✨ New on the SGSAH blog “In many ways, my PhD simply gave academic language to questions that community work had already been asking me for years” In her first post, Olivia Shaw-Lovell reflects on the community work shaping her research on trauma & healing. Read: sgsahblog.com/2026/05/29/t...

📣 Fully-funded PhD: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲? 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗲 With @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social, @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social & @nts-archaeology.bsky.social Closing date: 3 June 🔗 archaeologyorkney.com/2026/05/11/f...

Amazing PhD opportunity working on the archaeology and landscape of Fair Isle. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The SGSAH May 2026 newsletter is here 📨 ✨ Inside this issue: ➡️ Summer School spotlights ➡️ Invitation for Supervisors ➡️ PhD viva successes ➡️ Funding opportunities ➡️ New publications...and more! 🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/sgsah/newsle...

It's been a joy to work on this forthcoming exhibition (RAIN at National Library of Scotland) as the moving image curator and coordinator of sound-art project 'Experiences of Rain'. Thanks to Jelena Sofronijevic and @sgsah.bsky.social for the preview: sgsahblog.com/2026/05/05/w...

✨ New on the SGSAH blog: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲. Harriet Crisp reflects on the ongoing legacy of the EARTH Scholarships (2023–2025), delivered by SGSAH in collaboration w/ British Council Scotland. Read the full blog: sgsahblog.com/2026/05/11/t...

What support do PhD supervisors need now? Join our SGSAH Supervisor Forum (Open Floor), 17 June, 2–3pm (online). Open to all Arts & Humanities supervisors & PGR support staff across Scotland. Share ideas & shape what comes next... 🔗 RSVP via our website: tockify.com/sgsah/detail...

Registration now open for SGSAH Summer School 2026 🚀 18–19 June (online) + 24–25 June (Glasgow) For arts & humanities PhDs in Scotland, including our Doctoral Research Showcase (open to all) Explore the programme & book soon—spaces limited! padlet.com/sgsah/sgsah-...

Look! — A fully-funded practice-based PhD with @rcsofficial.bsky.social & @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social exploring creativity, psychology and collaboration with the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra 🎻 ⏳ Closing date: 26 May 🔗 Details: www.rcs.ac.uk/courses/arch... Spread the word! 🔄

A big thank you to Jelena Sofronijivec, our Blogger-in-Residence for the past 6 months, and to Rachel Millar, who has been our Digital Curator. We’ve really valued their contributions during this time. We’ll be introducing our new Blogger and Digital Curator over the next few weeks, so stay tuned!

What can rain tell us about Scotland? ☔ In the latest SGSAH blog, Sarah Mackay @smgthomson.bsky.social & Emily Munro share their forthcoming exhibition 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻 at the @natlibscot.bsky.social — exploring rain as shared heritage, cultural identity & connection. Read here: sgsahblog.com/2026/05/05/w...

✨ New SGSAH blog: 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 Guest bloggers Cicely Farrer & Alison Scott reflect on creative, ethical ways of working with activist archives, following a collaborative event at @natlibscot.bsky.social, Kelvin Hall. Read more 👉 sgsahblog.com/2026/04/28/g...

PhD Film student has joined us at the archive on placement via a @sgsah.bsky.social internship, one of 20 students who joined us this term. Jack has been working on our ‘Alasdair & Others’ project and has been researching the connection between Gray and Hugh MacDiarmid.

🎬 PhD Opportunity: 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 In collaboration with @natlibscot.bsky.social, @qmuniversity.bsky.social and @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social. Apps due by 06/05/2026 🔗 Learn more & apply: www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/p...

Today, on Earth Day, in partnership with British Council Scotland, we're proud to host the EARTH Scholarships Impact Symposium, bringing EARTH scholars, mentors & partners together to share the real-world impact of the programme - in research, communities and futures shaped through collaboration.

🌍 This Earth Day 2026, SGSAH & British Council Scotland launch a new Impact Portfolio from the EARTH Scholarships Programme. Showcasing work by our EARTH Scholars (2023–25), it highlights creative, interdisciplinary responses shaping more sustainable futures. Explore: issuu.com/sgsah/docs/c...

