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Professor Chris Whatley

Vice Principal and Head of the College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Whatley is Professor of Scottish History, a distinguished and active historian who has risen through the ranks since joining the University in 1979 as lecturer. His most recent book, The Scots and the Union (Edinburgh, 2006), a seminal study launched to coincide with the 300th anniversary of the Union of the Parliaments, met with critical acclaim and was described as essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the making of modern Scotland.

Under his headship History (5 rated) at the University rose to be recognised as among the best in the country.

A graduate of the University of Strathclyde, where he also took his PhD, he has published considerably including authorship of six substantial books, editorship of nine books and about 60 other works.

He has been an external examiner for programmes in Scotland and the European Union and is a member of Peer Review College of the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the Royal Society of Edinburgh of which he is also a member of the Council. Professor Whatley is in frequent demand by TV, radio and print media as consultant, presenter and contributor. He is a founder director and chair of the editorial board of Dundee University Press.