The Economic and Social History hub promotes interdisciplinary research (working in dialogue with other social sciences); comparative and transnational approaches; and innovative methodologies (quantitative and qualitative, including digital humanities). Economic and Social History at University of Edinburgh dates back to 1884 when Economic History was first taught here. Now part of the Edinburgh Centre for Global History, the Economic and Social History hub promotes interdisciplinary research (working in dialogue with other social sciences); comparative and transnational approaches; and innovative methodologies (quantitative and qualitative, including digital humanities). We traverse a wider range of topic areas, chronological periods and geographical places.To receive updates or to get involved with the hub please contact the convenor Dr Felix Boecking, felix.boecking@ed.ac.uk. Research and Publications Gender Equalities at work Gender Equalities at Work is an interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers from the University of Edinburgh, University College London, and The University of the West of England. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the project will produce the first comprehensive history of the creation, trajectories, legacies and lived experiences of the Equal Pay Act 1970, and Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (now integrated for GB in the Equality Act 2010) across the four nations of the UK, situated within European employment law and North American influences.Project staff at Edinburgh: Prof Louise Jackson (HCA)Project website: https://www.genderequalitiesat50.ed.ac.uk/about/ Stories from the Substrate PI: Dr Emily Brownell (HCA)Stories from the Substrate is a history of environment, science, health, and labor in East Africa that uses soil as its starting point. The project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.Project website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FW007568%2F1 This article was published on 2024-08-01
