Coming very soon now-a comprehensive single volume history of Scotland from brochs to Brexit with something for everyone from Old Street Publishing-with thanks to @willdalrymple.bsky.social for his assessment ! @sahavoice.bsky.social @broadcastscot.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social

The second most downloaded BBC prog, a live audience in millions, which ran for 1000 episodes, was almost entirely-if not entirely-populated by academics with no media training. Think about it and the resources wasted unravelling a mystery that a competent BBC researcher can determine in minutes.

The event will feature a panel on ‘Culture, collaboration and diaspora', followed by a presentation of exceptional research projects funded by the Ireland-Scotland Bilateral Network Grants. @murrayp.bsky.social @sonjatiernan.bsky.social ‪ @brirechamber.bsky.social Programme and tickets 👇

Congratulations to @poncarova.bsky.social that An Staran: Rosg Gàidhlig le Ruaraidh MacThòmais from Acair is on the shortleet for the Meek Prize in this year's Gaelic literature awards-surely the first time a Czech has appeared thus far! @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @sahavoice.bsky.social

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

First time at the Beyond Borders Festival at Traquair House—left inspired. From @murrayp.bsky.social on John Buchan’s enduring relevance to @humzayousaf.bsky.social with William Dalrymple & Afif Safieh on Gaza, the call to reflect & act was unforgettable. 🔗 bbintfest.com/events/curre...

saha.scot/vive-le-frin... Vive le Fringe! A corner of France in the heart of Edinburgh @sahavoice.bsky.social

Good to find Culloden in '10 Scottish History books you need on your shelf' this week ! scotlands-stories.com/10-scottish-...

On Saturday I will be opening the formal side of the magnificent Beyond Borders Festival at Traquair in conversation with Geoffrey Baskerville on John Buchan at 150, focusing on Buchan's fiction and his political writings & beliefs about empire, Scotland & Zionism. bbintfest.com/events/curre...

Front page Taighde Éireann/Research Ireland: www.researchireland.ie/news/new-res... Terrific innovation from Welsh Government/Wales Innovation Network/ HE to rebuild Horizon partnerships. Scotland still missing in action, but we have a big opportunity @sahavoice.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social

At least the Sudetenland was populated by Germans, many of whom did not consent to the Czech state; these areas voted 90%+ to join an independent Ukraine & more than 2 to 1 for Zelensky in 2019. George Washington would never have got such numbers & needed direct French military intervention to win.

In 2023 @uofglasgow.bsky.social was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in recognition of the range & impact of the projects undertaken at the @glasgowburns.bsky.social, chiefly Editing & Curating Burns for the 21st Century More about the project👇 @murrayp.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social

Very positive discussion on 5th @iassl.bsky.social World Congress programme and budget yesterday with Nanjing Normal University colleagues. A new step forward for Scottish Studies in June 2027 in China @asls.org.uk @sahavoice.bsky.social

See that 'controlling intellect' ? Ca the feet fae that big bastard as so many of us like to say...

Pleasant to hear that '1000 Years of Scottish History', which I made with Andrew Mackillop, Fiona Watson and others in 2021 (first for UK then Australian TV) is now inflight entertainment on Emirates. Good to spread the word www.youtube.com/watch?v=drLH...

‘As an organization that aims to represent Scottish Arts and Humanities both at national and international level, choosing a dedicated .scot domain further emphasized the remit of our work.’ Next up on #dotScot websites that we ❤️ saha.scot. 🙏 @murrayp.bsky.social partners & team

Pleased to be opening the formal proceedings at Beyond Borders Festival this year with a discussion on the contemporary significance of John Buchan on his 150th birthday. www.thenational.scot/news/2532183...

"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)

Peter Gatrell is one of the truly outstanding historians of our day, especially in an age of displacement, migrancy, disinformation and prejudice: his The Unsettling of Europe: The Great Migration from Penguin is a great place to start. @sahavoice.bsky.social

Never never let your gun Pointed be at anyone; That it may not loaded be Matters not the least to me.

Registration open for @sahavoice.bsky.social @irishhumanities.bsky.social event at RIA Dublin on 26 Sep on Phase 2 of the Sco -Irish Govt bilateral review- on cultural relations and the creative industries @brirechamber.bsky.social @christophersmith.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...

On @broadcastscot.bsky.social tomorrow's Full Scottish at 12 to discuss the international situation and the Gillies Report on the University of Dundee and what it means for the HE sector in Scotland @umartin.bsky.social @stephengethins.bsky.social. Catch it at www.youtube.com/@Broadcastin...

Reproducing a C19 scientific environment and Kelvin's inventions in a @uofglasgow.bsky.social lab space. Terrific to be engaged on Museums in the Metaverse @uofgarc.bsky.social

Beats The Jewel of Seven Stars as the origin of the Mummy's Curse films? Remarkable how much of Hollywood is rooted in the imaginary of 1885-1914...

