Now open: 2026 AHRC CDA PhD Studentship 🎓 A collaborative project with @stir.ac.uk & @stirlingcht.bsky.social exploring built heritage, housing & climate justice, focusing on tenants in historic tenements. 🗓️ Closing date: 23 Jan 2026 🔗 Find out more: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

SAHA co-Chair Professor Murray Pittock ( @murrayp.bsky.social | @glasgow.ac.uk ) has become an ambassador for the Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne campaign, run by the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust. Congratulations 🎉

Season's Greetings from SAHA! ✨ We wish you a happy and restful festive season ✨

The Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow has launched 'The Burns Supper at 225 Years: Scottish Tradition, Global Reinvention', a new campaign to crowdsource stories, poems, songs, photos, recipes and more from Burns Suppers worldwide. saha.scot/university-o...

What's the Value of Early Career Arts & Humanities Research? I wrote about this for the @sahavoice.bsky.social blog, drawing on my experience as Director of @sgsah.bsky.social over the past few years saha.scot/the-value-of...

What does whisky mean to you? Join us on A SAHA Conversation with Lisa Maria Feige on whisky, literature, poetry and representations of Scottishness in the history of Scotland’s national drink. All episodes of our podcast series are available wherever you get your podcasts

Happy St Andrew's Day!

Delighted at the mention of our collaborative work and looking forward to much more @irishhumanities.bsky.social

Wonderful evening @natlibscot.bsky.social Kelvin Hall! Great chat between Amina Shah @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and finally meeting @damianbarr.bsky.social ! @sahavoice.bsky.social

Let's talk libraries! 🔍 Join authors Louise Welsh & Damian Barr TONIGHT for a free in-conversation event at Kelvin Hall about the libraries that shaped them. 📅 6:30-7:30pm, Wednesday, 12 November 📌 Kelvin Hall 🎟️ Free Book your tickets now > www.nls.uk/whats-on/lib...

📅Tomorrow 18:30 📍Kelvin Hall From finding a space from which to travel to distant lands through reading books as children, to using their university libraries as undergrads, @louisewelsh00.bsky.social & @damianbarr.bsky.social will reminisce about how libraries helped shape their careers.

Call for Papers for 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures is out:pleased to be giving keynote,'Burns along the New Silk Road' @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @scroll-scotlit.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @glasgowburns.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social scotlit-iassl.org/2025/11/11/c...

Call for Papers: 'Regional Perspectives, Planetary Reach. Themes, Genres, Forms of Narration in Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction', 28-29 May 2026, Università di Napoli L'Orientale. Deadline for proposals: 10 January 2026. sites.google.com/view/irsconf...

From finding a space from which to travel to distant lands through reading books as children, to using their university libraries as undergrads, @louisewelsh00.bsky.social & @damianbarr.bsky.social will reminisce about how libraries helped shape their careers. 📅Wed, Nov 12th |📍Kelvin Hall 🎫👇

Have you ever picked up a second-hand book and wondered who held it before you? This November, the @uofglasgow.bsky.social & The Mitchell Library invite you to explore the rich and historical life of books in a series of engaging Being Human Festival events led by Dr Shanti Graheli Read more 👇

Mary Shelley's time living near Dundee on the "blank and dreary northern shores of the Tay" fired her imagination 💭 It was here her "true compositions, the airy flights of my imagination, were born." Discover how Scotland shaped her novel, Frankenstein, in our article by Professor Daniel Cook.

Listen to this wonderful podcast with SUP Editorial Board member Dr Brianna Robertson-Kirkland @breerob-kirk.bsky.social, recorded for #OAWeek! Brianna discusses why #OpenAccess is so important, especially for smaller arts institutions and ECRs 🔓 Thanks to @sahavoice.bsky.social for arranging 🙏

To mark International Open Access Week, we had the pleasure of having a SAHA Conversation with Dr Brianna Robertson-Kirkland (@breerob-kirk.bsky.social),member of the Editorial Board of the Scottish Universities Press (@scotunipress.bsky.social) Full episode available wherever you get your podcast

Quotes from reviews of Collected Ramsay: ‘could hardly be surpassed' (Tea-Table Miscellany) 'deeply nuanced and illuminating’ (Gentle Shepherd); ‘exemplary’ (Ever Green, Prose) ‘groundbreaking’ (edition). Well done @stevenewman.bsky.social @rhonabrown.bsky.social @breerob-kirk.bsky.social & all.

