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Aberdeen Art Gallery opens after £35 million refurbishment
A stunning central atrium with ionic columns made from Scottish and Norwegian quarries welcomes visitors upon entrance into the newly restored Aberdeen Art Gallery. The gallery is a must see for all students in the social sciences with a variety of exhibits from different time periods. Anthropology students may be interested...
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PhD student, Krzys Adamczyk, is interviewed by two newspapers and receives a prestigious grant
On the 5th of November, PhD student Krzys Adamczyk co-hosted a Festival of Social Science talk ‘The Aberdeen Children of the 1950s: Health, Wealth and Happiness’. Together with Dr Marjorie Johnston, Krzys talked about the history and design of the cohort as well as his research on social mobility and...
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The ESRC Festival of Social Science begins!
The ESRC Festival of Social Science, organised by the University of Aberdeen, began with a talk by Ph.D. student Stephanie Garrison entitled 'Outlander Fandoms' at the Aberdeen Central Library. Her talk explored Scottish identity, the production of the historical drama Outlander, and what it means to be a fan of...
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Dr Lynn Bennie speaks to PIR Society
Dr Lynn Bennie gave a talk for the Politics and International Relations Society on Monday 7 October on the topic of the Brexit and the current constitutional and party dilemmas presented by the debate.
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Congratulations for PhD success
Two candidates affiliated to the School of Social Science have recently, after their viva voce examinations, had their PhDs confirmed. Domenico Carolei successfully defended his PhD thesis (pending minor corrections) with a thesis titled ‘A Study of the Effectiveness of Civil Society Self Regulation and on Beneficiary Accountability – the Case...
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Professor Alison Brown spends two weeks in Washington DC as a Visiting Faculty member
Professor Alison Brown from the School of Social Science spent two weeks in Washington DC this July as a Visiting Faculty member for the Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (SIMA), a research training programme offered by the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History and...
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Finish line in sight for Malcolm in 10k a day challenge
The finishing line is in sight for University of Aberdeen politics lecturer Malcolm Harvey who will this weekend complete a gruelling 30-day challenge which has seen him run 10k every day in June for charity. Malcolm set himself the challenge to raise £1,000 for his team’s participation in the upcoming Cancer...
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Congratulations to the Class of 2019!
Following the graduation ceremony on the 21st of June a departmental reception was held in the Edward Wright Building. The School of Social Science would like to congratulate all of our graduates in sociology, anthropology, politics and international relations.
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Two PIR lecturers become HEA Fellows
Dr Dimitrios Anagnostakis and Dr Malcolm Harvey, lecturers in Politics and International Relations, have achieved the status of 'Fellow' of the Higher Education Academy. Both completed the University of Aberdeen's Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (through the Centre for Academic Development) over the past two years, and...
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Alumni meet at Professor Michael Keating's talk on 'Scotland, Brexit and the Future of the Union'
On a beautiful sunny afternoon in Old Aberdeen, previous graduates gathered at the King’s College Conference Centre to discuss ‘Scotland, Brexit and the future of the Union’ with Professor Keating. This event was organized together with Alumni Relations. Issues including; devolution of the United Kingdom, the outcomes of Brexit and another...