Historians have confirmed a musket ball hole - found in the wall of Bannockburn House by a #UofStirling student - is "almost certainly" evidence of an assassination attempt on Bonnie Prince Charlie. Read more about this fascinating story 👉 brnw.ch/21wLrVK

If you ask : what is the value of the humanities? I would say that it teaches you to read with acuity, to analyse wild claims, to argue responsibly to questions to which there are no right answers. Do we need the humanities? Let’s hear it for yes!!!

Our wonderful SGSAH interns wrote a blog about their internship with us archives.wordpress.stir.ac.uk/2024/07/31/our…

Six 4.5-year postdoc research fellowships in our new Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory, University of Stirling, central Scotland! Please circulate this ad for outstanding researchers to work with me in an interdisciplinary team stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-… (closing 6 Oct).

📢 New publication out now ✨️ V excited to see this chapter out now as part of a fantastic new publication, fresh from the (digital)press. Perfect timing to share some thoughts on the missing voices of #indyref discourses too, just 2 weeks after the vote's 10-year anniversary!

Those shocking reasons why Taylor Swift was granted special security From the new Private Eye, out now.

Last week I successfully defended my thesis. Thank you to my examiners, @ScotsAntiquary and Richard Whatmore (Institute of Intellectual History), and chair, Phia Steyn, for a wonderful viva and to my supervisors, Emma Macleod and Katie Halsey, for all their support over the last four years.

My letter to The Herald has been published today, highlighting how insulting it is to businesses impacted by the DRS chaos that Lorna Slater should win a Scottish Politician of the Year award.

Join us online on Tues 18 Feb 13:00-14:00 to hear the latest from Cultural Heritage PhD student alinanbotezatu talking about her fascinating research on #heritage objects in a maritime collection in collaboration with Historic Environment Scotland: stir.ac.uk/events/2024-25…

It’s a bit DEI to say this but Happy #InternationalWomensDay2025 1 in 4 women abused 1 in 5 sexually assaulted 2 murdered every week 1 in 20 abused as children 97% sexually harassed Allyship is a verb, not a noun Guys, you don’t have to do everything, just do something #IWD2025

Positioning is everything for scale of objects in a scene! Top pic taken 1.5 miles from Stirling Castle. Ben Ledi towering above Castle is 19 miles from my position in Stirling. Bottom pic was taken 8.5 miles from Edinburgh Castle with Ben Ledi 57 miles from my position!🤯

Less than one percent of seats in Parliament. But featured in a quarter of news bulletins. That's some impartiality right there BBC 👀 theguardian.com/media/2025/sep…

Happy 7th anniversary to the ultimate jumpscare in THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE.