Murray Pittock :
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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
Looking forward to welcoming two new Research Associates tomorrow for the @edfringe.bsky.social Economic Impact Assessment as we enter another Festival season. My report-supported by @ukri.org World Class Labs will measure the value of the Fringe to the economy & as a global brand.
Study to examine economic impact of Edinburgh Festival Fringe A new study will look at the economic and social impact of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Professor Murray Pittock, Pro-Vice-Principal at the University of Glasgow, has been commissioned to carry out the research. It will examine how…
Study to examine economic impact of Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A new study will look at the economic and social impact of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Professor Murray Pittock, Pro-Vice-Principal at the University of Glasgow, has been commissioned to carry out the research. It will examine how the Edinburgh Festival Fringe supports jobs and businesses and contributes to Scotland’s wider cultural economy. While there have ... Read more The post Study to examine economic impact of Edinburgh Festival Fringe first appeared on The Scottish Banner .
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So @profserious.bsky.social is travelling in the right direction here, but the reason the value narrative is not cutting through is that it has not been adopted fully by A & H -small units and disciplinary defensiveness are well behind the curve that @ukri.org has pioneered. @sahavoice.bsky.social
profserious@profserious.bsky.social · 2w agoWhither the Arts and Humanities? The arts and humanities do not have a value problem. But do they have an adaptation problem? @profserious.bsky.social considers profserious.substack.com/p/whither-th...
The fundamental issue is that HE is not an electoral priority and has not succeeded in making itself one. To some extent that is on HE itself, to some extent on a political and cultural environment which believes there is 'too much' of something that China and India believe there is not enough of.
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2w ago'On Tuesday the government published its response to the Education Committee’s report on higher education funding and the threat of insolvency. It’s 37 pages...read quickly, amount to a department competently batting away an inconvenient select committee.' 1/2
Lovely morning @robertgordonuni.bsky.social receiving the honorary degree of D.Litt as a 'leading historian, public intellectual and university leader'. Thanks to Prof Peter Reid, Principal Steve Olivier and Chair of Governors Colin Hunter for their support & hospitality @ahallardyce.bsky.social
Lovely morning at @robertgordonuni.bsky.social receiving the honorary degree of D.Litt as a 'leading historian, public intellectual and university leader'. Thanks to Prof Peter Reid, Principal Steve Olivier and Chair of Governors Colin Hunter for their support & hospitality @ahallardyce.bsky.social
Happy to be co-organising this exciting conference on 15 October, exploring Aberdeen's enduring legacy and featuring contributions from celebrated scholars including @murrayp.bsky.social. Register at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/40-years-o...
40 Years On: Aberdeen, Enlightenment, and Global Legacies (Online)
Join us in Aberdeen to celebrate academic progress since the landmark 1986 conference (see separate link for in-person participation).
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Excellent afternoon with @christophersmith.bsky.social engaging on AHRC policy, strategy and outlook in the context of @ukri.org & UK government strategy- hosted by @sahavoice.bsky.social and @royalsoced.bsky.social Colleagues from across the sector in Scotland really enjoyed themselves !
A Complete History of Medieval Scotland - in 51 minutes - from The Shortest History of Scotland author Murray Pittock on the Gone Medieval podcast from HistoryHit. @murrayp.bsky.social shows.acast.com/gone-medieva...
A Complete History of Medieval Scotland | Gone Medieval
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Looking forward to this next week-thank you @robertgordonuni.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @scga.scot @eassh.bsky.social www.rgu.ac.uk/news/news-20...
Homecoming honour for leading historian as career-ready graduates are celebrated | RGU
The academic accomplishments of more than 1,600 students will be celebrated next week when Robert Gordon University hosts its Summer Graduation ceremonies.
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Great idea from @paulinemackay.bsky.social & @neilmcdonnell.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2622005...
World’s oldest football brought to life through cutting-edge 3D technology
A 16th-century football believed to be the world’s oldest is being digitally preserved using advanced 3D technology.
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'For many of us, Scottish history is an area of knowledge where we’re sadly lacking. Murray Pittock’s THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF SCOTLAND is the perfect book to help fill those gaps... This may be The Shortest History of Scotland, but it’s one of the best.' @snackmag.bsky.social @murrayp.bsky.social
Signing at the Watermill Bookshop, Aberfeldy today- what a great place & the Shortest History going very fast @oldstpublishing.bsky.social
Meeting people and talking to them is the simplest antidote to believing rubbish about them emanating from remote third parties.
