He received a European Union MEDIA Programme grant in 1998 for work on a Social History website project .
Was a senior research fellow at Caledonian University in 2000 and at Glasgow University from 2002 to 2003 .
He received a European Union MEDIA Programme grant in 1998 for work on a Social History website project , and was a senior research fellow at Caledonian University in 2000 and at Glasgow University from 2002 to 2003 .