SFU Scottish Studies Engaging with the Community, Engaging with the World
Welcome to our News and Events page! The Centre promotes teaching, research, and community engagement and programming, including through a wide range of academic, social, and cultural outreach activities. Please check in here for important news on upcoming events and activities, as well as for updated reports on past events.
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SFU English graduate student wins the David and Mary Macaree Graduate Fellowship in FASS
January 26, 2026Jeremy Laity, a first-year Master of Arts student in Simon Fraser University’s Department of... read more
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SFU English major receives the Jennifer Prosser Wade Award
January 15, 2026Congratulations to Simon Fraser University English major and political science minor Abigail... read more
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Leith Davis receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society
November 13, 2025Professor Leith Davis has been recognized with a prestigious award for her outstanding... read more
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New Research on the Jacobites: Book & Website Launch
October 06, 2025On September 26th, 2025, professors Leith Davis and Kevin James (University of Guelph) launched... read more
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"Show this letter to as many of our friends as possible" - a lecture by Professor Marjory Harper
March 25, 2025On March 22nd, 2025, Professor Marjory Harper (University of Aberdeen) joined us for an... read more
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SFU English students win the Jennifer Prosser Wade Award
February 24, 2025SFU English students, Michelle Patton and Robyn Pearson, have won the Jennifer Prosser Wade and... read more
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Kaitlyn MacInnis named winner of the David and Mary Macaree Graduate Fellowship
February 10, 2025The SFU Research Centre of Scottish Studies congratulates Kaitlyn MacInnis, who has won the... read more
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Professor Leith Davis honoured with Royal Society of Canada Fellowship
October 10, 2024Leith Davis is one of three Simon Fraser University professors who have been named to the Royal... read more
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SFU alumnus Emma Henderson continues her academic journey in Canterbury
July 17, 2024SFU alumnus Emma Henderson shares her experience studying overseas, writing a thesis, and planning... read more
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Burning interventions: a community celebration
January 25, 2024Professor Leith Davis and her ENGL 832: Literature and Cultural Memory graduate students welcomed... read more