School of History, Classics & Archaeology

Postgraduate Scottish History Community Group

The group is open to PhD and Masters’ Students studying a Scottish history topic or anyone else from the postgraduate community who has an interest in Scottish history.

You are warmly invited to join the Postgraduate Scottish History Community Group this semester.

This academic year (2022/23) we have decided to focus on community building and would, therefore, like to bring together a network of people who have an interest in the historical study of Scotland. The group will offer a range of events designed to aid postgraduate students in their academic pursuits and in building a sense of community. We will run hybrid research sharing events, online writing retreats and a couple of reading group sessions. We hope to see you at some of the sessions this semester!

If you have any questions or would like to be added to the mailing list, please contact helen.lowe@ed.ac.uk . If you sign up to the mailing list you will be kept up to date with the group and be sent reminders about group events. You will also be sent the joining links for the online events this semester.

Semester 2

Date Subject Venue Time
Fri 27 Jan

Welcome event - research sharing session: A chance to discuss potential opportunities and challenges linked to your research in the upcoming semester.

Cuillin Room, Charles Stewart House (Hybrid) 2-3pm
Fri 3 Feb

Working retreat - A retreat to allow you to work on your research: the session will also include intentions sharing at the start and reflections on outcomes at the end

Collaborate Session (Online)  2-4pm
Fri 17 Feb

Reading session -  ‘Labour Market in Crisis’ - the experience of deindustrialisation on the Upper Clyde in the late 1960s and early 1970s 

Cuillin Room, Charles Stewart House (Hybrid)

2-3pm 
Fri 3 Mar

Plans for next year - A chance to let us know what you would like to see from the group in the new academic year (2033/24) and to hear about the opportunity to be on the group committee 

Collaborate Session (Online)  11am-noon 
Fri 24 Mar Reading Session - 'Dounreay: Creating the nuclear north' Cuillin Room, Charles Stewart House (Hybrid) 2-3pm
Fri 31 Mar

Working Retreat - An opportunity to work on your research in a focused space, we will discuss intentions and outcomes of the session too

Collaborate Session (Online)  2-4pm 

Semester 1

Date Subject Venue Time
Fri 30 Sep

Introductions and Research Sharing Session

Hybrid event - Cuillin Room, Charles Stewart House 2.30-3.30pm
Wed 12 Oct

Writing afternoon

Online via Collaborate 2.30-4.30pm
Fri 21 Oct

Research sharing session (a chance to talk about any challenges you are facing in your research)

Hybrid event - Cuillin Room, Charles Stewart House 2.30-3.30pm
Fri 28 Oct

Writing afternoon

Online via Collaborate 2.30-4.30pm
Fri 11 Nov

Reading session - ‘The historiography of the Highland Clearances – discussing historiographical reviews’

Hybrid event - Cuillin Room, Charles Stewart House 2-3pm
Fri 25 Nov

Online coffee morning (and a chance to give your feedback on the group before the new semester) CANCELLED

Online via Collaborate 11am-12 noon
Fri 2 Dec

Reading session - ‘‘A Swan from a Raven’: William Wallace, Brucean Propaganda, and Gesta Annalia II’

Hybrid event - Cuillin Room, Charles Stewart House 2-3pm

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