD plus The Living Doric book. Two Runners Up prizes of The Living Doric go to Eilidh and Arran Will for their entries.
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Toulmin Prize 2020
Prizewinner announced.
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The Traditional Singing Weekend, Cullerlie
The 2020 Traditional Singing Weekend is CANCELLED
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The Traditional Singing Weekend at Cullerlie, 24-26 July 2020
A festival to celebrate the singing traditions of Scotland, England, and Ireland in memory of Tom and Anne Reid.
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Deadline for Entries for the 2020 Toulmin Prize extended to 1 June
The Toulmin Prize is a £500 prize for the best short-story relating to life in North-East Scotland.
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Tourism boost for the North-East's 'hidden gems'
The £100,000 North-East Heritage and Tourism Project has brought the Elphinstone Institute and VisitScotland together for an initiative to collect Folklore tales.
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PhD alumna Sheila Young Publishes Monograph on Hen Nights and Blackenings
We are proud to announce that Dr Sheila Young, Honorary Research Fellow and alumna of the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen, has just published her book 'Prenuptial Rituals in Scotland: Blackening the Bride and Decorating the Hen'. The book, based in part on her PhD work, has received very...