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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
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Hans C. Hones awarded the Paul Mellon Centre's Research Collection Fellowship 2021/22
Hans C. Hones has been awarded the Paul Mellon Centre's Research Collection Fellowship 2021/22, for a research project on art historiography in Britain ('"Fundaments of Knowledge". British Art History and the Pathos of Positivism, c. 1940-70').
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Art History Student Publication: The Ideal Souvenir
Joanna Hedley, one of our Level 2 students in Art History-English, has written an online article for the National Trust for Scotland.
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Call for applications: John Robb Bursary
The John Robb Bursary is a specific grant available to students at Aberdeen University with a connection to Aberdeen. These grants can be applied for at any stage of the course and are available for undergraduate and postgraduate study. Recent grants have been for £500 per year with continuation provided...