Nordic Research Network 2012

The University's department of Scandinavian Studies invites participants to the Nordic Research Network 2012.

This two-day interdisciplinary conference on 23-24 February 2012 will bring together postgraduate students and early-career researchers from Edinburgh and the rest of the UK currently researching topics relating to the Nordic area.

The programme

Following on from the successful first Nordic Research Network symposium held at University College London in 2010, students and early-career researchers will present the objectives or results of their current research.

Through presentations, discussions, socialising activities and workshops, the conference will offer an ideal platform for the sharing of ideas and for dialogue with like-minded peers, as well as an opportunity to explore the significance of studying the Nordic area in the UK research environment.

The event will also incorporate a knowledge exchange workshop on communicating the developing role of lesser-taught languages in the university sector and a discussion event to be held at the Scottish Parliament, hosted by Alison Johnstone MSP.

Discussion event at the Scottish Parliament

This extra event on Friday 24 February, entitled 'Building Cabins and Building Character: Using the Outdoors in Britain and Norway', will explore issues of land ownership and outdoor access.

Speakers include Ellen Rees (Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo), Ralf Westphal and Peter Higgins (both of the Outdoor Education programme at the University of Edinburgh), and the discussion will be chaired by Dominic Hinde (Scandinavian Studies, University of Edinburgh).