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Picture of David Gilmour playing a black stratocaster in the Pompeii amphitheatre, 1971.

Language pals - I've written a new blog post about Machine Translation and the philosophical issues caused by everything being instantly translatable - with some Pink Floyd and Dr Who!

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Abair seachdain a th’ air a bhith againn rè Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026! Taing mhòr mhòr dhan a h-uile duine a ghabh pàirt ann.

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What an incredible week Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026 was! A massive thank you to everyone who took part.

#SeachdainNaGàidhlig2026 #bòrdnagàidhlig

CONTENTS Contributors Editor’s Note Andrew Fleming – Catastrophe at St Kilda: Vulnerability and Resilience in an Island Community Peter Freshwater – Student Singing and Song Books in Scotland Donnchadh Sneddon – Portraid Dhonnchaidh Bhàin? Hamish McD. Telfer and Jonathan M. Thomas – Join together, Fight together, Die together: Scottish Sportsmen, the Great War and Enlistment Shelley Morwenna Williams – Why was Agnes Randolph ‘Black’? Grace Wright – ‘The Order of the Elephant’: Symbols and Power in the Policing of Land Agitation in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland REVIEWS Standing on the Edge of Being: Scotland 1850 to COP 26. Richard D. Oram Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh: The Tolmie Collection. Edited by Kenna Campbell and Ainsley Hamill Understanding Scotland Musically: Folk, Tradition and Policy. Edited by Simon McKerrell and Gary West Obituary: Ian Fraser (1941–2025)

The latest issue of SCOTTISH STUDIES, the Open Access journal of the School of Scottish Studies at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, is now online
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‘S e Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026 a th’ ann!
Tha sinn uile air ar bioran gus am faic sinn na tha romhainn an t-seachdain-sa!
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Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026 is here!
We can’t wait to see what lies ahead for us all this week!

#SeachdainNaGàidhlig2026

Gaelic Week is under way! There are lots of special events in Edinburgh, including
Cruinn Còmhla Community Day, Saturday 28 February, 10am-4pm (ionaddhuneideann.org)
Discussion about the role of Gaelic media, Thurs 26th, 530pm (www.nls.uk/whats-on/gae...)
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@sngaidhlig.bsky.social

Tha Seachdain na Gàidhlig ann agus tha tòrr a' dol ann an Dùn Èideann! Nam measg:
Latha Coimhearsnachd Cruinn Còmhla air Disathairne 28 Gearran, 10m-4f (faic ionaddhuneideann.org)
Còmhradh mu na meadhanan Gàidhlig air Diardaoin 26 Gearran, 530f (www.nls.uk/whats-on/gae...)
@sngaidhlig.bsky.social

Suirbhidh làrach-lìn AÀA
Tha sinn a’ lorg ur beachdan air an làrach-lìn againn. Bidh an t-suirbhidh fosgailte fad cola-deug
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AÀA website survey
We are looking for your feedback on our website. The survey will be open for a fortnight
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#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi

Black-and-white image of the University of Edinburgh’s Old College courtyard, with a domed tower rising above stone buildings. The Ferret logo sits in the top left and a red label reads “REVEALED”. Large white text over the lower half says: “Edinburgh Uni staff are losing their jobs. Their boss has two”. Smaller text underneath adds that Sir Peter Mathieson has confirmed he is being paid for a board role at a university spin-off despite the university’s apparent financial crisis.

🔴NEW: The principal of the University of Edinburgh has confirmed he is working a paid second job while overseeing cuts that have seen hundreds of staff leave the institution.

Read the full story: https://www.theferret.scot/edinburgh-job-loss-mathieson/

Na bhios a' dol ann an Dùn Èideann airson Seachdain na Gàidhlig aig deireadh a' mhìos 👇

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X: Why are so many organisations leaving? Many organisation have recently announced that they will no longer be posting on their X accounts.

Brilliant to see so many leading organisations in Northern Ireland - like Queens University and Belfast City Council - quitting Twitter as it’s incompatible with their values.

Maybe Scotland could learn a lesson here and do the decent thing too…?

Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.

Gu h-àrd air an làimh dheis? (Speech bubble)

Thoiribh sùil air na bhios a’ dol airson Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026 ann an Dùn Èideann agus Lodainn! // Take a closer look at what's on this year for Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026 in Edinburgh & the Lothians!

More info on our website – seachdainnagaidhlig.scot/whats-on/

Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Rob Dunbar | Celtic & Scottish Studies | Literatures Languages and Culture An online seminar by Professor Rob Dunbar (University of Edinburgh), titled 'Nan MacKinnon, 'Nan Eachainn Fhionnlaigh' (1902-1982): her contribution to the School of Scottish Studies and her legacy'.

