A couple of weeks ago, I packed my notebook and headed to London for two back-to-back events organised by Boye & Co: The UK Digital Leaders meeting and CMS Experts. After two days, a lot of discussions with the support of quality coffee, I took the train back to Edinburgh having enough ideas, links and […]

by Chantal Stebbings,[1] Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal History, University of Exeter In the second half of the nineteenth century in Britain, income tax was poised to dominate direct taxation in terms of revenue and potential for fiscal growth. The machinery of its administration was based entirely on that developed for the assessed taxes […]

This week, I first determined the name for the exhibition: Unwritten Boundaries.  Meanwhile, I made a rough estimate of the £10,000 exhibition budget. The budget mainly covers seven sections: artist fees, material setup, promotion, AR technology, security, project documentation, and contingency funds.  Artist-related expenses (totaling £6,120, accounting for 61.2%) All three artists were arranged for […]

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 […]

Why interdisciplinarity? Interdisciplinary learning and teaching have become increasingly popular across different levels of education. They suggest new ways of working and offer a number of benefits, including: Deep engagement with complex challenges Ability to solve problems and develop critical thinking Increased relevance and responsiveness to the world Learning with a wide range of collaborators […]

The Centre for Research on Environment, Society & Health (CRESH) at the University of Edinburgh are looking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of ‘Environment and Health for a period of 4 years to contribute a UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) Consortium – SPECTRUM (Shaping Public hEalth poliCies To Reduce ineqUalities and harm) […]