Murray Pittock :
@murrayp.bsky.social
Pro VP U.Glasgow, personal views and evidence-based judgements only. 'You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass'-John Buchan. https://murraypittock.com
Excellent morning meeting colleagues in the Scottish Government and West Dunbartonshire Council to discuss the Dumbarton Wayfaring & Intervention Action Plan in connexion with developing the heritage offer and its narrative. @sahavoice.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @briandornan.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Excellent morning meeting colleagues in the Scottish Government and West Dunbartonshire Council to discuss the Dumbarton Wayfaring & Intervention Action Plan in connexion with developing the heritage offer and its narrative. @sahavoice.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @briandornan.bsky.social
Pleased to begin role of ambassador for Ellisland, 'The Home of Auld Lang Syne' from Hogmanay- interviews with BBC, ITV and Fox today. Read Joan McAlpine on the Ellisland appeal in www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
@glasgowburns.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
@glasgowburns.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
December 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Pleased to begin role of ambassador for Ellisland, 'The Home of Auld Lang Syne' from Hogmanay- interviews with BBC, ITV and Fox today. Read Joan McAlpine on the Ellisland appeal in www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
@glasgowburns.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
@glasgowburns.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
My reading choices for Books of 2025: Lewis Barton, A History of Europe in 29 Borders (brilliant and focused despite the fashionable title); John Kay, The Corporation in the 21st Century and Richard Susskind's How to Think About AI. Three books to change the frame. @sahavoice.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
My reading choices for Books of 2025: Lewis Barton, A History of Europe in 29 Borders (brilliant and focused despite the fashionable title); John Kay, The Corporation in the 21st Century and Richard Susskind's How to Think About AI. Three books to change the frame. @sahavoice.bsky.social
Very good first day representing Scotland on board @eassh.bsky.social. Lina Gálvez MEP & FP10 co-rapporteur on European autonomy, economic growth & the social mission. @gabilombardo.bsky.social outstanding on FP10 discussions. Joe O'Hara impressive on EASSH wins in 2025. @sahavoice.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Very good first day representing Scotland on board @eassh.bsky.social. Lina Gálvez MEP & FP10 co-rapporteur on European autonomy, economic growth & the social mission. @gabilombardo.bsky.social outstanding on FP10 discussions. Joe O'Hara impressive on EASSH wins in 2025. @sahavoice.bsky.social
Here in a festive Brussels for @eassh.bsky.social AGM & critical discussions on FP10. Is European research responding to Draghi ? Where are start ups & spinouts ? @gabilombardo.bsky.social has done so much this year to deliver on Society & put EASSH at the heart of the map. @uofgied.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Here in a festive Brussels for @eassh.bsky.social AGM & critical discussions on FP10. Is European research responding to Draghi ? Where are start ups & spinouts ? @gabilombardo.bsky.social has done so much this year to deliver on Society & put EASSH at the heart of the map. @uofgied.bsky.social
Receiving Roy Medal for Scottish Studies PhD of the year on behalf of Suping Li for her thesis on 'The Reception of Robert Burns in China'-the 3rd time one of my students has won after the terrific PhDs of Michael Shaw and Craig Lamont; @paulinemackay.bsky.social co-supervised. Well done Suping !
December 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Receiving Roy Medal for Scottish Studies PhD of the year on behalf of Suping Li for her thesis on 'The Reception of Robert Burns in China'-the 3rd time one of my students has won after the terrific PhDs of Michael Shaw and Craig Lamont; @paulinemackay.bsky.social co-supervised. Well done Suping !
Thanks too to @paulinemackay.bsky.social as co-supervisor.
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Thanks too to @paulinemackay.bsky.social as co-supervisor.
State of the art museology here in Vienna at the Strauss Museum. Interactive, Immersive, highly informative. @mimuofg.bsky.social @fergusbruce.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
State of the art museology here in Vienna at the Strauss Museum. Interactive, Immersive, highly informative. @mimuofg.bsky.social @fergusbruce.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social
Looking forward to visiting Burns' Ellisland tomorrow to discuss the forthcoming campaign to develop the Home of Auld Lang Syne with Joan McAlpine and colleagues. @glasgowburns.bsky.social is a longterm supporter: director @paulinemackay.bsky.social here with Alasdair Whyte & singer Robyn Stapleton
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Looking forward to visiting Burns' Ellisland tomorrow to discuss the forthcoming campaign to develop the Home of Auld Lang Syne with Joan McAlpine and colleagues. @glasgowburns.bsky.social is a longterm supporter: director @paulinemackay.bsky.social here with Alasdair Whyte & singer Robyn Stapleton
150th (actually it turns out 167th) anniversary dinner for Nairn Literary Institute last night. A very pleasant evening discussing everything from Picts to bridges before speaking on 'Do the Highlands exist ?' The audience were very polite. Thanks to NLI President Prof. Ron Skeldon for organizing.
