Join us in Dundee in September for the Scottish National Conference 2025

Join us for a day of engaging presentations by renowned historians and experts in First World War history at Discovery Point, Dundee.

Date and Time

  • Saturday 20th September 2025, 10.00 – 16.30 (doors open 9.30)

Featured Speakers

  • Professor Sir Hew Strachan - The Scottish Soldier in the Great War
  • Professor Peter Doyle - 'Repaying the Germans in their own coin': The British use of gas at Loos, 1915
  • Nick Hewitt - Weary Waiting is Hard Indeed: The Grand Fleet in Scapa Flow 1916-18
  • Richard van Emden - Boy Soldiers of the Great War: the new evidence
  • Phyllida Shaw - Creating the Scottish National War Memorial

Venue

  • Discovery Point, Discovery Quay, Dundee, DD1 4XA

Transport & accommodation

  • Dundee Station is opposite the venue.
  • Discovery Car Park (DD1 4XA) is adjacent but expensive if for more than a few hours. Greenmarket Car Park (DD1 4BX) is cheaper and a short walk away.
  • For those needing to stay overnight Dundee has many hotels but the Premier Inn Dundee Centre (DD1 4XA) is adjacent to the venue and has parking (not free) while Four Points Flex is above the station, opposite the venue.

Cost

  • £35 including coffee on arrival and a sandwich lunch.
  • Bookings give you access to the displays at Discovery Point and the RRS Discovery.
20 September 2025 10:00 to 20 September 2025 16:30

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