An April article in Archives of natural history gives a fascinating insight into the life of Charles Francis Adams, a young American who prepared, stuffed and mounted the skins of birds and mammals for display. It also details the early…
“Dancers are experts in mental processes such as memory, timing and motor cognition, and the study of dance can provide insight into these basic processes…. At the same time, several changes in psychology and neuroscience, make dance a more attractive…
An Italian Renaissance polymath, most known for his notebooks and paintings, Leonardo Da Vinci is still widely considered an enigma. His birthday was today, April 15th. A recent article in Journal of Beckett Studies (Volume 22.2) wonders how much Beckett’s…
By Robert Crawford For the first time since 1707 (more than half a century before Burns was born), the population of Scotland is being given the chance to vote in a referendum that asks the question, ‘Should Scotland be an…
February 2014 not only sees the launch of our new Journals blog, but we’re also delighted that Scottish Affairs is now publishing with Edinburgh. Established in 1992, it’s the leading forum on Scottish current affairs in an international and historical…
It’s been a long time coming but we are now publishing 38 journals and by starting this blog, we hope it will help you discover the articles, research and reviews you’ve been looking for. Our Journal publishing programme is closely…