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University of Aberdeen
Joined October 2019
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University of Aberdeen graduates (with Home or RUK fee status) can now study a full-time, on-campus postgraduate programme for just £7,000 thanks to our new Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship. This offer also includes conversion programmes designed to help you pivot into growing sectors like: 💼 Business and Management 💻 Data Science, IT & Cybersecurity 🌍 Sustainability & Energy Transition 🧠 Psychology 📚 Education Whether you're about to graduate or you're looking to change career direction, this is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your prospects and increase your earning potential. Please visit abdn.ac.uk/study/funding/653 for full details, including eligibility.
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies retweeted
J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit' can now be read in Scottish Gaelic, thanks to the efforts of an @aberdeenuni prof. Read about his work, & his future plans to translate texts by H.G. Wells & Sir Arthur Conan Doyle into Scottish Gaelic. thenational.scot/news/251120… #scottishsfu
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We're delighted to have been hosting our inaugural New Voices ECR Fellow this week. Dr Elisa Cozzi  is here to research the nineteenth-century Dante scholar John Taaffe and his connections to Scottish Romanticism. You can read more about her project here: abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-events…
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We're holding an informal 'brown bag' lunch work-in-progress today at 12pm in the Humanity Manse (19 College Bounds) to hear about her project. If you're on campus do pop along!
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If you can't wait for the 2025 WayWORD Festival to kick off in the autumn, there are some exciting events in their "Spring Into Summer" programme, over the next few weeks! @WayWORDabdn waywordfestival.com/
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We're hugely excited to welcome SSNCI. Join us if you can!
Submit your abstracts by 20 April! @ssnci_tweets will hold its 2025 Annual Conference @AbdnRiiss on 19-21 June 2025. The theme for our 2025 Conference will be Universalism and Locality in Nineteenth-Century Ireland. For more details see ssnci.org/annual-conference-…
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Our next JST #JacobiteStudies workshop is upon us on Tue, 8 April at 5pm UKT; we'll be welcoming Dr Katarzyna Gmerek, who will update us on her longstanding research into the Jacobite O’Byrn family through their movements from Ireland to Central Europe. jdb1745.net/events/jstworksh…
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies retweeted
Meal a naidheachd dhan Àrd-ollamh na Gàidhlig, Michelle NicLeòid, airson a dreuchd mar cheannard air Sgoil Cànain, Litreachais, Ceòl, agus Cultar Lèirsinneach! Gur math a thèid leibh, Michelle! abdn.ac.uk/staffnet/news-eve…
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Whilst you'll still be able to check up on us on us here, RIISS is moving to platforms new. If you find your're not using this platform so much anymore you can keep in touch on @abdnriiss.bsky.social or we're AbdnRIISS on Facebook.
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The LLMVC School is delighted to offer the New Kings Studentship to new Postgraduate Research students starting their studies with us between September 2025 and August 2026. 🎓💻📔 ⏰ The first deadline is tomorrow!!! ⏰ Read the full T&Cs below! abdn.ac.uk/llmvc/scholarship…
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies retweeted
A ceremony to repatriate Tasmanian ancestral remains held in University of Aberdeen collections since the 1850s will take place on 21 March. The University contacted the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre in 2019, which led to a proposal to return the remains of a young man. This was approved unconditionally by the University’s governing body, Court, in 2020 and the Centre is now in a position to take the remains back to Tasmania where they will be laid to rest in a traditional ceremony conducted by Aboriginal people. Find out more at: abdn.ac.uk/news/24212/
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Reminder - Prof Rhona Brown will be giving at talk in Aberdeen today about all things #ProjectFergusson!
Prof Rhona Brown will be giving a talk 'Commemorating and Editing Robert Fergusson at the 250th Anniversary of his Birth' on Tues 18 March 2025, 16:00 - 17:30 at the University of Aberdeen. The event is hybrid, for more details, see the link below: abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-events…
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies retweeted
Call for papers closes 31 March
Call for papers...Irish Conference of Historians Hosted by the Irish Committee for Historical Sciences and Maynooth University Department of History Maynooth University, 12–13 September 2025 --- Inner Lives and Outer Realities See images for further details
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies retweeted
⏰⏰⏰IASIL 2025 ⏰⏰⏰ CFP Closing MARCH 19 University of Galway: Technology and Ireland 21-25 July #IrishStudies Full cfp here: iasil.org/conference-2025-un… @IASIL3 @iasilpostgrads
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies retweeted
Don't forget to submit your abstract for our annual conference 'Universalism and Locality in Nineteenth-Century Ireland' @AbdnRiiss Deadline 17 March! For more see ssnci.org/annual-conference-… #irishstudies
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies retweeted
DEADLINE EXTENSION: 14 March Still getting fantastic abstracts coming in, so we're staying open for submissions a bit longer! Send in your abstracts and join us for what's shaping up to be a fascinating and diverse day of research presentations and discussion! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚🦌🦐🦛🐁🦒🦔
Pleased to announce our 2025 PG Symposium, to be held at @StirUni on 2 May - CFP below! ucsl-scotland.com/2025/02/13…
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies retweeted
A range of part-time in-person and virtual group project-based internships with various lengths and eligibility requirements are now open for applications. Please check the website for more information: abdn.io/1ka. Applications close on the 24th March.
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies retweeted
Prof Rhona Brown will be giving a talk 'Commemorating and Editing Robert Fergusson at the 250th Anniversary of his Birth' on Tues 18 March 2025, 16:00 - 17:30 at the University of Aberdeen. The event is hybrid, for more details, see the link below: abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-events…
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies retweeted
If you're having a tough time this term, help is always avialable to our Students, 24/7, whether over the phone, or using the free Spectrum. Life app. 😰📱 abdn.ac.uk/students/support/… Spectrum.Life
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies retweeted
The LLMVC School is delighted to offer the New Kings Studentship to new Postgraduate Research students starting their studies with us between September 2025 and August 2026. 🎓💻📔 Read the full T&Cs at the link below! abdn.ac.uk/llmvc/scholarship…
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