Thomas Martin Devine#
| Membership Number: | 5689 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2021 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.otago.ac.nz/global-migrations/people/otago684405.html |
| ORCID: | n/a |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2015 - present Sir William Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History and Palaeography, University of Edinburgh
- 2013 - 2015 Senior Research Professor in History, Edinburgh University
- 2008 - 2010 Head of School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Edinburgh University
- 2005 - 2013 Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and Palaeography, Edinburgh University
- 2007 - 2015 Director of the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies, Edinburgh University
- 2001 - 2005 Director of Arts and Humanities Research (AHRC) Centre in Irish and Scottish Studies, Aberdeen University
- 2001 - 2005 Glucksman Research Professor in Irish and Scottish Studies, Aberdeen University
- 1999 - 2005 Director of Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies, Aberdeen University
- 1994 - 1998 Deputy Principal, Strathclyde University
- 1988 - 1998 Professor of Scottish History, Strathclyde University (1992-3: Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Studies)
Fields of Scholarship
- Diaspora history
- Irish and Scottish studies
- Scottish history
Honours and Awards
- 1984 FRHistS
- 1992 FRSE
- 2001 HonMRIA
- 2001 Hon DLitt Queens Belfast
- 2001 HonDLitt Abertay Dundee
- 2006 HonDUniv Strathclyde
- 2010 FSA Scot
- 2001 The Royal Medal bestowed by HM the Queen and RSE
- 2005 Appointed OBE in 2005 New Year Honours List for 'services to Scottish History’
- 2006 Inaugural John Aitkenhead Medal for services to Scottish education
- 2012 RSE Sir Walter Scott Prize for Excellence in the Humanities and Creative Arts
- 2013 RSE Senior Prize for Public Engagement across all disciplines
- 2014 Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours List ' for services to the study of Scottish History'
- 2016 Wallace Medal of American-Scottish Foundation(USA) for ‘outstanding contributions to developing cultural and academic ties between the USA and Scotland’
- 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award in Historical Studies of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on History and Archives
- 2019 Honorary Membership of Scottish PEN
