Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities

Lead: Dr Maria Mili - University of Glasgow
Deputy: Dr Carlos Machado - University of St Andrews

• Dr Elizabeth Niklasson - University of Aberdeen
• Dr Kimberley Czajkowski - University of Edinburgh
• Dr Sally Foster - University of Stirling
• Dr Diana Swales - University of Dundee
• Professor Jane Downes - University of the Highlands and Islands

Doctoral Researcher Rep: 

• Tomás Gerich - University of Stirling

What is culture? How do we shape and engage with it? What does innovation look like in a cultural context?  How can we build more accessible, inclusive and transformational ways of thinking and working in cultural settings?

Incorporating Archaeology, Art History, Cultural Policy and Management, Heritage, Information and Museum Studies, this Discipline+ Catalyst operates in a fast-changing field. We use research-driven frameworks to critically interrogate and explore interconnected cultural and heritage issues as a means to innovate and further understanding across our disciplines. Our Catalyst actively encourages doctoral researchers to challenge established categories by way of an outward-facing interdisciplinary lens, and to understand the contexts within which your research will be applied.

Lead: Professor Patricia Allmer - University of Edinburgh
Deputy: Dr Jordan Kistler - University of Strathclyde

• Professor Alison Brown - University of Aberdeen
• Dr Yunhyong Kim - University of Glasgow
• Dr Craig Gauld - University of Dundee 
• Dr Helen McCormack - Glasgow School of Art
• Dr Jennie Morgan - University of Stirling
• Dr David Stevenson - University of Stirling
• Dr Iain Taylor - University of the West of Scotland
• Professor Ian Baxter - Heriott-Watt University

Doctoral Researcher Rep: 

• Prerana Nair - University of Edinburgh

Co-lead: Dr Dorian Wiszniewski - University of Edinburgh
Co-lead: Dr Cara Broadley - Glasgow School of Art

• Professor Alan Marcus - University of Aberdeen
• Dr Dominic Paterson - University of Glasgow
• Dr Brianna Robertson Kirkland - Royal Conservatoire Scotland
• Dr Sara Lodge - University of St Andrews
• Dr Lorna Gibb - University of Stirling
• Dr Sarah Bernstein - University of Strathclyde
• Dr Anthony Schrag - Queen Margaret University
• Dr Paul Harkins - Edinburgh Napier University
• Dr Stephen Collins - University of the West of Scotland
• Dr Jon Blackwood - Robert Gordon University

Doctoral Researcher Reps: 

• Sian Macgregor - University of Aberdeen
• Harriet Crisp - University of Stirling
• Irene Ros - University of Edinburgh [alum]

The History Discipline+ catalyst supports the development of doctoral students through training in innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to the discipline, in practical research skills, and in professional development. We aim to share expertise and open up opportunities for researchers across SGSAH institutions, sometimes in association with other partner organizations. We seek to nurture doctoral researchers by engaging with their vision of the future of the discipline.   

We innovate through training events that focus on new approaches in history and/or highlight the latest developments within some long-established topics. Our vision of disciplinary innovation includes both research methods, sources, and questions; and the dissemination of research findings within academia, in public engagement, and in teaching. To support this, we partner with other catalysts and beyond the arts and humanities as appropriate to encourage cross-pollination of approaches, methodologies, and ideas. 

Lead: Professor Justine Firnhaber-Baker - University of St Andrews
Deputy: Dr Julia McClure - University of Glasgow

• Dr Alan Kennedy - University of Dundee
• Dr Meha Priyadarshini - University of Edinburgh
• Professor Jim Mills - University of Strathclyde
• Professor Emma Macleod - University of Stirling
• Dr Colin Nicolson - University of Stirling
• Dr Nicola Martin - University of the Highlands & Islands

Doctoral Researcher Rep: 

• Mhairi Ferrier - University of the Highlands and Islands

Lead: Professor Jane Scoular - University of Strathclyde
Deputy: Dr Rossana Ducato - University of Aberdeen

• Dr Tarik Olcay - University of Dundee
• Professor Thomas Giddens - University of Dundee
• Dr Mo Egan - University of Stirling
• Dr Alex Schwartz - University of Glasgow
• Dr Daniel Carr - University of Edinburgh
• Dr Valerio Torti - Edinburgh Napier University

