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A Lifetime Exploring the Achaemenid Empire

A tribute to a lifelong scholar, this blog explores the travels and research behind Coinages in the Achaemenid Empire.

July 30, 2026
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Arthur Conan Doyle in Egypt

Literary Studies / Pre-19th Century Literary Studies

Discover how Arthur Conan Doyle’s travels in Egypt inspired his fiction, from ancient mummies and Gothic tales to imperial adventure and the supernatural.

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnJuly 21, 2026

FIFA World Cup 2026: Extract from The Beautiful Game on a Muslim Pitch

Cultural Studies / Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 unfolds, read an extract exploring the relationship between football, religion and identity in Muslim contexts.

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnJuly 16, 2026

The Scottish Office and the ‘Glasgow Problem’

Looking out through the window of a former industrial building in Glasgow’s East End, we see large areas of derelict ex-industrial land in need of reclamation for development, and in the distance, other formerly industrial buildings.

Cultural Studies / Scottish Studies

In Spring 1997, civil servants in Edinburgh, in the pre-devolution Scottish Office (SO), faced ‘the Glasgow Problem’.

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnJuly 15, 2026

The Manosphere as Symptom: Feminism, Deleuze and the Crisis of Care

Photograph of a man in a darkly lit room on the computer. The background features distorted light from an outside building.

Deleuze and Guattari Studies / Gender Studies / Philosophy

Chantelle Gray explores how Deleuzean philosophy helps us critically engage with the Manosphere.

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnJuly 13, 2026

5 things you never knew about Gregory of Tours

Ancient History and Classical Studies / Christianity Studies

Discover 5 surprising facts about Gregory of Tours, from fishing and stargazing to fear, faith, and confronting kings in the late sixth century.

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnJuly 9, 2026

Q&A with Madeleine Chalmers, author of French Technological Thought and the Nonhuman Turn

Five men in nineteenth-century tail coats are reading text projected onto a wall over a fireplace by a sixth man using a magic lantern.

Philosophy

Madeleine Chalmers reveals how French philosophy, literature and theology have shaped technological thought.

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnJuly 7, 2026

What the Scottish Enlightenment Can Teach Us about Science and Religion

Statue of the philosopher and economist Adam Smith with St Giles’ Cathedral and other buildings in the background, against blue sky

Philosophy / Scottish Philosophy

Lewis Ashman explores how 18th century Scottish Enlightenment philosophers reconciled science with religious belief.

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnJuly 1, 2026

Is world citizenship the solution to statelessness?

**Alt text:** A row of illuminated classroom globes displayed on stands, with a large globe in the foreground and several others receding into the background. The globes show different map styles and colors, creating a warm, softly lit scene.

Cultural History / Cultural Studies / Migration Studies / Political Philosophy / Politics

What does it mean to be state-less?

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnJune 25, 2026

How food shapes peace, conflict, and human connection in everyday life

A crowded communal dinner scene inside a cozy restaurant or café. Dozens of people are seated at long shared tables, eating and chatting in a lively social atmosphere. The foreground shows smiling diners with plates, glasses, and flower arrangements on patterned table runners. The background includes large front windows looking out onto a nighttime street. The image has warm indoor lighting, with some motion blur from people walking, giving it an energetic, candid feel.

Cultural Studies / International Relations / Politics / Sociology

A Conversation with Dr. Elaine Pratley, author of Hungry for Peace

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnJune 23, 2026