⭐️ Our 2026 internship opportunities are live! ⭐️ Check out 30+ paid internships & artist residencies for Arts & Humanities PhD researchers in Scotland. Gain real-world experience, build skills & grow your networks with diverse partners. 🕔 Apply by 31 Oct 2025 👉 www.sgsah.ac.uk/e_t/i_ar/

A brand new essay collection, published by @edinburghup.bsky.social, edited by @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social & @joshaw.bsky.social foreword by @sarasheridan.bsky.social Join the book launch on Tue, 4 Nov 17:30 📍@iashedinburgh.bsky.social Free 🎟️(in person & online)👇womenwhodared.eventbrite.co.uk

A distinguished & engaging panel: Jerry O’Donavan, consul general of Ireland in Edinburgh; Katy McNeil, Head of Scottish Gov in Ireland; Triona McCormack, VP strategy & engagement UCD; & Ciarán Walsh associate director Culture Ireland. Chaired by Prof. Catherine O’Leary @sahavoice.bsky.social

A strong start to our Irish Scottish Cultural and Diplomatic Relations event @ria.ie with Prof @murrayp.bsky.social of @sahavoice.bsky.social

Register your in-person or online ticket here www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...

⏳ Don't miss out - the closing date is this Friday 26th September! ⬇️

This pilot project is part of the ongoing @thinkuhi.bsky.social Tourism Knowledge Exchange Program, which links research and scholarship with businesses, public agencies, and communities.

Join SAHA and the @irishhumanities.bsky.social for a half-day event on Irish-Scottish cultural diplomacy and relations. The hybrid event will take place on Friday, September 26th, from 14:30 until 17:30 at the Royal Irish Academy (@ria.ie)

⭐ Host a PhD Researcher in 2026 ⭐ We support paid internships & artist residencies, enabling Arts & Humanities researchers to spend up to 3 months with an organisation. Benefit from expertise, creativity & fresh perspectives – while supporting future research leaders! 👉 www.sgsah.ac.uk/e_t/i_ar/

Explore 50 years of Scottish film & TV in this free exhibition From Film Bang to Filming Boom 🎞️ Audiovisual works from 1970s—present curated by SGSAH researcher @correiadigital.bsky.social w/ @edinburghnapier.bsky.social & @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social 📍 @natlibscot.bsky.social Edinburgh & Glasgow

John Buchan was born on 26 August 1875 #OTD in Perth. To mark the anniversary, @uofglasgow.bsky.social hosted earlier this year a lecture by IASSL trustee @murrayp.bsky.social, who has also written on Buchan for our latest newsletter. Lecture: tinyurl.com/4dhnta72 Newsletter: tinyurl.com/6sf56zxx

"In a turbulent time for the academic sector, media engagement offers ECRs a chance to gain exposure, learn transferable communication skills, and even provides a glimpse into alternative career paths" Dr @kelseygranger.bsky.social ( @iashedinburgh.bsky.social )wrote about her experience

Happy 100th birthday @natlibscot.bsky.social 🎂 This morning, we asked National Librarian and Chief Executive Amina Shah FRSE how NLS celebrated the big birthday

Join SAHA and the @irishhumanities.bsky.social for a half-day event on Irish-Scottish cultural diplomacy and relations. The hybrid event will take place on Friday, September 26th, from 14:30 until 17:30 at the Royal Irish Academy (@ria.ie )

#RobertBurns Poems, Chiefly In The Scottish Dialect was published #OTD, 31 July 1786. The printer was John Wilson, from Kilmarnock, and the book is often referred to as the ‘Kilmarnock Edition’. The volume sold out its run of 612 copies within a month. 🧵 1/3 📷 @natlibscot.bsky.social

The RSE’s Research Awards Programme runs twice a year in spring & autumn. It aims to support Scotland’s research sector by nurturing promising talent, stimulating research in Scotland, and promoting international collaboration. Congratulations to the latest research awardees 👏 Read the full list

The #ScottishConnections Fund 2025-26 is now open for applications. The Scottish Government is looking for innovative ideas from individuals and organisations that promote Scotland and bring together its diaspora around the world.

"2025 is the centenary of the staging in Paris of the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes – a great exhibition of the decorative arts which subsequently lent its name to what became known as the Art Deco style." ✍️ Prof Bruce Peter (@glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social)

Clubs, schools & day centres could help to make #health and #care more accessible, finds new research with ‘seldom-listened-to’ people, led by @heriotwattuni.bsky.social The report is part of research funded by the @ukri.org Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Read more on saha.scot 👇

In 2022 UHI Archaeology Institute and UHI Institute for Northern Studies were awarded grant funding from the University of the Highlands and Islands to undertake a cultural heritage assessment for the Cateran Ecomuseum institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/05/28/c...

Over 90% of the world's museum collections are locked away in storage. Not anymore. UofG’s Museums in the Metaverse is bringing hidden treasures to life through 3D technology. Sign up to be first to hear about the beta launch www.gla.ac.uk/mim

#didyouknow former Fellows and friends of @iashedinburgh.bsky.social will grace the stages of the @edfringe.bsky.social, Edinburgh Art Festival and International Book Festival ✨ @david-farrier.bsky.social @kevinguyan.bsky.social @francespoet.bsky.social @alycia.bsky.social Read more 👇

The @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social has secured major AHRC funding to drive Scotland’s rural creative economy, with new PhDs for twenty doctoral researchers from rural and island communities: Read the full story on our website saha.scot: @ukri.org

🎭 SGSAH Research Showcase 2025 ⭐ Creative exhibits & performances from arts & humanities researchers across Scotland! 🗓️ Visit the showcase: 24–25 June 🎉 Launch event & reception: 25 June, 5pm 📍 The ARC, UofG 🔗 Meet the researchers & explore more: tockify.com/sgsah/detail...

#OTD in 1783, the first meeting of @royalsoced.bsky.social was convened. 📷 Founding RSE Royal Charter granted by King George III in 1783 (Photo: Stewart Attwood)

To mark #WorldMusicDay, we interviewed Dr @emilydoolittle.bsky.social , a composer, zoomusicologist, and Athenaeum Research Fellow and Lecturer in Composition at @rcsofficial.bsky.social 🎧👇

📢 SGSAH Summer School 2025 – Programme & Registration Live! 🌻 A mix of online (19–20 June) & in person (24–25 June) sessions for arts & humanities PhD students in Scotland. 🔗 Browse sessions & book via Eventbrite: padlet.com/sgsah/summer... #SGSAHSummer25 #PhDTraining

Don't miss the @theskinnymag.bsky.social free student-led supplement on @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social's Degree Show ✨️ GSA's annual exhibition of graduating student work is open to the public until Sunday. Visit our website saha.scot to discover more

Coming up today- a pleasure to be speaking with two such distinguished colleagues at the Adam Smith Festival of ideas @sahavoice.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @uofgpe.bsky.social

Seillean dian, dùrachdach a’ siubhal nam blàth… —Ruaraidh MacThòmais, “A’ Siubhal nam Blàth” from Sùil air fàire: dain ùra le Ruaraidh MacThòmais / Surveying the horizon: recent poems by Derick Thomson, @acairbooks.bsky.social 2007 A #Gaelic #poem for #WorldBeeDay 🐝

✍️Museums have long faced a fundamental challenge: globally less than 10% of museum collections are typically on public display. Through our Extended Reality (XR) platform, we are hoping to address this by creating digital twins of rare & precious objects that can be experienced in entirely new ways