Congratulations and welcome to the School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History. We are dedicated to our students and their education and we are really looking forward to meeting you!
We would love to hear from you and get to know you before you start with us. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the School Office or contact your programme coordinator.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Undergraduate
September 2026
- Academic Induction
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Congratulations and welcome to the University of Aberdeen!
Your first class will be your School induction. This will help you prepare for the year ahead and provide you with useful advice on your course, as well as School contacts and information on getting the most out of your academic experience.
Your School Induction will not be on your timetable, so please make sure to check the date, time and location and add this to your calendar. You can also find details about your induction and course on MyAberdeen.
The date, time and location of your School induction will be shared nearer the start of term.
Please note, this programme is subject to change. Please make sure to regularly check for any changes to the Induction programme.
If you have any queries please come into the Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History office which is at Room CB001, 50/52 College Bounds.
- Key Contacts
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Art History
Dr Helen Pierce
h.pierce@abdn.ac.ukFollow the University of Aberdeen Art History on Instagram
Like the University of Aberdeen Art History on FacebookHistory
Dr Owen Walsh
owen.walsh@abdn.ac.ukLike the University of Aberdeen Department of History Facebook page
Divinity
Dr Emma Percy
emma.percy@abdn.ac.ukPhilosophy
Dr Fed Luzzi
f.luzzi@abdn.ac.uk - Reading Lists
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Reading lists for individual courses will be available through MyAberdeen prior to the start of term. In the meantime, you can brush up your study skills and learn more about the University at our award-winning Toolkit website.
Postgraduate Taught
September 2026
- School Induction
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Congratulations and welcome to the University of Aberdeen!
Your first class will be your School induction. This will help you prepare for the year ahead and provide you with useful advice on your course, as well as School contacts and information on getting the most out of your academic experience.
Your School Induction will not be on your timetable, so please make sure to check the date, time and location and add this to your calendar. You can also find details about your induction and course on MyAberdeen.
The date, time and location of your School induction will be shared nearer the start of term.
Please note, this programme is subject to change. Please make sure to regularly check for any changes to the Induction programme.
- Key Contacts
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School Contacts
Postgraduate Administrator
Ms Farida Ali
f.a.ali@abdn.ac.ukDirector of Postgraduate Taught Studies
Dr Jakub Zbrzezny
jakub.zbrzezny@abdn.ac.ukSchool Office
50 - 52 College Bounds, General Enquiries Room is CB001Divinity
Masters in Theology and Disability (Online)
Dr Emma Percy
emma.percy@abdn.ac.ukPGDip/PGCert in New Testament and Early Christianity
Dr Katherine Hockey
katherine.hockey@abdn.ac.ukLike the University of Aberdeen Divinity & Religious Studies Facebook page
History
- MLitt Scottish Heritage (Online)
- Dr Bradford Bow
bradford.bow@abdn.ac.uk
Like the University of Aberdeen History Facebook page
- Reading Lists
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Reading lists for individual courses will be available through MyAberdeen prior to the start of term. In the meantime, you can brush up your study skills and learn more about the University at our award-winning Toolkit website.
Postgraduate Research
As well as being a Postgraduate Research Student in the School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History you are also part of a wider PGR community through the Postgraduate Research College.
- Welcome Information
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School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History (DHPA) welcome event for Postgraduate Research students:
Tuesday 10 February 2026, 3.00pm - 4.00pm, Seminar Room 224, Sir Duncan Rice Library
This event will provide an opportunity for you to meet with Postgraduate Research discipline leads, thesis supervisors and your fellow peers. There will also be time to answer any questions you may have.
Distance learning students are invited to join the event via Microsoft Teams. If you are a distance learning student, please contact the PGR Administrator to obtain the Microsoft Teams link.
- Orientation
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We are looking forward to welcoming you to campus to start your research journey with us. As a Postgraduate Research student you will have the opportunity to attend a University wide induction in addition to your school induction.
There are a series of modules that you can work through before you arrive. Once you have registered you can access the remaining modules and complete your mandatory training programme through your bespoke PGR training platform on our virtual learning environment.
All mandatory training courses can be found on MyAberdeen, go to Courses, search for My PGR, open the Mandatory Training folder.
- Audit Master's Courses
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As a PGR student you may have the opportunity to audit Master's courses to augment your research training. Please discuss this with your supervisor and check out the postgraduate taught pages above.
The PGR College also offers a comprehensive training programme to support your research journey.
- Timelines and Milestones
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The PGR College training and development programme offers academic, professional, and personal development through a number of training workshops, resources and opportunities, all intended to support the PGR community at the University of Aberdeen.