November 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
150th (actually it turns out 167th) anniversary dinner for Nairn Literary Institute last night. A very pleasant evening discussing everything from Picts to bridges before speaking on 'Do the Highlands exist ?' The audience were very polite. Thanks to NLI President Prof. Ron Skeldon for organizing.
Delighted that @guyverhofstadt.bsky.social 's gift at tonight's
@euromovescotland.bsky.social dinner is my @yalepress.bsky.social Scotland:the Global History. Here signing it with Bill Rodger @sahavoice.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
@euromovescotland.bsky.social dinner is my @yalepress.bsky.social Scotland:the Global History. Here signing it with Bill Rodger @sahavoice.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Delighted that @guyverhofstadt.bsky.social 's gift at tonight's
@euromovescotland.bsky.social dinner is my @yalepress.bsky.social Scotland:the Global History. Here signing it with Bill Rodger @sahavoice.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
@euromovescotland.bsky.social dinner is my @yalepress.bsky.social Scotland:the Global History. Here signing it with Bill Rodger @sahavoice.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
Tomorrow in Paris- preparing for the Pix sale at ADER auctions and speaking on the politics of textiles, medals, and of course-glass @iassl.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Tomorrow in Paris- preparing for the Pix sale at ADER auctions and speaking on the politics of textiles, medals, and of course-glass @iassl.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
Looking forward to supporting ADER auctions in Paris to sell the magnificent Pix collection for the benefit of @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk . Unravelling the mysteries of Jacobite glass in Paris next Thursday @sahavoice.bsky.social @whitegoldsword1708.bsky.social @funkyplaid.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Looking forward to supporting ADER auctions in Paris to sell the magnificent Pix collection for the benefit of @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk . Unravelling the mysteries of Jacobite glass in Paris next Thursday @sahavoice.bsky.social @whitegoldsword1708.bsky.social @funkyplaid.bsky.social
30 years this month since the 1st edition of The Myth of the Jacobite Clans was published & it still sells a fair number of copies every year. Thanks to all who read & understood its challenge to the framing of the '45, advancing data on the scale & nature of recruitment &opposition to the Union.
October 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
30 years this month since the 1st edition of The Myth of the Jacobite Clans was published & it still sells a fair number of copies every year. Thanks to all who read & understood its challenge to the framing of the '45, advancing data on the scale & nature of recruitment &opposition to the Union.
Tomorrow in Dublin, delighted to be introducing this event with @sahavoice.bsky.social in collaboration with the Irish Humanities Alliance at the Royal Irish Academy to mark the completion of the first phase of the Bilateral Framework between the Irish and Scottish governments
September 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Tomorrow in Dublin, delighted to be introducing this event with @sahavoice.bsky.social in collaboration with the Irish Humanities Alliance at the Royal Irish Academy to mark the completion of the first phase of the Bilateral Framework between the Irish and Scottish governments
Coming very soon now-a comprehensive single volume history of Scotland from brochs to Brexit with something for everyone from Old Street Publishing-with thanks to @willdalrymple.bsky.social for his assessment !
@sahavoice.bsky.social @broadcastscot.bsky.social
@asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social
@sahavoice.bsky.social @broadcastscot.bsky.social
@asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Coming very soon now-a comprehensive single volume history of Scotland from brochs to Brexit with something for everyone from Old Street Publishing-with thanks to @willdalrymple.bsky.social for his assessment !
@sahavoice.bsky.social @broadcastscot.bsky.social
@asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social
@sahavoice.bsky.social @broadcastscot.bsky.social
@asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social
Good to find Culloden in '10 Scottish History books you need on your shelf' this week !
scotlands-stories.com/10-scottish-...
scotlands-stories.com/10-scottish-...
August 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Good to find Culloden in '10 Scottish History books you need on your shelf' this week !
scotlands-stories.com/10-scottish-...
scotlands-stories.com/10-scottish-...
