Martin Mitchell

I have taught at the University of Strathclyde since 2005. Before then, I was a Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen. My teaching and research interests lie in the fields of British History, Scottish History since 1700 and Irish History since 1660. I am the Year 1 Coordinator for History at Strathclyde.

My research is mainly focused on nineteenth century and early twentieth century Scotland. My main research areas are

• The Irish in Scotland
• Social History of Religion
• Catholic Church in Scotland
• Communal Relations
• Political Movements
• Scottish Labour Movement

I have published on all these topics, including the monograph The Irish in the West of Scotland, 1797-1848: Trade Unions, Strikes and Political Movements (1998.) I also published the edited volume, New Perspectives on the Irish in Scotland (2008.) My current research project is on the impact of Irish immigration on the Catholic Church in Scotland in the nineteenth century.

I am module leader for the two first year History modules:

• V1102 History 1A: Britain, c1750-1900
• V1103 History 1B : Britain since 1900

I ran V1327/V1482 Irish Society (1660-1860) for three years, and have also taught on other modules, including Scottish Society, 1700 -1832; History of Glasgow; Historiography.

I am the History Module Leader for the Access to University Study Course run by The Centre for Lifelong Learning.