News
Function, Form and Funding: What are universities for – and who should pay for them?
29-31 August 2012,
University of St Andrews
To mark the 600th anniversary of the foundation of St Andrews University, the School of History and the Institute of Scottish Historical Research are joining with the International Commission for the History of Universities to host an international conference on the theme of 'Function, form and funding: What are universities for – and who should pay for them?'
Click here for the conference website.
PhD Scholarship - Scotland and the Flemish People
The Institute of Scottish Historical Research at the University of St Andrews is pleased to announce a fully-funded PhD scholarship as part of a new research initiative focused on Scotland and Flemish People and funded by the Fleming Family Charitable Trust. Further details
600 Years of Town and Gown: A Celebration of the History and Archaeology of St Andrews
The Institute is delighted to be joining with the St Andrews University Archaeology Society in hosting a day conference on Saturday 18 February 2012 that will explore a wide range of themes associated with the long history of the burgh of St Andrews as well as the university. The conference will be preceded on the evening of Friday 17 February by keynote lectures given by Peter Yeoman (Historic Scotland) and Ian Bradley (St Andrews). For full details and a registration form CLICK HERE.
‘The Scottish Intellect’ – BBC Radio Scotland’s new account of 600 years of university education in Scotland
The Scottish Intellect’ - a number of past and present members of the Institute are contributors to Billy Kay’s 7 part series on BBC Radio Scotland celebrating 600 years of university education in Scotland. . The first episode was broadcast on Wednesday 14 September, but is still available via the BBC iPlayer
Future episodes will be broadcast on Wednesdays at 2.05pm.
St Andrews Studies in Scottish History – new monograph series launched
St Andrews Studies in Scottish History – congratulations to Katharine Glover on the publication of her book, Elite Women and Polite Society in Eighteenth Century Scotland (The Boydell Press). This is the first volume in our monograph series, St Andrews Studies in Scottish History, published by Boydell & Brewer, to appear in print. We look forward to many more over the coming years.
ISHR workshop – ‘Scottish historical narratives in the later middle ages’ 24 September 2011
ISHR workshop – the latest in the series of one-day workshops sponsored by the Institute will take place on Saturday 24 September on the theme of ‘Scottish Historical narratives in the Middle Ages’. For the programme and further details, contact Michael Brown (mhb@st-andrews.ac.uk).