Nan MacKinnon, ‘Nan Eachainn Fhionnlaigh’ (1902–1982): her contribution to the School of Scottish Studies & her legacy
13 Feb, free online

Nan MacKinnon provided a wealth of inherited Gaelic oral tradition – songs, tales, legends – & personal experience & observation
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...

Doubtful - the same survey also seems to have asked about very different matters, eg whether Keir Starmer should step down or facial recognition technology should be used more

True certainly but the overwhelming majority of people will not have come close to that level of engagement with the issue. It's actually surprising that that the proportion of "don't knows" in the poll isn't higher

But sample sizes for Scotland and Wales small - 6741 adults in GB suggests around 566 in Scotland (8.4% of population) and 324 in Wales (4.8%)

Interesting YouGov poll of adults in England, Scotland and Wales shows surprisingly strong support for preserving regional minority languages in the UK, eg Gaelic, Cornish etc. Strongest in Wales and weakest in Scotland (connected to polarisation over independence?)
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How important, if at all, do you think it is to preserve regional minority languages in the UK, e.g. Gaelic, Cornish etc? | Daily Question How important, if at all, do you think it is to preserve regional minority languages in the UK, e.g. Gaelic, Cornish etc?

Cunntas-beachd inntinneach aig YouGov mu mhion-chànanan ann am Breatainn:

yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...

Gu math inntinneach.
#gàidhlig #kernewek #scotsleid #cymraeg

Aig taobh na cloiche seo
tha bean mo ghràidh agus mo mheas
agus mo sheachdnar chloinne ’nan luidhe
agus sianar an claogh nan sagart glas.
Callum MacGhrigair

(Transcription and images by Dr Michel Byrne)

Gravestone of Catharine Robertson, Buccleuch Parish Church (now Orthodox Community of St Andrew), Chapel St, Edinburgh
English:
Sacred to the memory
Catharine Robertson,
spouse of Malcolm MacGrigor, Printer
who died March 3 1810.

Also Mary and Margaret and their other children who died young

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Gaelic and Community Relations Officer The successful applicant will work with colleagues from across the University, and with partners in other organisations, to undertake key projects that ensure that Gaelic is a visible language on our…

Tha Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann a' sireadh Oifigear Gàidhlig is Dàimhean Coimhearsnachd

Seo agaibh deagh dhòighean gus pàirt a ghabhail ann an Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026! // Here are some fun ways to get involved in Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026! seachdainnagaidhlig.scot/news/
#SeachdainNaGàidhlig

Prògram Beò! 🚀 Programme Live! ✨
Eadar ceòl, cultar, coimhearsnachd is còmhradh, tha rudeigin ann airson a h-uile duine aig Seachdain na Gàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann!
From music and culture to community and conversation, there's something for everyone at Gaelic Week Edinburgh!
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Gaelic and Community Relations Officer at The University of Edinburgh Check out jobs.ac.uk for opportunities in professional services, including Gaelic and Community Relations Officer. Apply today and learn more about the role.

Gaelic Job in Edinburgh!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH784/g...
#Gaelic #Jobs

In the UK academic recession, you will be at one of these stages since many unis buy the same cuts model from the same consultancies. It is always the same process:
*Talk of belt-tightening
*Incidental savings (e.g. printing, refreshments)
*Travel budgets cut
*Promotion freeze (1/4)

'S fheàrr a bhith seinn na deagh dhàn a chall Tha seinneadair air aiseirigh a thoirt air seann òrain Ghàidhlig a chaill am fuinn.

BBC: 'S fheàrr a bhith seinn na deagh dhàn a chall

Tha seinneadair air aiseirigh a thoirt air seann òrain Ghàidhlig a chaill am fuinn.

Tùs: https://www.bbc.com/naidheachdan/sgeulachdan/c07xyv3pgkvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#Gàidhlig #naidheachdan #Gaelic

Naidheachd bhrònach mu chall sàr-sgoilear a rinn rannsachadh cudromach air Gàidhlig na h-Alba cuideachd, gu h-àraidh dualchainntean Siorrachd Pheairt

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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Depreciating the University of Edinburgh into the Ground — UCU Edinburgh There are four key takeaways from the University of Edinburgh’s 2024-25 annual report, which this post explores: The University continues to make a sizeable surplus. What financial pressures exi...

New analysis from @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social & fellow Unions.

Sizeable surplus @ Edinburgh Uni

Financial pressure is from irresponsible capital spending & depreciation

Management metrics mislead

Redundancies hit financial strength & Uni’s academic mission

www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/depreci...