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About Historical analysis of the Stuart period in British history, running from 1603 to 1714, has rightly concentrated on understanding a series of collapses in political and social order – from the Bishops Wars, 1641 Rebellion in Ulster through the Civil Wars, and the Revolution of 1688 and the War of...

Prof Edna Longley (Queen's University, Belfast) ALL WELCOME

Postgraduate symposium on the future of Irish and Scottish Studies (Thu 9- Fri 10 December, University of Aberdeen)

Irish-Scottish Forum: The Politics of DevolutionThe first Irish-Scottish forum organised by Aberdeen University ’s AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies was held in June 2000 at the end of the first year of the Centre’s existence – as well as the Parliament’s. The topic was ‘Scotland, Northern Ireland and...

AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies A Bilingual Strategy for the Irish Language? Implementation and Outcomes Themes Bilingualism Education Adult Learners People and Institutions Language Organisations Research Basis Údarás na Gaeilge Policy Northern Ireland Scottish Gaelic   Confirmed Speakers (as of 5 August 2010) François Grin, University of Geneva Joseph Lo Bianco (via satellite?), University of MelbourneConchur Ó Giollagáin,National University of Ireland, GalwaySeosamh Mac...

Money, Power and Print (University of Aberdeen, 17-19 June 2010)

IRCISS conference

Annual Conference of the British Society for the History of Philosophy 2010 (Glasgow)

Annual Conference of the British Society for the History of Philosophy 2010 (Aberdeen)

Tom McInally (University of Aberdeen Tom McInally received his PhD from the University of Aberdeen in 2008 and is now an honorary research fellow at RIISS. His present research is on the contributions to the AufKlarung of Scots Benedictines working in Germany in the 18th century. His monograph, The Sixth Scottish University...