The University of Glasgow has a long history of offering part-time courses for adults. The Centre for Open Studies was formerly known as the Department of Adult and Continuing Education and during the early 1970s four issues of an annual… Read More ›
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Biography of Edwin Morgan is Research Book of the Year
Special Collections is delighted that James McGonigal’s biography of the celebrated Scottish poet Edwin Morgan (1920-2010) has won the Saltire Society’s Research Book of the Year Award. Professor McGonigal has been a regular visitor to our reading room over the last few… Read More ›
From ‘makaris’ to Makars: Scots literature in Special Collections
A new Special Collections web exhibition focusing on the Scots language in print from the 16th century to the present day is now available. Beginning with the ‘makaris’ or poets of the Renaissance, the selection highlights some notable Scots landmarks… Read More ›