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In Conversation with Professor Maria Fusco, New Director of the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026Leave a comment

Professor Fusco speaks to resident blogger Jelena Sofronijevic about her practice, as she assumes directorship of SGSAH in January 2026.

Place-Based Practices: Writing from the North Sea Coast of Scotland

December 16, 2025February 9, 2026Leave a comment

Resident blogger Jelena Sofronijevic shares an extract from their research article about the artist Zeljko Kujundzic (1920-2003), written during an Interdisciplinary Residency at Hospitalfield in Arbroath, and published in Scottish Art News.

Looking Back: My Research Path to Becoming a Curator at the National Library of Scotland

December 9, 2025December 9, 20252 Comments

Following their presentation at the SGSAH Welcome Event 2025, guest blogger Dr Sarah Mackay shares their journey from a SGSAH-funded PhD to becoming a library curator.

Slippery Realities: Researching Scotland’s Fishing Industry through Speculative Fiction

December 2, 2025December 1, 2025Leave a comment

Guest blogger Marie-Chantal Hamrock shares their research-based artistic practice, exploring maritime cultures in Aberdeen, Peterhead and Fraserburgh.

Looking Back to Look Forward: Conversations on Living Proof: A Climate Story (2021) at the University of Edinburgh

November 25, 2025November 25, 20252 Comments

In the first post of the ecologies strand, guest blogger Anna Stacey reflects on an Environmental Humanities Film Screening in partnership with Dr. Emily Munro and the National Library of Scotland.

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‘Really, that’s it?’ The under- and overwhelming experience of finishing your PhD

November 14, 2025November 17, 2025Leave a comment

Guest bloggers Julia Römer and Marly Muudeni Samuel reflect on their experiences of completing a PhD.

What is Academia’s Role in a ‘Post-Literate Society’?

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025Leave a comment

This week, Resident Blogger Emma discusses James Marriott's "The dawn of the post-literate society" and its implications for the work of academic researchers.

Looking Back: My research path towards becoming a Chancellor’s Fellow at Gray’s School of Art

October 22, 2025Leave a comment

This week, guest blogger Laura Leuzzi dives into post-PhD life and her journey toward a postdoctoral fellowship...

AI, Attention, and Academia

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025Leave a comment

This week, Resident Blogger Emma discusses generative artificial intelligence, 'cognitive offboarding', and the implications of this on academic publishing and thinking at large...

Reflections on a SGSAH-funded Internship tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig

October 8, 2025Leave a comment

This week, guest blogger Rebecca Madlener reflects on her 6 month-long SGSAH-funded Internship with Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (Gaelic Place-names of Scotland)...

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