2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the formal end of the Second World War. The Second World War Network (Scotland) will be marking this occasion by hosting a one-day colloquium which aims to capture the latest research on the war and bring together international scholars undertaking research on all aspects of this global conflict. The […]

With our colleagues at National Galleries Scotland, the Second World War Network (Scotland) is hosting an event exploring painting and exhibiting culture in Second World War Britain. Suzanne Bardgett, freelance writer and formerly Head of Research and Academic Partnerships at the Imperial War Museum, and Patricia Allerston, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, European and Scottish […]

In August 2023, Professor Wendy Ugolini, co-founder of the Second World War Network (Scotland), was awarded a large Arts and Humanities Research Council Research Grant for the three-year project, ‘Beyond Borders: The Second World War, National Identities and Empire in the UK’. Professor Ugolini acts as Principal Investigator for the project with Professor Martin Johnes […]

The Second World War Network (Scotland) is delighted to announce the launch of a mobile walking tour ‘Second World War Edinburgh’. Created with funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh, researched by the Network, and developed by Curious Edinburgh, the tour highlights important sites in the history of the Second World War in Edinburgh.   […]