On Thursday 26th and Friday 27th February, the Caliphal Finances team had the joy and privilege of meeting Professor Alain Delattre, Coptic and Greek papyrologist and Dean of the Faculty of Literatures, Translation and Communication at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Also present were Eline Scheerlinck, who recently left the project and is now a […]

Changing the visual design mid-way in a video project is quite unusual, but pivoting to a softer animation style with stick figures proved successful for both the client and us.

In this extra post, Chorina Mega Noviana and Kania Ratna Arimbi write about how they are addressing imposter syndrome for international students at the University of Edinburgh, and how it is shaped by social, cultural, and institutional contexts. They describe an interactive and reflective seminar and workshop, which bought together students to create a safe […]

We’re happy to let you know that the Library has taken out a subscription to Oxford Handbooks Online (OHO), giving you seamless access to the complete collection of these invaluable resources. Previously, the library held perpetual access only to selected Oxford Handbook collections and individual titles, meaning some of the latest chapters and handbooks were unavailable […]

Guest blog: Mark Sladen, Rain Within the Rainbow Here at the University of Edinburgh we have several projects that aim to increase our understanding of people’s experiences of suicidal feelings. Discovering Liveability is one such project, but I’m working on another, which is entitled Rain Within the Rainbow. Our project is looking specifically at the […]

The Democratic Intellect: Scotland and her Universities in the Nineteenth Century George Elder Davie (First edition 1961; third edition 2013, Edinburgh University Press) The Scottish university system differed markedly from the English one. It prioritised broad general education and a strong philosophical foundation: Four-year general degree (usually entered at age 15–16), providing a broad education […]