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Another great idea to support Scott in schools from the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club.

Lovely memorial service today for Mark Dennis, umquhile Ormond Puirsuivant & Ross Herald Extraordinary. Dignified & affectionate, eulogy from the Lord Lyon. Mark encouraged the St Andrews Soc of San Francisco to sponsor Scot Romanticism in World Lit conference in 2006@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Looking forward to speaking next week in Prague on 'Scottish art, architecture and culture 1870-1914' as part of the Czech Beyond Security project & as part of my Yale
project on Scotland: the Cultural History @sahavoice.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social
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Thank you @claireconnolly.bsky.social !

Thank you !

Awards for IASSL members: @murrayp.bsky.social (@glasgow.ac.uk) has been awarded the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow’s Glasgow Medal and the honorary degree of D.Litt. from @robertgordonuni.bsky.social in Aberdeen.

Photo: Prof. Pat Monaghan presents the Glasgow Medal

Very useful, positive and wide-ranging meeting today. Pleased to meet @benmacpherson.bsky.social in his new role

Westminster 'to consider legislation to remove Andrew from line of succession' It follows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest on Thursday over alleged misconduct in public office

A few words on this constitutionally unparalleled moment on STV tonight:
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Excellent meeting of Scottish Chapter of @brirechamber.bsky.social in Edinburgh with Irish Consul General Jerry O’Donovan, discussing opportunities in the new Co-operation Framework & prep for Irish Presidency. @sahavoice.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social

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Looking forward to giving this lecture in Prague on 4 March, part of the work on my Scotland: The Cultural History, in preparation for @yalebooks.bsky.social
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Chaired by @eassh.bsky.social director @gabilombardo.bsky.social - a crucial intervention at the European Parliament now @sahavoice.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social. Technology, design,health, arts & social sciences belong together-people are part of every research question.

That red card and penalty duo was one of the most extraordinary awards I have ever seen @billykayscot.bsky.social -so much for VAR !

Very enjoyable Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow lecture tonight on 'The Roots & Fruits of Scotland's Global History'. Attendance of c230 and the presentation of the Glasgow Medal by president Professor Pat Monaghan FRS FRSE to follow. @sahavoice.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social

'Why Ellisland matters in Scotland’s Robert Burns story' Of all the houses Robert Burns lived in during his life, it was perhaps his farmhouse at Ellisland that expressed his hopes, wishes and creativity…

#ICYMI "Of all the houses Robert Burns lived in during his life, it was perhaps his farmhouse at Ellisland that expressed his hopes, wishes and creativity best." wrote SAHA co-Chair Prof Murray Pittock ( @murrayp.bsky.social | @glasgow.ac.uk ) in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Excellent morning meeting colleagues in the Scottish Government and West Dunbartonshire Council to discuss the Dumbarton Wayfaring & Intervention Action Plan in connexion with developing the heritage offer and its narrative. @sahavoice.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @briandornan.bsky.social

Help us develop a global map of how Burns Night is celebrated! Take Part in The Burns Supper at 225 Years Research Project ⬇️ .

There are still tickets for our annual Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference this Sat (17th Jan), held in the ARC: gla.ac/3LaXLe5

Good book as it is, funnelling the process of Irish independence through the actions of a Great Man, 'A Hero', is one of the key reasons why historians distrust biography. Try An Atlas of the Irish Revolution (Cork UP, 2017) as well or instead.

The Roots and Fruits of Scotland's Global History - The Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow Summary

Looking forward to giving one of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow lectures for 2026 on 'The Roots and Fruits of Scotland's Global History' on the 28th: @sahavoice.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social . Details: www.royalphil.org/lecture/the-...

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Renewable energy and community control: discussion with @patkane.bsky.social -very interesting new dimension at Celtic Connections.

Robert Burns scholar joins campaign to save 'home' of Auld Lang Syne Ellisland, a Category A-listed farmhouse six miles north of Dumfries, was built by Burns for his bride Jean Armour Burns in 1788.

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Pleased to begin role of ambassador for Ellisland, 'The Home of Auld Lang Syne' from Hogmanay- interviews with BBC, ITV and Fox today. Read Joan McAlpine on the Ellisland appeal in www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

@glasgowburns.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social @asls.org.uk

'the fab @rhonabrown.bsky.social '. That @scottlyall.bsky.social is a man of taste & discretion.

My reading choices for Books of 2025: Lewis Barton, A History of Europe in 29 Borders (brilliant and focused despite the fashionable title); John Kay, The Corporation in the 21st Century and Richard Susskind's How to Think About AI. Three books to change the frame. @sahavoice.bsky.social

Very good first day representing Scotland on board @eassh.bsky.social. Lina Gálvez MEP & FP10 co-rapporteur on European autonomy, economic growth & the social mission. @gabilombardo.bsky.social outstanding on FP10 discussions. Joe O'Hara impressive on EASSH wins in 2025. @sahavoice.bsky.social

Here in a festive Brussels for @eassh.bsky.social AGM & critical discussions on FP10. Is European research responding to Draghi ? Where are start ups & spinouts ? @gabilombardo.bsky.social has done so much this year to deliver on Society & put EASSH at the heart of the map. @uofgied.bsky.social

Heartily recommended !

Receiving Roy Medal for Scottish Studies PhD of the year on behalf of Suping Li for her thesis on 'The Reception of Robert Burns in China'-the 3rd time one of my students has won after the terrific PhDs of Michael Shaw and Craig Lamont; @paulinemackay.bsky.social co-supervised. Well done Suping !

Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize The Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize is awarded biennially to an outstanding work of scholarship in the field of Scottish literary studies. Founded in 2025, the prize is open to book-length wor…

Universities Committee in Scottish Literature launches the new Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize.

The prize will be awarded biennially starting in 2026; nominations close 31 March 2026.

Full details, and a nominations template, can be found here:

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