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Cameron McKay

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Cameron McKay

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Student Services Officer


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Cameron has a broad interest in all aspects of Scottish history, as well as the nation’s literature, politics and culture. Having already received an undergraduate degree and an Masters by Research in History, he is soon to complete his doctoral thesis on ‘Ex-Servicemen and Crime in Interwar Scotland.’ He has worked as a teaching assistant at the University of Stirling for the past few years, and has taught across a variety of courses. Cameron particularly enjoys working with overseas students, and making sure that they get the most out of their time in Scotland. Cameron has had articles published in Scottish Labour History, Scottish Church History and most recently History Scotland. Outside of work he enjoys long distance running, travelling, reading and attending football matches.

Confronting Scotland’s Racist Past

Cameron McKay June 5, 2020

A key component of Scottish national identity is the belief that we are a tolerant country. Racism is thought to be less common in Scotland than in other parts of Britain, with one 2011 study finding that positive attitudes towards immigrants were amongst… More

Scotland Awards Spring 2020

Cameron McKay May 18, 2020

We were really happy that we had so many entries for the Scotland Awards this semester, especially given all the disruption caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. So thank you everyone who entered the contest, as we really enjoyed seeing what you had been up… More

V.E. Day 2020

Cameron McKay May 7, 2020

Seventy-five years ago this Friday the Second World War ended in Europe. Although the Empire of Japan fought on until August, and only surrendered after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for many Britons 8th May 1945 marked the real end of the war… More

The 700th Anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath

Cameron McKay April 7, 2020

This Monday marks 700 hundred years since the writing of the Declaration of Arbroath, a document that is widely believed to be the most important in Scotland’s history. Debated by historians, and quoted by politicians, the ‘Declaration’ was actually a… More

A History of Pandemics in Scotland

Cameron McKay March 31, 2020

Although Covid-19 has had a detrimental impact on all our lives, it is important to remember that it is just one of the many pandemics that has occurred in the history of Scotland. For millennia disease has threatened humankind, but this same danger has… More

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