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Professor Duncan M Ross specializes in Scottish economic history with a focus on the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Scotland since 1945. His scholarly work intersects themes of banking and finance in twentieth-century Britain, emphasizing the role of savings banks in Scotland from 1835. Ross has been actively involved in various learned societies and has served on the Academic Advisory Committee for the European Association for Banking and Financial History. He contributed as an editor to the Financial History Review between 2004 and 2009 and is currently a member of its Editorial Advisory Board. His research has guided numerous PhD students in examining significant historical topics such as the work culture in the Linwood car plant from 1963 to 1981 and the role of government in the decline of the British shipbuilding industry post-1945. Ross also teaches courses on Banking and Financial History, Globalized Economy, and Financial Institutions, reflecting his extensive knowledge and expertise in these areas of study.