Centre for Scottish Studies

The Centre for Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph is the oldest and most eminent academic unit in North America to carry out research, graduate training and teaching on Scottish history and Scottish culture, with special emphasis on the history of the Scottish Canadian community. Our Graduate Program was founded in 1968 and we are proud to host the  Scottish Studies Colloquium, a public day conference held twice each year for the presentation of current research by graduate students and scholars from Scotland, Canada and elsewhere around the world.

We began publishing Scottish Tradition in 1971, which was relaunched as the International Review of Scottish Studies in 2003.  The IRSS is a fully peer-reviewed academic journal and has been publishing as an open access journal since 2006.

In 2004, the Scottish Studies Foundation endowed the position of Chair of Scottish Studies. This was a singular achievement of fundraising and generosity by the Scottish Canadian community which gave us a new lease of life. Both our past and our present international reputation give us pride and we look forward to the many exciting things the future may have in store!

Our Faculty

Prof Kevin James - Scottish Studies Foundation Chair, Professor of History
Prof Elizabeth Ewan - Professor of History Emerita
Prof Linda Mahood - Professor of History
Prof James Fraser - Professor of History
Prof Cynthia J. Neville - Professor of History
Prof Susannah Ferreira - Professor of History
Prof Cathryn Spence - Professor of History
Melissa McAfee - Archival and Special Collections, McLaughlin Library