Billy Kay examines the role of the universities in the rise of Glasgow from a medieval ecclesiastical centre to a mercantile powerhouse and industrial giant of the 19th century. Show more

Billy Kay celebrates the rise of the Tounis Colleges after the Reformation, the new Protestant universities such as Edinburgh, Fraserburgh and Marischall College Aberdeen. Show more

Billy Kay celebrates the 600 year history of Scottish universities beginning with St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen while exploring the early intellectual links to France. Show more

Billy Kay traces the economic and cultural impact of the rise of biochemistry and life sciences at the University of Dundee and computer games at the Universitiy of Abertay. Show more

Billy Kay visits the University of the West of Scotland, looking to the future of democratic access, academic excellence and the role of Scottish studies within our universities. Show more

Billy Kay visits Princeton University, which began as a Presbyterian seminary supported by the Kirk, and explores the profound influence of the Scottish Enlightenment on America. Show more

Billy Kay explores the role of medicine in the rise of Scottish universities, its influence in places like Philadelphia and links to the Dutch universities of Leyden and Utrecht. Show more