How did the revenue men once invest in slavery?
John Parnell introduces his new research article.
Lessons from Scottish Schools
Lindsay Paterson discusses Scotland’s educational decline and the social inequality of attainment.
The Scottish Martyrs and the antagonisms between Scots Law and British penal practice
Editors introduce their article on the Scottish Martyrs, which was the runner up in the SHR’s inaugural Early Career Researcher prize (Published in the journal’s December 2025 issue)
The Future of Scottish Higher Education
Purpose, Freedom, and Sustainability
(Special Edition of Scottish Affairs)
Jacobites, Logwood and Enslavement
Rethinking Scots' activities in the Early Modern Caribbean
A country that cares: the rocky road to transforming Scotland’s social care system
A Scotland that gets its social care system right will be a Scotland that cares.
The Scottish Parliament is Not Working
James Bundy on why the Scottish Parliament isn't working as it should.
The Complete Scottish Sketches of R. B. Cunninghame Graham
Cunninghame Graham's great-grandnephew reveals his favourite sketch of the celebrated Scottish writer
Langwell, Caithness: an exemplar of the Highland economy
William Parente explores the challenges faced by Highland communities in the time of the Clearances