Sawney Bean and other Spooky Happenings in Scotland

Cameron McKay October 30, 2025

Content warning: cannibalism; death; incest.  Some of you might be a bit disappointed to learn that in the UK we don’t take Halloween quite so seriously as in the USA. Nonetheless, Scotland’s history is full of macabre legends, far more terrifying than… More

Scotland Awards Spring 2022

Cameron McKay May 11, 2022

As another semester draws to an end we like to look back and recognise the best examples of student blogging, photography, and video making. Thank you everyone who came to our farewell ceilidh and for all of you who entered the contest, we really enjoyed… More

The Radicalism of Robert Burns

Cameron McKay January 28, 2022

This January Burns' Suppers will be held by Scots around the world to celebrate the 263rd birthday of our national bard Robert Burns. America has the 4th of July, Ireland has St Patrick’s Day, but for Scotland it is Burns' Night which best encapsulates… More