Very positive discussion on 5th @iassl.bsky.social
World Congress programme and budget yesterday with
Nanjing Normal University colleagues. A new step forward for Scottish Studies in June 2027 in China @asls.org.uk @sahavoice.bsky.social
World Congress programme and budget yesterday with
Nanjing Normal University colleagues. A new step forward for Scottish Studies in June 2027 in China @asls.org.uk @sahavoice.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Very positive discussion on 5th @iassl.bsky.social
World Congress programme and budget yesterday with
Nanjing Normal University colleagues. A new step forward for Scottish Studies in June 2027 in China @asls.org.uk @sahavoice.bsky.social
World Congress programme and budget yesterday with
Nanjing Normal University colleagues. A new step forward for Scottish Studies in June 2027 in China @asls.org.uk @sahavoice.bsky.social
Coming up today- a pleasure to be speaking with two such distinguished colleagues at the Adam Smith Festival of ideas @sahavoice.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @uofgpe.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Coming up today- a pleasure to be speaking with two such distinguished colleagues at the Adam Smith Festival of ideas @sahavoice.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @uofgpe.bsky.social
Looking forward to 6 June panel sponsored by Adam Smith Global Foundation on Smith today- politeness, debate & sympathy could not be more necessary & I will be teasing out relations between personal sympathy and economic growth @ahallardyce.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Looking forward to 6 June panel sponsored by Adam Smith Global Foundation on Smith today- politeness, debate & sympathy could not be more necessary & I will be teasing out relations between personal sympathy and economic growth @ahallardyce.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social
This afternoon at Royal Society of Edinburgh, @sahavoice.bsky.social are collaborating with U. London on an Advocacy Day for the Arts & Humanities. At this challenging time, how can they be heard and how can they persuade others their interests matter ? @eassh.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This afternoon at Royal Society of Edinburgh, @sahavoice.bsky.social are collaborating with U. London on an Advocacy Day for the Arts & Humanities. At this challenging time, how can they be heard and how can they persuade others their interests matter ? @eassh.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social
Great evening last night @sahavoice.bsky.social Tartan Day @royalsoced.bsky.social, co-sponsored with US Consulate-General. Brilliantly chaired by Catherine O'Leary, @leoniebell.bsky.social @billykayscot.bsky.social & myself spoke on history & future of Tartan Day:
www.youtube.com/live/t16JrcH...
www.youtube.com/live/t16JrcH...
April 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Great evening last night @sahavoice.bsky.social Tartan Day @royalsoced.bsky.social, co-sponsored with US Consulate-General. Brilliantly chaired by Catherine O'Leary, @leoniebell.bsky.social @billykayscot.bsky.social & myself spoke on history & future of Tartan Day:
www.youtube.com/live/t16JrcH...
www.youtube.com/live/t16JrcH...
Splendid dinner @houseofcommons.parliament.uk with British-Irish Chamber of Commerce courtesy of @clairehanna.bsky.social discussing UK-Ireland-EU relations. Great evening representing U. Glasgow & championing HE mobility ahead of FP10 @horizoneu.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Splendid dinner @houseofcommons.parliament.uk with British-Irish Chamber of Commerce courtesy of @clairehanna.bsky.social discussing UK-Ireland-EU relations. Great evening representing U. Glasgow & championing HE mobility ahead of FP10 @horizoneu.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social
Happy World Bannock Day !
A starter bannock story to accompany your bannock can be found at folklorescotland.com/the-wee-bann...
A starter bannock story to accompany your bannock can be found at folklorescotland.com/the-wee-bann...
March 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Happy World Bannock Day !
A starter bannock story to accompany your bannock can be found at folklorescotland.com/the-wee-bann...
A starter bannock story to accompany your bannock can be found at folklorescotland.com/the-wee-bann...
Splendid discussion today on role of Museums in the Metaverse in cultural tourism & placemaking in Future Cities Forum Cultural Cities 2025 with Michelle Charters OBE, Craig Hassall AM & many more @ahallardyce.bsky.social @fergusbruce.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Splendid discussion today on role of Museums in the Metaverse in cultural tourism & placemaking in Future Cities Forum Cultural Cities 2025 with Michelle Charters OBE, Craig Hassall AM & many more @ahallardyce.bsky.social @fergusbruce.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social