Doing a collaborative dissertation with Alex Neil MSP was a great way of taking the academics of my degree and applying it to politics where it happens. His office gave me speedy insight and direction when I needed it, and in interviewing MSPs across different parties I got a behind-the-scenes look at how political offices think, communicate, and work. From the unique opportunity Alex gave me, the dissertation process became the unexpected highlight of my degree.

- Jerome Cairney, MA (Hons) History and Politics


First published: 18 March 2021