Professor recognised for ‘beautiful mind’

A GLASGOW University professor has been recognised as one of the UK’s finest minds.

Dauvit Broun, Professor of Scottish History and Director of ArtsLab, has been elected as one of the Fellows of the British Academy.

Fellows of the British Academy represent the very best of humanities and social sciences research, in the UK and globally. This year’s new Fellows are experts in a wide range of subjects, ranging from feminist theory to the economic development of Africa; medieval history to Indian philosophy and face perception. Professor Broun said: “I am delighted that research in medieval Scottish history has been recognised by scholars at the highest level working in medieval studies in the UK.

“My entire career has been at the University of Glasgow.

“This is, therefore, above all, a direct testimony of the quality of the stimulation and support I have received here, working with outstanding colleagues and students in the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies, and in a series of AHRC-funded collaborative projects.” Professor Broun has written abundantly on the topic of early Scottish king-lists, as well as on literacy, charter-writing and national identity, and on the text known as de Situ Albanie.

The British Academy’s newest cohort of Fellows also reflects the growing diversity of research in the UK.

The proportion of women elected to the Fellowship has doubled in the last five years.

This year, 38 per cent of the new Fellows are women, exceeding the 24 per cent share of female professors in UK universities.