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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...
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PhD student, Nolwazi Ncube, delivers 1 ton of sanitary pads to 100 girls in rural Zimbabwe
After a very successful campaign, sociology PhD student and Gimlin prize recipient, Nolwazi Ncube managed to raise £917 through GoFundMe and £800 locally for the 2018 Let’s Get Padded Up #LGPU2018 campaign. As part of the foundation which she founded she was able to bring a donation of 1 ton of...
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School of Social Science hosts Mini Open Day
The School of Social Science was delighted to welcome prospective students from three north of Scotland secondary schools to give a taste of what it is like to study at the University of Aberdeen. Pupils from Hazelhead Academy, Robert Gordon's College and Dornoch Academy - the latter having gotten the bus...
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PhD student Viktoria Eriksson attending Zurich Summer School
Out of more than 300 applicants, PhD student Viktoria is part of the 5% accepted to the one-week Zurich Summer School for Women in Political Methodology. She also organised a student-led symposium, funded by the Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences, at University of Dundee in May 2019.
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Museum Studies student, Iratxe Arribillaga Trebolazabala, to participate in Guggenheim Internship
Iratxe Arribillaga Trebolazabala, a student on the M.Litt programme in Museum Studies, will be spending the summer in New York, having been awarded a prestigious Basque Internship, part of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Internship Program. Only four candidates are selected each year to participate in this scheme, which offers...