Dr Bruce Durie

Dr Bruce Durie is recognised internationally as one of the leading practitioners in his field, particularly for his teaching, writing and broadcasting. He has authored over 25 books on family and local history.

He has had a busy year since he stood down as Head of the Professional Postgraduate Programme in Genealogical Studies at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

On the teaching side, he has been running and building genealogy courses at the Universities of Edinburgh and Dundee and helping establish the American School of Genealogy, Heraldry and Documentary Sciences.

As Chairman of the Ancestral Tourism Steering Group for Scotland, he is part of the team getting Scotland ready for 2014, the next Year of Homecoming.