Welcome to the Centre for Robert Burns Studies

Find out more about the CRBS and our aims.

Find out more about the CRBS and our aims.

The Collected Works of Allan Ramsay

The AHRC-funded project is working towards a new Edition of Allan Ramsay (1684-1758).

The AHRC-funded project is working towards a new Edition of Allan Ramsay (1684-1758).

The Edinburgh Gazetteer

Dr. Rhona Brown's project website: 'The Edinburgh Gazetteer: Radical Networks and Journalism in 1790s Scotland' (2017)

Dr. Rhona Brown's project website: 'The Edinburgh Gazetteer: Radical Networks and Journalism in 1790s Scotland' (2017)

The People's Voice

See how this Carnegie Trust funded project led to a groundbreaking database of over 1000 poems and songs.

See how this Carnegie Trust funded project led to a groundbreaking database of over 1000 poems and songs.

The John Galt Society

Learn more about the Scottish writer and pioneer of Canadian development (1779-1839).

Learn more about the Scottish writer and pioneer of Canadian development (1779-1839).

Literature and Union

See how an academic project developed into a scholarly text, published in 2018.

See how an academic project developed into a scholarly text, published in 2018.

Curious Travellers

This AHRC-funded project explored Romantic-period journeys in Scotland and Wales.

This AHRC-funded project explored Romantic-period journeys in Scotland and Wales.

Robert Burns Beyond Text

'Robert Burns: Inventing Tradition and Securing Memory, 1796-1909' considered the afterlife of Robert Burns.

'Robert Burns: Inventing Tradition and Securing Memory, 1796-1909' considered the afterlife of Robert Burns.
Online course

Robert Burns Online

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

Poem 'Anna Thy Charms'

Editing Robert Burns for the 21st Century

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

Jacobite Officers Database

The first online listing of all who held commissioned rank in the armies of the Jacobite cause.

The first online listing of all who held commissioned rank in the armies of the Jacobite cause.

Our research

Click here for more information on other exciting projects within the Centre.

Burns and the University

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

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.