Are you a doctoral researcher in arts & humanities at a Scottish HEI? Would you like to be able to explore and work with some of Scotland’s unique university holdings of archives & special collections? Read on to find out how SGSAH can make it happen.

What is SURCAS?

Scotland’s universities have a rich & diverse resource of special research collections.  Museums, rare books & archives: collections recognised as being of national importance & world significance.  

SURCAS is a new scheme which supports doctoral researchers in the arts & humanities to undertake short-term research/knowledge exchange projects with collections and to produce a public engagement outcome. This can take the form of an online exhibition; talks; short films; apps; performances; creative practice; or whatever the researcher agrees with the collections service.  In this pilot year, we are focusing on archives & special collections.

SGSAH will provide funding to support you to undertake a project culminating in public engagement activity, including training,  travel & accommodation and support for public engagement activity.  

How to apply?

Download the . To make an application complete the .
DEADLINE: 5pm Wednesday 24 August 2016

What collections are available? Who do I contact?

Use the links below to explore the archives & special collections in Scotland’s HEIs.  

Edinburgh Napier University
http://www2.napier.ac.uk/warpoets/
http://staff.napier.ac.uk/services/library/about/EdwardClarkCollection/Pages/default.aspx
foi@napier.ac.uk

Glasgow School of Art
http://www.gsaarchives.net/
archives@gsa.ac.uk

Heriot-Watt University
https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/
heritage@hw.ac.uk

Robert Gordon University
www.rgu.ac.uk/collections
Contact for Collections – collections@rgu.ac.uk
Contact for Archives – duncan.cockburn@rgu.ac.uk

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
https://www.rcs.ac.uk/about_us/libraryandit/archives/
Access to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Archives & Collections is by appointment only. To arrange a visit please contact the Archives Officer, Stuart A. Harris-Logan, at 0141 270 8299 or archives@rcs.ac.uk.

University of Aberdeen
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/about/special/
speclib@abdn.ac.uk

University of Dundee
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/archives/
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/library/resources/specialcollections/
archives@dundee.ac.uk

University of Glasgow
http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/
http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/contact/enquiry/
http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/specialcollections/
special@lib.gla.ac.uk

University of the Highlands & Islands
Please contact the Library Co-ordinators Donald MacLean Donald.maclean.perth@uhi.ac.uk or Ruth Priest ruth.priest@uhi.ac.uk

University of St Andrews
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/library/specialcollections/collections/
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/library/specialcollections/researchandenquiries/researchenquiries/

University of Stirling
http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/archives
archives@stir.ac.uk

University of Strathclyde
https://www.strath.ac.uk/archives/
archives@strath.ac.uk

First published: 11 July 2016