Hannah Elizabeth Grimshaw
h.grimshaw.1@research.gla.systa-s.com
Research title: 'Man's Dominion': Robert Burns and 21st Century Environmental Consciousness
Research Summary
My doctoral project blends ecocritical approaches to Robert Burns's work with the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of engaging case studies. While I interrogate Burns's creative engagement with the natural world, I am also assessing the potential of his work to improve environmental consciousness in the 21st century via my work with heritage institutions. Overall, my project responds to national sustainability goals set out in the Scottish Government's 'National Performance Framework' (2018) through demonstration of the impactful relevance of Burns's work to modern environmental consciousness.
Supervisors
Grants
Major Study Grants
Univeristy of Glasgow, Centre for Robert Burns Studies 'Burns and the Environment' Scholarship, 2025-Present.
Shaw Scholarship, 2024-2025.
Awards
Alexander Scott Prize for highest marked dissertation, 2024.
Douglas Gifford Prize for citizenship in Scottish Literature, 2024.
William Graham Prize for best performance across Level 2 Scottish Literature, 2022.
Conferences
'Charting the Spectrum of Robert Burns's Maculinities' at Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society Conference, Stirling, 17th-20th June 2025.
Additional Information
- Research Support, 'The Burns Project', by James Clements, 2025.
- Centre for Robert Burns Studies Social Media Intern 2024-2025.
- President of the Scottish Literature Society 2023-2024.
