Murray Leith has lectured at universities in Scotland and the United States, and has been at UWS since 2007. He has widely published on several aspects of Scottish and British politics, Diaspora Studies, nationalism, national identity, independence and Union. His current research involves studies of nationalism and national identity, especially in contemporary Scotland (and the wider UK), the Scottish Diaspora in Europe and beyond, as well as considering devolution in the UK and wider aspects of Scottish politics and society.

His current projects include a consideration of contemporary Scotland, for which he is working on a text for Manchester University Press, and the wider Scottish Diaspora, including the Returned Diaspora. He is also a Joint Project Co-ordinator for an Erasmus + funded project involving European and national Identity (in which UWS is leading a consortium of five international partners), and he is also working on a Ministry of Defence Funded project entitled 'Unforgotten Forces, considering welfare services for aged veterans in Scotland.

Scottish & British Politics, nationalism, national identity, diaspora, and the politics of the United States of America

Scottishness and Scotland in the 21st century; The Scottish Diaspora; The New Age of Nationalism in America; Politics and Identity post Brexit

Scottish Government,

United States of American; politics, society, policy

Identity and Belonging in Contemporary UK and Europe