Welcome to the website of the Caliphal Finances project! This website is the online space of the Caliphal Finances project to share upcoming events, collaborations and conversations with other researchers and research teams, and other exciting news. We will also regularly shine a spotlight on specific documents, objects, or issues that we are grappling with […]

We are happy to announce that one of our team members as well as three guests of the Caliphal Finances project will be participating in the new online lecture series “Egyptian Christianities”  organised by Zachary Chitwood (University of Munich) and Claudia Sode (University of Cologne). This lecture series explores the history, literature and material culture […]

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When people first hear the word “critical” in an academic context, it is easy to assume it means the same thing everywhere. Critical thinking is the art of making clear, reasoned judgements based on interpreting, understanding, applying and synthesising evidence gathered from observation, reading and experimentation. Burns, T., & Sinfield, S. (2016) Essential Study Skills: The […]

Please see below a list of some new features / UI changes in Media Hopper Replay that will be going love on 30 June 2025. New Media Player – The new media player should consolidate all the different media player UI that was previously in the platform into one consistent interface across the platform. This […]

This year I partnered with Fife Council, the Scottish Fisheries Museum, and the Anstruther Improvements Association to present two events for World Gaelic Week. Seachdain na Gàidhlig, or World Gaelic Week, is held every year to celebrate Scottish Gaelic language and culture. Fife Council’s Gaelic Community Development officer, Kirsty Strachan, worked tirelessly to prepare a […]