#Glasgow bound today for the @sgsah.bsky.social #Earth symposium. Looking forward to meeting with other #PhD students and presenting how the #scholarship has shaped my research on human #RedDeer relationships in #Prehistory 📸 mine @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social #Zooarchaeology #Archaeology

Brilliant to be back with @sgsah.bsky.social for the EARTH Scholars reunion day - here with Harish Lokhun from @britishcouncil.bsky.social Scotland welcoming scholars back to Glasgow

📣 Fully-funded PhD opportunity in Scottish video game heritage! ARCS-funded PhD researching a national collection of Scotland’s game history. With @abertayuni.bsky.social, @glasgow.ac.uk & National Museum of Scotland. Apps due by 11/05/2026 🔗 Learn more & apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

This week we’d like to introduce our Board- Meet our Chair, Monica Callaghan—Head of Operations & Strategy @sgsah.bsky.social With 20+ years in arts leadership, she champions access, innovation, & inclusion. She joins us to support growth, learning and long-term impact. 📸 by Matthew Arthur Williams

Meet our new Featured Researcher, Cicely Farrer! ✨ Cicely's PhD @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social explores art, gender & activism, tracing how artists organised politically across the 20th century. Discover her story & research in full → sgsahresearch.com/featured-res...

New on the SGSAH Blog! ✨ Resident blogger Jelena shares the ideas behind their upcoming British Council Venice Fellowship. A brilliant read for anyone interested in intercultural dialogue, art, or behind‑the‑scenes Fellowship life. 👉 Dive into the full post: sgsahblog.com/2026/04/07/b...

🌟 New on the SGSAH blog 🌟 Practice-based researcher @gsalibrary.bsky.social, Cecilia Charlton, explores how folk weaving traditions in Lithuania and Scotland reveal deep connections between people, materials, landscapes & heritage craft. 🧶 👉 Read the full article: sgsahblog.com/2026/03/31/f...

It’s all about nuclear anxiety today as Ollie Greenall talks to us about his research. Our content is currently only available to our subscribers so sign up today! us4.list-manage.com/contact-form... @sgsah.bsky.social #thebletherpgr #theblether #scottishliterature

New on the SGSAH Blog ✨ Curator & practice-based PhD @saraguidi.bsky.social reflects on listening as a feminist, diasporic, and more‑than‑human practice, ahead of her SGSAH‑supported event 'Like Ancient Drops In Future Tides' this April. ➡️ Read the full post: sgsahblog.com/2026/03/24/l...

Just ONE WEEK left to apply for these paid Blogger & Digital Curator positions at SGSAH! ⏰

I had the privilege of being an Earth Scholar in 2023 and it was such an amazing programme to be part of. Looking forward to the symposium in April to hear all about the projects that have developed as a result of this scholarship.

✨ New on the SGSAH blog: artist–researcher Alison Scott reflects on the lasting impacts of the EARTH Scholarship cohort programme - from muddy shell middens to new networks in environmental arts & humanities... 🔗 Read more: sgsahblog.com/2026/03/17/a...

⏰ Just one week left to apply for funding to showcase your Arts & Humanities PhD Research this June! ⏰

Delighted to have rejoined the @rrrjournal.bsky.social editorial board, this time as an Academic Editor! The call for our next issue, ‘Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century’ remains open until 16th April. More details can be found here: www.rrrjournal.com/call-for-sub.... Please share with your PGRs!

For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we spotlight cigarette cards in AGA’s collection—tiny, detailed worlds that inspired Alasdair Gray. Researched by David Lothian, whose @sgsah.bsky.social internship explored Gray & neurodivergence.

📢 SGSAH is hiring! Two paid roles for Scotland-based Arts & Hums PhD researchers: 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 + 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 💻 5 hrs/week for 6 months. Build skills in writing & digital curation. ⏰ Closing: 30 March 2026 🔗 Full details: www.sgsah.ac.uk/about/news/h...

The SGSAH March 2026 newsletter is here 📨 ✨ Inside this issue: ➡️ Spring into Methods 2026 ➡️ We're recruiting: Blogger & Digital Curator ➡️ Last chance to join the SGSAH Research Showcase ➡️ Funding opportunities ➡️ Alumni highlights...and more! 🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/sgsah/newsle...