Who is funding these Sabellians ? Haven't we all got enough on our plate?

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

Looking forward to 6 June panel sponsored by Adam Smith Global Foundation on Smith today- politeness, debate & sympathy could not be more necessary & I will be teasing out relations between personal sympathy and economic growth @ahallardyce.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social

6 June Kirkcaldy- how do Adam Smith's ideas translate into modern policy ? Looking forward to it- \ scotonomics.scot/event/explor...

Listening to this 2013 history of Scottish Nationalism by Prof @MurrayP.bsky.social - fascinating to hear the parallels between the language used to describe the restoration of the Scottish parliament in Holyrood & Parnell's call for Home Rule in Ireland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

So on Thurs I am going to be speaking on behalf of @eassh.bsky.social as @sahavoice.bsky.social representative at the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Industry & Impact Horizon Europe event, speaking on technology, tourism & placemaking & defence.Catch up with my website at murraypittock.com

Pleased to have advised on the transmission, reference and origins of these Scottish songs in Canada in @utorontohistory.bsky.social project, now out: alasdairroberts.bandcamp.com/album/rememb...

This afternoon at Royal Society of Edinburgh, @sahavoice.bsky.social are collaborating with U. London on an Advocacy Day for the Arts & Humanities. At this challenging time, how can they be heard and how can they persuade others their interests matter ? @eassh.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social

Delighted to be speaking on 22 May at the SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (SSH) IN HORIZON EUROPE: BRIDGING RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY FOR IMPACTFUL INNOVATION event, beginning 10am CET. Registration below. @ahallardyce.bsky.social @uofgied.bsky.social forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Appropriate recognition for the dynamic qualities of Scotland's largest cities across a range of criteria www.heraldscotland.com/news/2514197...

Pleased to be speaking on 22 May on Humanities and Social Science impacts on industry and technology with Didier Stricker from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science & others on behalf of @eassh.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social ncp4industry.eu/events/bridg...

Sorry to have to miss this but there is so much to write about Continental Europe & the Jacobites that I can't wait to read it !

UDC grouping of French research universities (13 in all) includes mission statement- 'Les sciences humaines et sociales sont au cœur de la compétitivité et de la cohésion européenne'. Exactement, mes amis: merci de nouveau a la France. @eassh.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social

The new IASSL @iassl.bsky.social PhD Award for theses on Scottish literature completed outside the UK (in the period June 2024–26) is now open for submissions! 🏆 Detailed guidelines: scotlit-iassl.org/awards/iassl...

@dailyrecord.co.uk covers Lord George Murray NTS podcast, Jackie Bird interviewing: www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now...

Blades not Bullets: the Battle of Culloden with @murrayp.bsky.social, available from @historytoday.com for 6 more days. www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

'Lord George Murray' Love Scotland podcast live on Friday: thehighlandtimes.com/new-podcasts...

Great evening last night @sahavoice.bsky.social Tartan Day @royalsoced.bsky.social, co-sponsored with US Consulate-General. Brilliantly chaired by Catherine O'Leary, @leoniebell.bsky.social @billykayscot.bsky.social & myself spoke on history & future of Tartan Day: www.youtube.com/live/t16JrcH...

Happy Tartan Day- begun in Canada & continued in US from 1998 under Senator Lott's Resolution 155.We at @sahavoice.bsky.social will be celebrating it @royalsoced.bsky.social on 10 April with the US Consulate. Tartan Day marks the role of the Declaration of Arbroath in western constitutional thought.

Join us for an evening talk on Tartan Day, the history and future of the famous celebration of Scottish heritage in the US. The panel chaired by Professor Catherine O'Leary (@uniofstandrews.bsky.social) will include @murrayp.bsky.social. @leoniebell.bsky.social & Billy Kay 📅April 10th | 18:00

Splendid dinner @houseofcommons.parliament.uk with British-Irish Chamber of Commerce courtesy of @clairehanna.bsky.social discussing UK-Ireland-EU relations. Great evening representing U. Glasgow & championing HE mobility ahead of FP10 @horizoneu.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social

@uofglasgow.bsky.social Buchan 150 lecture is now available to view at youtu.be/AF_CEWklqEA?... @uguelphscottish.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @asls.org.uk Thanks to @poncarova.bsky.social Craig Lamont, Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies & @iassl.bsky.social

Happy World Bannock Day ! A starter bannock story to accompany your bannock can be found at folklorescotland.com/the-wee-bann...

Today @ipprscotland.bsky.social publishes new analysis showing that by 2030 child poverty in Scotland will be: - well below the rest of the UK due to devolved policies - more than twice as high as the Scottish Government's current target @davehawkey.bsky.social www.ippr.org/articles/ach...

And Rue Smollett in Nice...