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

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

July 16, 2026
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The Scottish Martyrs and the antagonisms between Scots Law and British penal practice

A sepia-toned 18th-century printed broadside titled “TRANSPORTED FOR SEDITION.” The design features ornate borders and three oval engravings of men in period clothing holding papers. Text around the portraits names individuals convicted of sedition and sentenced to transportation (penal exile), including references to courts and dates in the early 1800s. The overall style is decorative and historical, resembling a political or legal proclamation from Britain.

Cultural Studies / European Studies / History / Scots Law / Scottish History / Scottish Studies

Editors introduce their article on the Scottish Martyrs, which was the runner up in the SHR’s inaugural Early Career Researcher prize (Published in the journal’s December 2025 issue)

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnFebruary 12, 2026

Shame in Contemporary You-Narration: Q&A with the author

Literary Studies / Literary Theory / Post-19th Century Literary Studies

Denise Wong discusses Shame in Contemporary You-Narration, exploring second-person storytelling, shame, temporality, and narrative experimentation across literature and media.

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnFebruary 11, 2026

The Future of Scottish Higher Education

Stone statue viewed from behind beneath tall Gothic arches and dark stone columns, framing a bright blue sky with clouds

British History / Cultural Studies / European Studies / Scottish History / Scottish Studies

Purpose, Freedom, and Sustainability
(Special Edition of Scottish Affairs)

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnFebruary 10, 2026

5 Things You Didn’t Know about Milton and Disability

Language and Literature / Literary Studies / Pre-19th Century Literary Studies

Five things you might not know about Milton and disability, from writing Paradise Lost while blind to disability pride and care networks

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnFebruary 9, 2026

Barbarians as the Religious Other in the Late Roman World: Q&A with the author

Emperor Justinian and court officials in a colourful mosaic, Gothic soldiers on the left side.

Ancient History and Classical Studies

by Maijastina Kahlos Tell us a bit about Barbarians as the Religious Other in the Late Roman World My book…

ByEdinburgh University Press
OnFebruary 3, 2026

We’re going all in for the National Year of Reading

Our Community / Our Industry / Publishing

Reading is important on so many levels. At Edinburgh University Press it is our mission to connect people and ideas. We do that by making field- defining research available across our journal and book publishing.