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Academic Qualifications
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Academic Qualifications
Dr Ragnhild Ljosland obtained a PhD in Sociolinguistics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2008, where she also studied Scandinavian language and literature. She has been employed by the UHI Institute for Northern Studies since 2009.
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)
- Early Scottish and Norse Literature
- Orkney and Shetland Literature (module leader)
- Runology and Old Norse (module leader)
On BA Scottish Cultural Studies :
- Language, Culture and Identity (module leader)
- Scotland's Music (module tutor)
- Runes: Voices from the Past (module leader)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Keywords
- P Philology. Linguistics
- PE English
- PD Germanic languages
- PN0441 Literary History
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Projects
- 1 Finished
AHRC Scoping Study for a Corpus Based Grammatical Investigation of Orkney and Shetland Dialect
1/02/12 → 31/10/12
Project: Research
Research Output
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
Open Access
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
The Orkney Book of Runes
Ljosland, R., 20 Aug 2019, Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS). 60 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Maeshowe, Orkahaugr – The names of Orkney’s great burial mound as nodes in a heteroglossic web of meaning-making
Ljosland, R., 16 Feb 2018, (Accepted/In press) What is North?. Brepols PublishersResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
File
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
Open Access
Prizes
Highlands and Islands Student Association Awards 2017: Best Research or Dissertation Supervisor
Ragnhild Ljosland (Recipient), 29 Sep 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
The bear's tooth amulet from Birsay and other runic inscriptions from Orkney with magical purposes
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)20 Aug 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
The Men in Maeshowe: Why did they break in?
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)21 Aug 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
A World from Dragons
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker), Howard Firth (Speaker), Tom Muir (Speaker)8 Sep 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Teeth of the Dragon: How humans make sense of landscape through storytelling
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)25 Sep 2018 → 28 Sep 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
12th Forum for Research on Languages of Scotland and Ulster Triennial Conference (Event)
Ragnhild Ljosland (Peer reviewer)16 Apr 2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Press / Media
Den «norske» valgkretsen på Orknøyene skiller seg ut i britisk politikk
7/06/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Viking inscription or offensive graffiti? Carving thought to be 1,300 years old seems to spell out modern swear word
23/01/17
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Scientists' dilemma whether 'Furku.Al' rock inscription is genuinely of Viking origin
23/01/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Are the Vikings behind the rather rude 'runic' insult on this stone?
23/01/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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