Category Miscellaneous

21st-Century Book Historian: Innerpeffray Library

The 21st-Century Book Historian (sponsored by the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities and the universities of Stirling, Dundee, and Edinburgh). The next in our series of events is a field trip to the wonderful Innerpeffray Library ( )…

Scottish Culture Month: Heroes and Villains

October 2014 saw the inauguration of our new annual series hosted by the Centre for Scottish Centre in relation with local and national partners: Scottish Culture Month. During the month we teamed up with staff and students from across the…

PhD studentships

The University of Dundee has AHRC & ESRC funded PhD studentships which may be undertaken under the supervision of the Centre for Scottish Culture. Full details: AHRC Doctoral Programme Scotland ESRC Studentships

Professor Murdo Macdonald on Ossian and Italy

Italy and the Response to Ossian in Visual Art by Murdo Macdonald, Professor of History of Scottish Art, University of Dundee This paper was made possible by an invitation to conduct research in 2013 as part of the Cesarotti project…

Workshop on the History of Reading

Collaborative Training Event 11 December 2014, University of Stirling (with the universities of Dundee and Edinburgh) On Thursday 11 December, 12-6pm, the University of Stirling is running a Book History workshop on methodologies in the history of reading. The workshop…

Fulbright Scottish Studies Scholar Award 2015-16

The US-UK Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce a call for applications for its 2015-16 Scottish Studies Award. In this award category up to three grants are offered to UK academics, artists or professionals to undertake lecturing/carry out research relating…

Scottish History Society Prize

The Scottish History Society is pleased to announce that its annual Postgraduate Prize is now open. This prize, of £350, is awarded for the best transcription with historical introduction by a postgraduate student, and the winning entry will be considered…