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glasgowburns.bsky.social
Est. 2007 at the University of Glasgow for the development of research, scholarship and teaching in the area of Robert Burns (1759-96). The Queen’s Anniversary Prize winner 2023.
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Would you like to find out more about innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to Burns studies? Get your ticket for tomorrow to find out more 👩‍💻

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

‘Ae Fond Kiss’ is one of Burns’ most famous love songs, arising from his relationship with Agnes McLehose. The pair exchanged passionate letters as ‘Clarinda’ and ‘Sylvander’. The emotive song is a powerful farewell to McLehose who was moving to the West Indies. #ValentinesDay 💌❤️‍🔥🎶

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'My love is like a red, red rose, that's newly sprung in June': I played it at the station, but Their piano's no' in tune. I plinked and plonked the ivories, And some were slow or mute, I'll no' be playin' there again, Of that, I ha'e nae doubt.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Our Director @paulinemackay.bsky.social will be taking part in ‘ARC Conversations’ next Tuesday! Come along to hear more about innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to Burns Studies 👩‍💻

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From 2020 – Prof Kirsteen McCue, Prof Nigel Leask, & Dr Craig Lamont discuss the importance of the Kilmarnock edition of POEMS, CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH DIALECT for Burns, & the significance of the copy of the volume donated by Craig Sharp to @glasgowburns.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Lz...

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

🚨PhD Opportunity 🚨 Our award winning research centre is thrilled to share the news of this exciting funded research project which will focus on Burns and the Environment 🐭🐾🌳 Find out more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Excellent debate on Robert Burns last night in Holyrood and am very thankful to Oliver Mundell for tabling the motion and Minister @jamiehepburn.bsky.social for his response www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/memb... @robertburnsusa.bsky.social @glasgowburns.bsky.social

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

A wonderful morning at the #CRBSconference ! We heard about the great environmental work carried out by the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum 🌳🐭 Some new, exciting digital resources were also launched 💻 #robertburns #scottishliterature

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Director @paulinemackay.bsky.social will give an update on the exciting research the CRBS has been carrying out since we were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize. It’s your last chance to register for our conference👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for... #CBRSconference #robertburns

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

The annual Craig Sharp Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Dr Arun Sood this Saturday at our conference. Tickets and details can be found 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for... #CRBSconference #robertburns

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

Global Burns 2025: Burns & the Environment 28 January, online – free Join @glasgowburns.bsky.social to explore Robert Burns & the environment. How did it influence his poetry? And how might we understand Burns in the context of contemporary environmental concerns? app.forumm.to/event/e4af57...

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

We are excited to welcome Dr Sarah Leith to our conference on Saturday where she will be discussing forged manuscripts 📜✍🏼 If you want to come along please register before ticket sales end: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for... @n-t-s.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Global Burns: Burns and the Environment - Tuesday 28th January This virtual gathering will dive into Burns' creative and practical engagement with the environment, as both writer and improving farmer. 🐭✍🏼 Find out more here: www.gla.ac.uk/events/listi...

submitted 42 days ago • 2 comments

‘To a Mouse’ by Robert Burns The Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference is next week! We have a wonderful line-up of speakers who will be presenting on an array of topics including Burns and the Environment. 🐭✍🏼 Tickets👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for... @n-t-s.bsky.social #robertburns

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference 18 Jan @uofglasgow.bsky.social in-person: £25 The 2025 @glasgowburns.bsky.social conference spans Burns & the environment; manuscript forgery; & Burns’s connections with the transatlantic slave trade & abolition www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

We are counting down the days until our conference! Do you have your ticket? Our speakers include Ruth McKecknie who will be speaking about The National Trust for Scotland’s excellent new Burns resource. Tickets 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

This day, Time winds th’ exhausted chain; To run the twelvemonth’s length again: I see, the old bald-pated fellow, With ardent eyes, complexion sallow, Adjust the unimpair’d machine, To wheel the equal, dull routine… —Robert Burns, “Sketch—New Year’s Day, 1790: To Mrs Dunlop”

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Hogmanay from the team at the Centre for Robert Burns Studies! 🎆 Wherever you are we are sure you will be singing Auld Lang Syne along with us tonight. Visit our blog to read about the origins of the iconic Scottish anthem: www.gla.ac.uk/news/archive... #hogmanay #auldlangsyne

submitted 56 days ago • 3 comments

'My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here' Obligatory Burns poem for #ScottishPoetryAdvent [Robert Burns, 'My Heart's in the Highlands']

submitted 69 days ago • 1 comment

Have you got your ticket for our upcoming conference? Our speakers include Dr Craig Lamont and Dr Jessica Reid who will be launching an exciting new digital resource. ✉️✍🏼 Tickets 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for... @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social #robertburns

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Announcing the 2025 @glasgowburns.bsky.social Conference held at our Advanced Research Centre. Join us on 18 Jan for fresh perspectives on Scotland's National Bard. See the programme & book your place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for-robert-burns-studies-conference-tickets-1029780480137

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference 18 Jan @uofglasgow.bsky.social – in-person: £25 The 2025 @glasgowburns.bsky.social conference spans Burns & the environment; manuscript forgery; & Burns’s connections with the transatlantic slave trade & abolition www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

Remember to get your ticket for our annual conference! We are looking forward to Christopher Waddell’s presentation ‘Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear’ - Using Burns as a Medium to Further Green Initiatives at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum’ Tickets 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

Landmark research project @glasgowburns.bsky.social to explore Robert Burns's connections with Freemasonry. A PhD scholar has been appointed to study how masonic networks influenced Scotland's national poet & his works like 'A Man's a Man for a' That'. ➡️ gla.ac/3CZiNb5 @paulinemackay.bsky.social

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

The programme for our upcoming conference is now available! Join us on the 18th of January for a fascinating survey of the life, works and legacy of Scotland's National Bard, Robert Burns. The programme and tickets can be found here 👇🏼 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

Hello Bluesky from us here at the Centre for Robert Burns Studies👋 Follow us for news and information on upcoming events as we approach Burns season 😁📚✍🏼 #robertburns #scottishliterature @uofglasgow.bsky.social

submitted 82 days ago • 5 comments