✨ Meet our new Featured Researcher, Mattea Gernentz! @thewhimsicalowl.bsky.social Mattea’s PhD with @glasgow.ac.uk explores how women Impressionists used nature as a site of creativity, freedom, and flânerie. Discover her journey, insights, and inspirations: sgsahresearch.com/featured-res... 🎨

New on the SGSAH blog: Learning About Ecosystems Through Neurodivergent Modes of Enquiry 🌿 — By guest blogger Marta Kucza, an incoming 2025 EARTH Scholar @robertgordonuni.bsky.social. Read more: sgsahblog.com/2026/03/10/l...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞! 🦋 In collaboration with @sgsss.bsky.social we are thrilled to share this unique series of interdisciplinary workshops focused on innovative research methods for PhD researchers. View the programme & sign-up: www.sgsss.ac.uk/training/spr...

🌼🐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞! In collaboration with @sgsah.bsky.social we are thrilled to share the programme for this year's Spring into Methods — a series of 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 focused on 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬.

📌 Creative Citizenship in the Archives: Methods for Engaging with Activist Histories | 2 April w/ @natlibscot.bsky.social, Artist-in-Residence Bex Šik, @womenslibrary.bsky.social, @cicelyjexfarrer.bsky.social & Alison Scott. 👥 Open to PhDs based in Scotland 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-c...

🦋 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲! In collaboration with the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science - @sgsss.bsky.social - SGSAH is delighted to launch the Spring into Methods 2026 programme this Friday 6 March 2026!

✨ New on the SGSAH PhD Blog ✨ 2025 EARTH Scholar, Miriam Sentler, explores Shetland’s energy history through archival re-enactment & her project 'The Moving Energy Theatre' - testing 'performing the archive' in oil & wind landscapes. 🔗 Read the full blog: sgsahblog.com/2026/03/03/t...

We're looking forward to delivering a session tomorrow on 'Climate Crisis and Research Integrity: Developing an Environmental Impact Assessment' ➡️ tockify.com/sgsah/detail...

Ahead of the EARTH Scholarships Impact Symposium this Earth Day, the latest SGSAH blog reflects on the programme and introduces a new series highlighting scholars from the 2023–2025 cohorts. 🌏 Read it here: sgsahblog.com/2026/02/24/i...

⏱️ Just one week left to apply ⏱️

This time next week (ie 3 March)! bsky.app/profile/sgsa...

Our latest Featured Researcher is Cameron Taylor 👋 His PhD @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social explores how archaeology, tourism & storytelling intersect — and how transmedia approaches can enrich visitor engagement with prehistory. ➡️ Read Cameron's full feature: sgsahresearch.com/featured-res...

⏱️ Just 2 weeks left to apply ⏱️

Want to: ✔️ Connect with fellow PhD researchers ✔️ Influence decision-making ✔️ Gain governance experience ✔️ Bring new perspectives to the PhD community ✨ Join the DRC! ✨ Open to all Arts & Humanities PhDs at Scottish institutions. 🔗 Apply by 3rd March: www.sgsah.ac.uk/about/news/h...

Are you a doctoral researcher in Arts & Humanities in Scotland? Apply to showcase your research at our 2026 Research Showcase. ✨ ✔ Up to £1000 funding ✔ Creative formats welcome ✔ Open to all PhDs at SGSAH member institutions Apply by 27th March ⏳ 🔗 Full details: www.sgsah.ac.uk/about/news/h...

The SGSAH Feb 2026 newsletter is here 📨 In this issue: ➡️ Be part of our 2026 Research Showcase ➡️ EDI Associate Director vacancy ➡️ Join our Doctoral Researcher Committee ➡️ Scottish Research Integrity & Culture Week ➡️ PGR training workshops ...and more. 🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/sgsah/newsle...

Red wine gums, heartbreak in Palestine, and the recharge of a writing residency... Palestinian artist & practice-based PhD researcher Leena Nammari @leenafalasteeniyeh.bsky.social reflects on this and more in the latest SGSAH blog — @covepark.bsky.social edition: ➡️ sgsahblog.com/2026/02/17/m...