Scandinavian Studies

News and events

Find out what's on in Scandinavian Studies and read about the experiences of our students, staff and alumni.

News and features

Meet our graduates: Anke-Beate Stahl

Artist, curator and teacher Dr Anke-Beate Stahl came to Edinburgh in 1989 as an undergraduate student to study Swedish and Old Icelandic and fell in love with Scotland.

Read our interview with Anke

Meet our graduates: Becky Waterton

Deputy Editor of The Local in Sweden, Becky graduated with an MA (Hons) in German and Scandinavian Studies in 2017.

Read our interview with Becky

Festive festschrifts – graduates edit books in honour of PhD mentors

Former PhD students in Scandinavian Studies Christian Cooijmans and Ian Giles edit two books celebrating the work of supervisors Dr Arne Kruse and Dr Bjarne Thorup Thomsen.

Read our interview with Chris and Ian

Meet our graduates: Rosie Hedger

Winner of an English PEN Translates Award, Rosie is a Scandinavian Studies graduate who specialises in translating Norwegian literature into English.

Read our interview with Rosie

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