A Celebration of Nordic Studies at UCL

Do you want to find out more about the history of Nordic Studies at UCL or see our students in action, performing one of the texts they have been learning about this year?

Are you curious about forthcoming Nordic exhibitions which will take place in London in the coming months?

Or are you considering studying with us and want to come and meet us?

Then come and join us on 26 March for a celebration of this academic year and of those to come.

The event, organised with the support from the Royal Norwegian Embassy in London, will conclude with the presentation of a gift to the UCL community.

4.45pm: Arrival

5.00-5.10pm: Welcome and a brief introduction to Nordic Studies at UCL by Dr Elettra Carbone, Programme Director (UCL Scandinavian Studies).

5.10-5.30pm: Auðunar þáttr vestfirska

UCL students will perform a dramatic reading of one of the best-loved Old Norse tales of luck, generosity, and friendship, in which a poor Icelander leads a polar bear across Norway and Denmark.

With an introduction by Dr Tom Morcom, Associate Lecturer in Old Norse Studies.

5.30-5.50pm: Nordic Art in London: An introduction to forthcoming Nordic Exhibitions in London

Jennifer Ramkalawon, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Nordic Graphic Art, Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum

Natalia Sidlina, Curator, International Art, Tate Modern

5.50-6.00pm: A gift to UCL by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in London, followed by thanks and concluding notes by Professor Claire Thomson, Head of Department, SELCS (School of European Languages, Culture and Society)

6.00-7.00pm: informal reception (generously supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in London) and networking

Photo credit: W. P. Ker, Lecture. 1917. History of literature of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, UCL Special Collections, UCL Archives, London, Ker Papers, KER/1-7/2/50