Murray Pittock : (@murrayp.bsky.social)

@murrayp.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:08 PM

Yes indeed- quite right from @thehistoryguy.bsky.social . Unfortunately DNA testing which identifies 'ethnicities' based on current national borders (no-one is ever 38% Burgundian) which appears to be a harmless hobby, reinforces this ahistorical toxin.

@murrayp.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 11:56 AM

Great pleasure to host AHRC Creative Economy lead Audra Gill on behalf of @sahavoice.bsky.social with co-chair Catherine O'Leary @royalsoced.bsky.social yesterday in the latest of SAHA’s Meet the Sector events-Scottish Govt in attendance

@murrayp.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM

He certainly got a mention-Paine, as ever a great popularizer, seized the term & weaponized it

@murrayp.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 6:40 PM

Sadly no, the launches in Waterstones & Blackwells were in May. Kirkcudbright Book Festival in March, but that's not much help really...

@murrayp.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 4:32 PM

www.ticketsource.com/standrewsboo...

@murrayp.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 7:13 PM

It will be a splendid occasion @oldstpublishing.bsky.social

@sahavoice.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 10:26 AMReposted by @murrayp.bsky.social

It's Doors Open Days in Edinburgh ✨️ Among the many venues, the US Consulate General opened its doors for visitors as part of the Consulate’s ongoing “America250” campaign to mark 250 years of American independence. SAHA co-Chair Prof @murrayp.bsky.social is delivering a talk on Thomas Paine

@murrayp.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 8:08 AM

Looking forward to giving this delayed #Freedom250 lecture in
US Consulate General tomorrow. It's a good time to dwell on the roots of the term 'Common Sense'. @sahavoice.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @asls.org.uk

@murrayp.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 9:24 AM

Just think of it as Menshevik karma.

@murrayp.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 8:08 AM

One of my best experiences in 2026 has been taking part in the AI seminar @kingscollege.bsky.social in May.Glasgow graduate Richard Susskind is a prophet on AI in SocSci & professions.Here's his latest book @uofgnews.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social @ballioloxford.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/bdzawn8e

@murrayp.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 6:56 PM

Chairing today-a most enlivening discussion on policy and place from the point of view of DCMS and AHRC.

@murrayp.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 2:55 PM

Looking forward tomorrow to joint event between @sahavoice.bsky.social & @saslondon.bsky.social on Policy, Advocacy and Place: The Arts and Humanities in devolved & civic contexts & their impact. Speakers include @clairegorrara.bsky.social Tom Crick, Catherine O'Leary & @murrayp.bsky.social

@sahavoice.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 1:51 PMReposted by @murrayp.bsky.social

This week SAHA co-Chair Prof @murrayp.bsky.social attended an event hosted by APPG Classics at the @houseoflords.parliament.uk as the guest of the Classical Association and the occasion of the launch of two new books, Humanities Forward and Classics and Public Policy

@murrayp.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 12:42 PM

After Culloden: The British Army, Scotland and Imperial Policy in an Age of Global Conflict submitted to @oxfordunipress.bsky.social this morning in final form-scheduled for 27. Thanks to National Army Museum, @britishlibrary.bsky.social Stennis Hist Society, @natlibscot.bsky.social & all.

@murrayp.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 11:23 AM

In London this morning, signing @waterstones.bsky.social in Piccadilly & @hatchards.bsky.social @oldstpublishing.bsky.social @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social

@murrayp.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 3:12 PM

An interesting reflection on rocketing costs:

Don’t believe the hype. Peak Fringe may actually have passed
open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...

@poncarova.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 12:12 PMReposted by @murrayp.bsky.social

After a long embargo, it is finally out: my ERC Starting Grant #ERCStG @erc.europa.eu has been funded. The 5-year project on creatively active new users of Celtic languages in the 19th and early 20th century starts in Jan 27 at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz. For news, follow us at @erc-nudgers.bsky.social.