The Research Fellow will EITHER be a specialist of Coptic and Greek papyrology OR a specialist of Abbasid History and Historiography. They will lead various work-packages in collaboration with the PI. This post is full-time (35 hours per week). The start date is as soon as possible and the maximum end date is 31st December 2027 (c. 2 years). […]

Over the past year, the Caliphal Finances team has been reading newly published works and compiling a list of publications to explore that address taxation or broader fiscal matters in Egypt primarily and in the Islamic world to a lesser extent, between the sixth and the thirteenth centuries. This post highlights only a selection of […]

It is the last day of the year, and I am walking with four-year-old Minnie and her mum, Jenni. Jenni and I were in the same tutorial group when we started university in 2000, and we have stayed close friends ever since. We have been in each other’s lives for quarter of a century now, […]

Oct 6, 2021

In this post, Yuemiao Ma, Sarah Ward and Lindsey Horner describe the ‘Towards Publication’ project, which aimed to support Postgraduate Researchers and academic staff in working towards academic publishing through supportive seminars and writing retreats in Moray House School of Education and Sport. This post belongs to the Student Partnership Agreement 2025 series. Introduction Writing […]

Over the coming weeks and months, there will be edge switch upgrades occurring on each floor of the Forum and the Bayes Centre. Scope: Wired connections in offices will be affected. WiFi, phones and doors will not be affected. This is being done to ensure the security, reliability, and modernity of our network. On each […]