Study the literature, history, politics and culture of Ireland and Scotland
The Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies provides an opportunity to study the literature, history, politics and culture of Ireland and Scotland – and of the Irish and Scottish diasporas – over the past three hundred years.
Study with us
If you have an interest in studying Irish and Scottish Studies, we have a range of papers and programmes available at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including creative writing.
Information about our papers as well as study at master's and PhD level.
Our people
The Centre's Co-Directors are:
Reading Room collection
The CISS Reading Room is the repository for the Scottish and Irish holdings of the National Library of New Zealand and houses the largest collection of Scottish and Irish books in New Zealand.
The collection includes fiction, poetry, philosophy, travel writing and literary criticism, as well as works of cultural, historical and political analysis.