Medieval History
The Arts & Humanities Research Council has awarded a grant of £45,000 to the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Nottingham and the Highlands and Islands for a skills training programme for PhD students and Early Career Researchers in the field of Old Norse-Icelandic and Viking Studies: Extending Academic Research about the Viking Diaspora and its Heritage in the British Isles.
This project addresses the skills gap in the AHRC's strategic area of Heritage and engages with the emerging theme of Translating Cultures. It comprises a preparatory workshop bringing together academics, young scholars and heritage professionals, followed by a field school in Orkney, providing hands-on experience of a heritage landscape.
- Discover Medieval Chester Project Gets Funding
The ?Discover Medieval Chester? project, which intends to promote the rich history of medieval Chester as a multi-cultural, multi-lingual frontier city, has has received an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Knowledge Transfer Fellowship to the...
- Shetland?s Viking Age To Be Explored In Research Project
A new research project is being set up to further explore the Viking age in Shetland, including the origins of the Norse settlers and when, and where, they first established their communities. The Centre for Nordic Studies, part of the University of the...
- Archaeological Project To Look For Medieval And Ancient Remains In Oxford
A major new archaeology project, starting in early October 2010, will uncover the rich history of the eastern districts of Oxford City. The wide-ranging project has been made possible by a £330,700 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and a grant...
- The Assembly Project Awarded £850,000 To Study Vikings And Early Medieval Europe
Over £850,000 has been made by medieval scholars from the Universities of Durham, Oslo and Vienna and the University of the Highlands and Islands, Centre for Nordic Studies, Orkney, by the Humanities in Europe Research Awards Scheme. This will fund a...
- Medieval News Of The Week
Orkney's Christian Viking Heritage Historic church may become visitor centre and museum CBA Wessex Autumn Conference: Saturday and Sunday 1st -2nd November 2008 Newfoundland Viking site remarkable Kimmirut site suggests early European contact UN...
Medieval History
AHRC awards money for skills training in Viking Studies
The Arts & Humanities Research Council has awarded a grant of £45,000 to the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Nottingham and the Highlands and Islands for a skills training programme for PhD students and Early Career Researchers in the field of Old Norse-Icelandic and Viking Studies: Extending Academic Research about the Viking Diaspora and its Heritage in the British Isles.
This project addresses the skills gap in the AHRC's strategic area of Heritage and engages with the emerging theme of Translating Cultures. It comprises a preparatory workshop bringing together academics, young scholars and heritage professionals, followed by a field school in Orkney, providing hands-on experience of a heritage landscape.
- Discover Medieval Chester Project Gets Funding
The ?Discover Medieval Chester? project, which intends to promote the rich history of medieval Chester as a multi-cultural, multi-lingual frontier city, has has received an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Knowledge Transfer Fellowship to the...
- Shetland?s Viking Age To Be Explored In Research Project
A new research project is being set up to further explore the Viking age in Shetland, including the origins of the Norse settlers and when, and where, they first established their communities. The Centre for Nordic Studies, part of the University of the...
- Archaeological Project To Look For Medieval And Ancient Remains In Oxford
A major new archaeology project, starting in early October 2010, will uncover the rich history of the eastern districts of Oxford City. The wide-ranging project has been made possible by a £330,700 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and a grant...
- The Assembly Project Awarded £850,000 To Study Vikings And Early Medieval Europe
Over £850,000 has been made by medieval scholars from the Universities of Durham, Oslo and Vienna and the University of the Highlands and Islands, Centre for Nordic Studies, Orkney, by the Humanities in Europe Research Awards Scheme. This will fund a...
- Medieval News Of The Week
Orkney's Christian Viking Heritage Historic church may become visitor centre and museum CBA Wessex Autumn Conference: Saturday and Sunday 1st -2nd November 2008 Newfoundland Viking site remarkable Kimmirut site suggests early European contact UN...