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Academic Qualifications
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Academic Qualifications
Dr Ragnhild Ljosland has been a lecturer with the University of the Highlands and Islands since 2009, initially with the Centre for Nordic Studies and later with the UHI Archaeology Institute. Her academic background is in Scandinavian language and literature, graduating from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2008 with a PhD in sociolinguistics.
Since joining UHI, Ragnhild Ljosland has continued researching linguistic and sociolinguistic topics, as well as literature and runology. She publishes on a range of topics, such as Orkney and Shetland dialect grammar, historical sociolinguistics, Scots language, runic inscriptions, contemporary language policy, and Orkney literature.
Research expertise
Sociolinguistics, linguistics, dialect studies, Orkney and Shetland studies, Scots, dialect literature, runes, Norwegian language.
Teaching expertise
Dr Ljosland teaches the following modules on the MLitt level:
- The Orkney and Shetland Tongues (module leader)
- Orkney and Shetland Literature (module leader)
- Runology and Old Norse (module leader)
On BA Scottish Cultural Studies :
- Languages on the Edge (module leader)
- Scotland's Music (module leader)
- Runes: Voices from the Past (module leader)
- Tradition, Custom and Belief (module leader)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Award Date: 1 Jan 2008
Keywords
- P Philology. Linguistics
- PE English
- PD Germanic languages
- PN0441 Literary History
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Projects
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AHRC Scoping Study for a Corpus Based Grammatical Investigation of Orkney and Shetland Dialect
1/02/12 → 31/10/12
Project: Research
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Scots and Nynorsk: A Comparison of Two Language Movements' Struggle for Recognition in Higher Education
Ljosland, R., 2021, Language Matters in Higher Education Contexts: Policy and Practice. Apelgren, B-M., Eriksson, A-M. & Jamsvi, S. (eds.). Leiden/Boston: Brill, Vol. 22. p. 151-169 19 p. (Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching; vol. 22).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Maeshowe, Orkahaugr – The names of Orkney’s great burial mound as nodes in a heteroglossic web of meaning-making
Ljosland, R., 15 Jun 2020, What is North?: Imagining the North from Ancient Times to the Present Day. Plumb, O. (ed.). Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, p. 193-210 18 p. (The North Atlantic World; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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New Orkney Antiquarian Journal Vol9: Commemorating the Victims of the Orkney Witchcraft Trials
Ljosland, R. (Guest ed.), 20 Sep 2020, In: New Orkney Antiquarian Journal. 9, 96 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue
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Runic Spindle Whorl Recently Found In Orkney
Ljosland, R., 16 Jan 2020, In: Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies. 9-10, p. 215-230 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Runic Forgeries in Northern Scotland
Ljosland, R. & Blendl, A., 1 Jul 2019, In: Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies. 8, p. 127-150 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Orkney Book of Runes
Ljosland, R., 20 Aug 2019, Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS). 60 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Review: Language regulation in English as a lingua franca: Focus on academic spoken discourse
Ljosland, R., 30 Jan 2018, In: Journal of English Linguistics. 46, 1, p. 79-82 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Highlands and Islands Student Association Awards 2017: Best Research or Dissertation Supervisor
Ljosland, Ragnhild (Recipient), 29 Sep 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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9th International Symposium on Runes and Runic Inscriptions
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker), Carly McArthur (Speaker) & Ragnhild Ljosland (Chair)
14 Jun 2022 → 19 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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NASTA: Narrative and Storytelling in Archaeology
Ragnhild Ljosland (Participant), Francesca Meneghetti (Speaker), Alannah Edwards (Speaker) & Christopher Gee (Speaker)
20 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Scots and Nynorsk: A comparison of two language movements’ struggle for recognition in higher education
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)
10 Dec 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Who was the Muckle Black Wallawa?
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)
8 Dec 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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13th Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)
28 Oct 2021 → 30 Oct 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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The Viking Age as a Foreign Place
Ragnhild Ljosland (Participant)
24 Nov 2021 → 26 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Orkney’s Memorial to the Victims of the Witchcraft Trials
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)
9 Dec 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press / Media
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Celebrating George Mackay Brown #BookWeekScotland
15/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Digital scarf marks 100 years since death of Orcadian writer George Mackay Brown
12/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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They raided and pillaged, now could the Vikings become Scotland next big tourist attraction?
29/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Massive Neolithic Quernstone Discovered in Farmer's Field
26/04/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Impacts
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Kirkwall Township Heritage Initiative Viking Walk
Ragnhild Ljosland (Participant), Alexandra Sanmark (Participant), Donna Heddle (Participant), Victoria Whitworth (Participant), Crawford Barbara (Participant), Olwyn Owen (Participant), James Barrett (Participant) & Christopher Gee (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts