University secures three new Athena SWAN Awards
University secures three new Athena SWAN Awards
The University of Aberdeen is delighted to announce that another three of its departments have received the Athena SWAN Bronze Award.
New dating of Pictish sites reveals early origins of written communication in northern Britain
New dating of Pictish sites reveals early origins of written communication in northern Britain
The Picts have long been regarded as a mysterious people, leaving behind little evidence of their presence other than their iconic carved stones.
Festival of Social Sciences returns to Aberdeen
Festival of Social Sciences returns to Aberdeen
The 2018 Festival of Social Sciences in Aberdeen will begin with a special event to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
Swedish Identity in Early Sources
Swedish Identity in Early Sources
The County Museum of Kalmar held a workshop to which was invited Scandinavian Studies PhD student Caroline Wilhelmsson, whose research involves unknown aspects and interpretations of late antique and early medieval Sweden.
Sound Festival 2018
Sound Festival 2018
Adventures in new music from 24 October - 4 November 2018. Performances, exhibitions and workshops in and around Aberdeen city centre.
The Alexander Kielland Accident in 1980: the memory and trauma of 123 dead oil workers
The Alexander Kielland Accident in 1980: the memory and trauma of 123 dead oil workers
Presenters: Marie Smith-Solbakken (Professor of History University of Stavanger) and Hans-Jørgen Wallin Weihe (Professor of social work and lecturer of history The Inland University of Applied Sciences)
Sociality, matter, and the imagination: re-creating Anthropology
Sociality, matter, and the imagination: re-creating Anthropology
PhD candidate Anna Kuprian attended the 2018 ASA Conference, Oxford. Funded in part by The North theme to present a paper as part of a panel titled: Homo faber revisited.