Pauline Mackay

@MackayPAG

Professor of Robert Burns Studies & Cultural Heritage @ScottishLit @UofGlasgow. Director @GlasgowBurns. Co-I @UofGMiM. Burns/Bawdry/Cultural Heritage/XR.

Glasgow Joined January 2015

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Pauline Mackay @MackayPAG Nov 16, 2023

Overwhelming pride in @GlasgowBurns - awarded the #QAPrize. What an amazing space to work in. Congratulations to all involved in the research & impact that’s led to this astonishing recognition. @GerardCarruthe2 @RhonaLBrown1 @DrRonnieYoung @P14Murray @craigscrolls @AHAllardyce

University of Glasgow Verified account @UofGlasgow Nov 16, 2023

Very proud to be awarded a #QAPrize for the work of our world-leading Centre for Robert Burns Studies @GlasgowBurns.

@QAPrizes celebrate excellence, innovation & public benefit in work carried out by UK colleges and universities. gla.ac/3ulIiis

#WorldChangingGlasgow

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Pauline Mackay @MackayPAG Nov 6, 2025

OUT TODAY! 📖

Burns for Every Day of the Year (2nd edn.)

Delighted this has been made available to enjoy over the New Year, and in great time for Burns Night 2026!

Copies available here: geni.us/BurnsEveryDay

Pauline Mackay @MackayPAG Jul 17, 2025

“Research Outlines are welcomed on any aspect of ‘Robert Burns and the Environment’ broadly conceived.” Come and study for a PhD at the award-winning Centre for Robert Burns Studies @UofGlasgow! Deadline 18th August! 👀 ⬇️

The Centre for Robert Burns Studies @GlasgowBurns Jul 17, 2025

We are inviting applications for a 3-Year PhD studentship (fees + stipend) on the topic of ‘Robert Burns and the Environment’. Deadline 18th August! 👀 gla.ac.uk/scholarships/r… @UofGlasgow @UofGArtsHums @IASSL_ScotLit
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Pauline Mackay @MackayPAG Feb 10, 2025

Pleased to have represented @UofGlasgow following the award of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize to @GlasgowBurns. Delighted to see @UofGMiM featured as a case study of innovation in Creative Technologies. @nltmcd @P14Murray @MariaEcoGl @UofGArtsHums

The Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education @QEdPrizes Feb 10, 2025

*Published today* This new report - commissioned by @DCMS - looks at the huge economic potential of CreaTech to drive innovation and growth. Thanks to our 2023 #QEdPrize winners for contributing their time and wisdom. Read here: royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/createch-report

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Pauline Mackay @MackayPAG Jan 25, 2025

When you have @GlasgowBurns researchers working on @UofGMiM, beautiful objects like this 19C Mauchline Ware Ink Blotter are guaranteed to make their way into the ‘Museums in the Metaverse’ #XR platform for #CulturalHeritage! 🤩🙌 #RobertBurns #BurnsNight @P14Murray

Museums in the Metaverse @UofGMiM Jan 25, 2025

For #BurnsNight2025 here’s a @UofGMiM 3D model of a beautiful nineteenth-century Mauchline Ware Ink Blotter. Featuring Burns Cottage, Brig o’ Doon & lines from ‘Rantin’, Rovin’ Robin’. Curate this & many other treasures in your own XR museum, from Spring 2025. Coming soon! 🤩

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