Arbuthnott Lectures

The Justin Arbuthnott Trust, held by the University, provides a postgraduate scholarship each year and this lecture, both of which are designed to promote the better understanding of Ireland and various complex relationships which link Ireland and Britain.

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About the Arbuthnott Lecture

This lecture is an annual event hosted by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, and funded by the Justin Arbuthnott Trust.

The Justin Arbuthnott Trust was founded by friends and family of Justin Arbuthnott, an Edinburgh University History student who was drowned along with three friends one night in July 1989 when their boat capsized off the coast near County Donegal in Ireland.  

You can view recordings of previous lectures by clicking on the links below.

 

Arbuthnott Lecture 2022 - Dr Niamh Gallagher

 

14 Jun 2022 17.00–19.00

Dr Niamh Gallagher, University Associate Professor in Modern British and Irish History at St Catherine's College, Cambridge, will deliver the 2022 Arbuthnott Lecture on Tuesday 14 June.

 

 

Arbuthnott Lecture 2019-20 - 'The Border: The legacy of a century of Anglo-Irish politics'

 

6 Feb 2020 17.00–19.30

The 2019-20 Arbuthnott Lecture will be delivered by Professor Diarmaid Ferriter MRIA (University College Dublin). This event was postponed from 28 November, 2019.

 

 

Arbuthnott Lecture 2018: '"Confusion is not an ignoble condition” – Making sense of Ireland-UK relations'

 

14 Nov 2018 17.15–19.00

Taking a long-range view, Ireland's Ambassador to the UK, Adrian O'Neill, will explore the complexities of the Irish-British relationship in the shadow of Brexit on 14 November, 2018.

 

 

Arbuthnott Lecture 2017 - Mary Daly

 

10 May 2017 17.00–19.00

Mary E. Daly, Professor Emeritus in Modern Irish History at University College Dublin, will deliver the 2017 Arbuthnott Lecture on Wednesday 10 May. (Published 6 April 2017)