Welcome to the Centre for Robert Burns Studies

Find out more about the Centre and our aims.

Online course

Robert Burns Online

This online course offers a multi-disciplinary look at the life, work, and legacy of the 'Ayshire Bard'.

Robert Burns monument

Our research

Our research includes several AHRC funded projects.

Scottish Parliament

17 January 2018: a debate on Robert Burns in the Scottish Parliament

17 January 2018: a debate on Robert Burns in the Scottish Parliament

Burns Night at the Museum

26 January 2018: Burns Night at the Museum

26 January 2018: Burns Night at the Museum

Burns in Braille

The CRBS team with Joan Muir, kind donor of seven volumes of Burns in braille to the Irvine Burns Club, now with the University of Glasgow

The CRBS team with Joan Muir, kind donor of seven volumes of Burns in braille to the Irvine Burns Club, now with the University of Glasgow

Burns Unbroke

Click here for more info on the new multi-arts festival taking place in 2018.

Click here for more info on the new multi-arts festival taking place in 2018.

Burns and the University

Find out more about the connections between the University of Glasgow and Robert Burns during his life (pdf)

Poem 'Anna Thy Charms'

Editing Robert Burns for the 21st Century

We are working on a multi-volume edition of Burns's work.

Robert Burns statue in Aberdeen at sunset

Support Us

If you would like to support our students and research you can make a donation to our Robert Burns Postgraduate Research Scholarship Fund.