Dani Garavelli@danigaravelli.bsky.social · 2mo ago"Communities built on mutual trust have fewer cracks into which Reform and others can pour their poison." My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column on "neighbourism" and what we can do as individuals when political leaders refuse to lead. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2619226...
With the 'war' on humanities in Scottish universities, Pittock’s is the best defence I have encountered. “The humanities ‘frame’ the world". Have a read.
Neil Mackay@neilmackay.bsky.social · 2mo agoI met Prof Murray Pittock, Scotland’s leading public intellectual, to talk about attacks on the arts at university by rightwing politicians. What I learned about the state of education shocked me. Perhaps I’m a product of a very different system in the last century but something has gone badly wrong
Pleased to be speaking on @euerasmusplus.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social & other opportunities for Scottish EU alignment at @euromovescotland.bsky.social today @eassh.bsky.social @stephengethins.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social
Looking forward to the @brirechamber.bsky.social HE conference on Thursday on the eve of Ireland's Presidency as FP10 @horizoneu.bsky.social crystallizes. The interests of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences will be critical in the years ahead @eassh.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social
I met Prof Murray Pittock, Scotland’s leading public intellectual, to talk about attacks on the arts at university by rightwing politicians. What I learned about the state of education shocked me. Perhaps I’m a product of a very different system in the last century but something has gone badly wrong
Professor Murray Pittock speaks out on concerning university changes in Scotland
Professor Murray Pittock is the leading expert on liberal arts education. He shocks our Writer at Large who can’t believe how times have changed…
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Looking forward to an in-depth discussion of AI in policy and society in Cambridge at the end of this week with old friends and new @kingscollege.bsky.social
Two posts to support the @edinburghfringe.bsky.social Economic Impact Assessment close in a few days' time. Details here: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Assistant/Associate
Job PurposeTo carry out the supporting work and make a strong contribution to the AHRC research contract, ‘The Edinburgh Festival Fringe: an Economic Impact Assessment’, working with and reporting ...
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A new study will explore the economic & cultural impact of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Led by @glasgow.ac.uk @murrayp.bsky.social and supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, it will look at jobs, tourism and how the Fringe supports creative careers. More: gla.ac/3REupY9
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Caledonian Chronicles: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Murray Pittock...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Professor Murray Pittock to talk about his latest book The Shortest History of Scotland, which is published with Old Street Publishing Ltd."From Col...
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He put a price tag on Robert Burns. Now, Murray Pittock has his sights on Scotland's favourite festival - The Edinburgh Fringe. My interview for @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2612724...
Fringe with benefits: Murray Pittock puts price tag on Scotland's favourite festival
Pittock is reflecting on the remarkable success of the Fringe, which has taken over the streets of Scotland’s capital every August for eight…
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Head over to the BfS website to read our Q&A with Scotland’s leading historian, Murray Pittock, about his latest release ‘The Shortest History of Scotland’. 🔗 Click the link below to take you there now! booksfromscotland.com/2026/05/the-...
The Shortest History of Scotland: A Q & A with Murray Pittock - Books from Scotland
'We need to be better aware of that to understand the challenges and achievements of the past, and to use them to assess the present and be confident in addressing it.'
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SAHA co-Chair Professor Murray Pittock ( @murrayp.bsky.social | @glasgow.ac.uk) has been commissioned to examine how the #Fringe supports jobs and businesses across #Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland. Read the article on @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇
Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco@joshpizpom.bsky.social · 3mo agoA leading Scottish historian has been tapped to lead a study into the economic benefit of the Edinburgh Fringe. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2612334...
The key issue is not non English nationalism but Brexit, which encouraged delusive hopes, nourished arrogant introspection & whose economic failure- just read the large number of studies, don't troll- has intensified the miserabilism,disappointment & exceptionalism that led to it in the first place.
James Aithie 🏴@jamesaithie.bsky.social · 3mo agoBritain is an ungovernable country, primarily because Britain is not a country. #ScottishIndependence #IrishUnity #Annibyniaeth #EnglishIndependence
Busy but positive times with The Shortest History of Scotland @oldstpublishing.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @asls.org.uk @scga.scot @scothistorysociety.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social - Copies racing out of the door !
Murray Pittock will be discussing his new book The Shortest History of Scotland this evening at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle Street. @murrayp.bsky.social: www.waterstones.com/events/the-h...
The History of Scotland in an Hour with Murray Pittock | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about The History of Scotland in an Hour with Murray Pittock today.
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