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PGT student Erin Benton won the Margaret Orme Prize from the Viking Society for Northern Research
Erin Benton, part of the 2021-22 MLitt Scandinavian Studies cohort, has been awarded the prestigious Margaret Orme prize for postgraduate Old Norse studies by the Viking Society for Northern Research. Founded in 1892, the Viking Society for Northern Research is the world’s leading scholarly organization dedicated to the study of...
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Thomas Weber comments on Canadian TV on Boris Johnson surviving a vote of no confidence
Thomas Weber comments on Canadian TV on Boris Johnson surviving a vote of no confidence. Tomas writes 'I was asked to provide live analysis of the outcome of yesterday's no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson, right after the vote's results had been announced. I explained why the outcome constituted an arithmetic win...
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Op-Ed for CNN on how to rebuild the Free World
Ulrich Schlie's and Thomas Weber's Op-Ed for CNN is about why now is the time to rebuild the Free World. A revived transatlantic alliance & 'Partnership in Leadership' that beyond the immediate crisis must emerge. We lay how we can get there https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/05/opinions/us-and-germany-partnership-in-leadership-schlie-weber/index.html
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Residential Postgraduate Training Weekend at The Burn, Edzell
Below includes images and 2 student reports from this weekends event.
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A Spooky Night by Candlelight at The Burn, 26-27 November 2021
Professor Karin Friedrich, Chair of Early Modern European History, recounts an extraordinary night at The Burn as Storm Arwen struck.
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Historian Richard Anderson contributing to roundtable discussion 22 September
Richard Anderson (Lecturer in the History of Slavery) will be contributing to an online roundtable discussion on 22 September on "Liberated Africans and the Study of Slavery: New Directions."
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Virtual Conference '1870/71 Ein Krieg an der Schwelle zur Moderne / Une guerre au seuil de la modern
Dr Heidi Mehrkens will speak on the military presence of monarchs on the battlefield at the international conference '1870/71 Ein Krieg an der Schwelle zur Moderne / Une guerre au seuil de la modernité' (1-3 October 2021). The online conference will discuss the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 as a political,...
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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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ECR-led journal publishes 2nd open access volume online
Apardjón Journal for Scandinavian Studies, an ECR-led open access journal founded by postgraduates at the Centre for Scandinavian Studies, has just released its second volume: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/current-issue-1934.php. As well as the editorial foreword by current PGR Solveig Marie Wang, the issue includes an article by current PGR Caroline Wilhelmsson and a book review...
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Frederik Pedersen appeared live on Times Radio
This Sunday Frederik Pedersen appeared live on Times Radio to comment on historical precedents to Boris Johnson's surprise wedding announcement. Precedents mentioned included the English kings George IV and Henry VIII, but planned discussions of Mary Stuart and of Abelard and Heloise had to be abandoned due to lack of...