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The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance brings together 12 HEIs, The RSE and SGSAH to provide a collective voice for Arts & Humanities in Scotland. π Visit our website saha.scot ποΈ Listen to our podcast #SAHAConversations on Spotify
βS e Seachdain na GΓ idhlig a thβ ann!
(re)listen to our SAHA Conversation with Prof Rob Dunbar ( @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social) on his journey from Canada to Scotland, the creation of BBC Alba, his favourite Gaelic expression & so much more!
Available wherever you get your podcasts π
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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Congratulations @murrayp.bsky.social π
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It's World Gaelic Week, the first since Gaelic gained official status through the Scottish Languages Act.
(re)Read a guest article by Professor Hugh Cheape ( @sabhalmorostaig.bsky.social) for our website saha.scot
Teacsa Beurla gu h-Γ¬osal / English text below π
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Very productive meeting with the Minister for Higher and Further Education @benmacpherson.bsky.social
The co-Chairs were pleased to discuss the importance of Arts and Humanities & their contribution to positive change in society, economic progress & cultural understanding.
@murrayp.bsky.social
A double page spread from Alexander McDonalds βGalick and English Vocabularyβ dictionary written to support schoolchildrenβs Gaelic education.
Celebrate Seachdain na GΓ idhlig (World Gaelic Week) with us! π£οΈ
...through our collections ποΈ
We're currently showing items that tell the story of Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair (Alexander MacDonald, c.1698βc.1770), a schoolmaster, poet, and Jacobite captain.
Cameron Taylor at the Ness of Brodgar, holding a tablet to collect visitor data.
Our latest Featured Researcher is Cameron Taylor π
His PhD @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social explores how archaeology, tourism & storytelling intersect β and how transmedia approaches can enrich visitor engagement with prehistory.
β‘οΈ Read Cameron's full feature: sgsahresearch.com/featured-res...
University of Glasgow Professor Alison Phipps wearing a red robe in front of an ornate window.
A major report led by @alisonphipps.bsky.social calls for a renewed national commitment to supporting multilingualism as a core pillar of integration, education, and community wellbeing.
It was launched at the @royalsoced.bsky.social New Scots Language Taster day.
Read more: gla.ac/4tPdjFJ
π Are you passionate about the future of the #Arctic?
Over 2 days, the Scottish Arctic Conference offers the opportunity to find out more about Arctic-related opportunities and discuss ongoing work by ScAN, Scottish Government and UArctic.
ποΈ 5-6 March
π @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Info & ποΈ π
Join us for:
πΏ Climate Crisis & Research Integrity: Developing an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
ποΈ 3rd March | β° 2-3pm | π» Online
@clairesquires.bsky.social & Craig Martin discuss SGSAH's EIA and how to support environmentally aware PhD research.
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βO My Luveβs Like a Red, Red Roseβ is one of #RobertBurns most famous love songs and a perfect read for Valentine's Day πΉ
πΈ The Lilly manuscript of βA Red, red roseβ. Image by permission of The Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
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.
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πSAHA Steering Group member Prof Jason KΓΆnig ( @mountainsofgreece.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social ) & Prof Jonathan Pitches ( @profpitches.bsky.social ) interviewed Simone Kenyon about her work as a practice researcher, performer, artist & producer.
New podcast available now
#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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Happy Burns Night β¨οΈ
We asked the Director of the Centre for Robert Burns Studies (@glasgowburns.bsky.social | @uofgnews.bsky.social ) Professor @paulinemackay.bsky.social & Research Associate Dr @drcleoocy.bsky.social two fun facts about Burns Supper
Watch the video on our instagram π
O Wert Thou In The Cauld Blast by Robert Burns - read by Professor Peter Mackay, Scotland's Makar β our national poet. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Happy #BurnsNight from everyone at the University of St Andrews.
#EverToExcel
Was Burns an influencer?
We asked this burning question to the Director of the Centre for Robert Burns Studies , Prof @paulinemackay.bsky.social , and Research Associate Dr @drcleoocy.bsky.social
Watch the video on our instagram profile π
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A pleasure to write this short article for @sahavoice.bsky.social about the ambitions of βThe Burns Supper at 225 Years: Scottish Tradition, Global Reinventionβ project: saha.scot/the-burns-su....
Access our #BurnsSupper225 survey here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...!
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ποΈOur podcast series SAHA Conversations celebrates Arts & Humanities across Scotland and is available wherever you get your podcasts
saha.scot/a-saha-conve...
Who was Robert Burns?
Join us on a SAHA Conversation with Dr Paul Malgrati ( @paulmalgrati.bsky.social | @thinkuhi.bsky.social @insuhi.bsky.social ) and learn more about Scotlandβs National Bard and the celebration of his life and works that takes place on his birthday, January 25h.
π£ Call for proposals: SGSAH Summer School 2026
Weβre inviting session proposals for #SGSAHSummer26, bringing together Arts & Humanities PhD researchers from across Scotland.
ποΈ 18β19 June (online) | 24β25 June (in-person, Glasgow)
β° Closing date: 27 Feb
π Learn more www.sgsah.ac.uk/about/news/h...
A paper by Prof Gerard Carruthers (@glasgow.ac.uk) and Dr Paul Malgrati ( @paulmalgrati.bsky.social | @thinkuhi.bsky.social) reveals how Burnsβs 1786 poem, To a Haggis, transformed haggis from a humble peasant dish into a powerful symbol of Scottish identity.
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
for more information and free tickets visit the RSE website π
12.01.2026 13:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The event forms part of RSE Investigates β a yearly programme of free public events that looks closely at a new topic each year. Through research-led insights and personal perspectives, the series explores the nuances and real-world implications of issues that shape our understanding of society.
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If we lose our languages, do we lose ourselves?
Join Prof Alison Phipps FRSE, Dr Teresa Garrido-Tamayo, Dr Nadeen Purna, and Dr Hyab Yohannes as they explore how the languages spoken by both New Scots and long-established communities change as their sense of belonging shifts over time.
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-...
09.01.2026 11:53 β π 18 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0Re-sharing this great blog from our former Director, @clairesquires.bsky.social, published on @sahavoice.bsky.social β well worth a read if you missed it ‡οΈ
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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 π
Season's Greetings from SAHA! β¨
We wish you a happy and restful festive season β¨
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.
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