Research Staff
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is dedicated to supporting the development of research into the Gaelic language and culture. The College's first submission to the Research Assessment Exercise [RAE] in December 2008 saw 15% of research classified as internationally excellent or world-leading in Celtic Studies research.
The College is involved in a number of leading research projects including Ionad Nàiseanta na h-Imrich, the National Centre for Migration Studies, and Soillse, a collaborative research initiative with UHI and the Universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Staff at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig are involved in high-level research and possess amongst them 11 doctorates. The College library houses a rich resource of Gaelic, Celtic and Highland-related books and the College also supports a number of PhD studentships.
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Brain MacDonald
Researcher (data)
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Dr Caoimhín Ó Donnaíle
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Donald William Stewart
Lecturer
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Dr Gillian Munro
Senior Lecturer and Depute Head of Education
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Dr Jacob King
Researcher (data)
Dr Jacob King works for Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, a national advisory partnership to research and establish the correct and appropriate Gaelic forms of place-names for maps, signage and general use. His current role is to undertake the academic research to fulfil these aims; he is also partially responsible for developing more...
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Dr John Purser
Researcher
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Dr Meg Bateman
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Mike Cormack
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Sìleas MacLeod
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Dr Timothy Currie Armstrong
Senior Lecturer in Gaelic and Communication
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Gordon Wells
Project Manager
Gordon Wells taught in India and Japan before starting his UK career with Birmingham Industrial Language Training Services in the Eighties. After completing an Edinburgh University MSc in Applied Linguistics, he taught at Kilmarnock and Clydebank Colleges, before settling on the Isle of Benbecula. Working for Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, but more...
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Iain Taylor
Lecturer
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Màiri Sìne Chaimbeul
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Mark Wringe
Senior Lecturer
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Prof Hugh Cheape
Senior Lecturer
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Prof Richard A.V. Cox
Lecturer