Doctoral Researcher Rep:

• Nimaya Lemal - University of St Andrews

Lead: Dr Warren Maguire - University of Edinburgh
Deputy: Dr Faith Chiu - University of Glasgow

• Dr Andrew Smith - University of Stirling
• Dr Charles Pigott - University of Strathclyde
• Dr Rowan Mackay - University of Aberdeen

Lead: Dr Johanna Linsley - University of Dundee
Deputy: Dr Scott Hames - University of Stirling

• Professor David Wheatley - University of Aberdeen
• Dr Rebecca Tierney-Hynes - University of Edinburgh
• Dr Rhona Brown - University of Glasgow
• Dr Matthew Augustine - University of St Andrews
• Dr Eleanor Bell - University of Strathclyde
• Professor Andrew Frayn - Edinburgh Napier University
• Dr Kathryn Burnett - University of the West of Scotland

Doctoral Researcher Reps: 

• Esther Zitterl - University of St Andrews
• Melissa Whitley - University of Glasgow

Lead: Professor Iain MacRury - University of Stirling
Deputy: Dr Bryan Hoyle - University of Dundee

• Dr David Sorfa - University of Edinburgh
• Dr Kay Dickinson - Univeristy of Glasgow
• Dr Calum Waddell - University of Aberdeen
• Professor Glyn Davis - University of St Andrews
• Dr Ana Tominc - Queen Margaret University
• Dr Rachael Flynn - University of the West of Scotland
• Dr Alistair Scott - Edinburgh Napier University
• Dr Lesley Henderson - University of Strathclyde

Doctoral Researcher Reps:

• Madeleine Ferris - University of Edinburgh

The Modern Languages (ML) Catalyst runs an annual researcher-led training programme that draws on the expertise of dozens of staff in ML disciplines across Scotland, as well as that of external partners and distinguished guest speakers. Our aim is to nurture a Scotland-wide community in which PGR students in Modern Languages can share experiences, discuss ideas and develop their skills.

While our events are discipline-specific in that they are aimed at doctoral students based in ML departments, they embrace the inherent diversity and interdisciplinarity of this cohort by facilitating academic conversations about a broad range of cultural, social and technical topics. Some workshops adopt the style of a masterclass, allowing students the rare opportunity to work in a small group with an acclaimed international expert in the field, while other sessions are larger in scope and facilitate networking and relationship-building. Recent events, for example, have focused on writing about subjectivity, on working with a variety of visual media, on reading premodern texts, and on theory in translation. In all our activities, we want to provide a friendly and informal forum for exchange, and to work flexibly and collaboratively in order to meet the evolving needs of the Modern Languages PGR community.

Lead: Dr Fransiska Louwagie - University of Aberdeen
Deputy Lead: Dr Greg Kerr - University of Glasgow

• Dr Alan Macniven - University of Edinburgh
• Dr Helen Stuhr-Rommereim - University of St Andrews
• Dr Sharon Deane-Cox - University of Strathclyde
• Dr Marion Winters - Heriott-Watt University
• Dr Abigail Burnyeat - University of the Highlands and Islands
• Dr Esperanza Miyake - University of Strathclyde

Doctoral Researcher Reps: 

• Haorui Yu - University of Dundee
• Tingting Zhong - University of St Andrews

Co-lead: Professor Jessica Brown - University of St Andrews
Co-lead: Dr Kent Hurtig - University of Stirling

• Dr Nicholas Treanor - University of Edinburgh
• Professor Mona Simion - University of Glasgow
• Dr Ashley Woodward - University of Dundee
• Dr Eilidh Beaton - University of Aberdeen

Lead: Dr Katie Cross - University of Aberdeen
Deputy: Dr Suzanna Millar - University of Edinburgh

• Dr Madhavi Nevader - University of St Andrews
• Dr Zhe Gao - University of Stirling
• Dr Garrick Allen - University of Glasgow
• Dr Jamie Grant - University of the Highlands and Islands

Doctoral Researcher Rep:

• Calvin Goh - University of Edinburgh