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Edinburgh Impact

Astronaut Kathy Sullivan uses a pair of binoculars to do some magnified viewing through the forward cabin windows of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Challenger in 1984.

Renowned former NASA astronaut and oceanographer Kathy Sullivan made a special trip from the US in April to the University. She talks of her epic adventures, her connection to our HMS Challenger archives, and why space and ocean research is as vital as ever.

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Dr Christian Ilbury and Grace Mai Clark (centre), alongside Dr. Ian Cushing, Manchester Metropolitan University (left), and Professor Julia Snell, the University of Leeds (right) who spoke at the first event, Speaking Out: Tackling Accent Bias at an Elite University in November 2023.

Earlier this month, more than one hundred people attended a symposium focused on accent bias at Edinburgh, across Higher Education and in wider society.

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Professor Sir Peter Mathieson and Mr Okawa Masaru, Executive Director, Ainu Association of Hokkaido during the formal repatriation ceremony

The University has repatriated the skulls of three Indigenous Ainu people back to their community in Japan.

Edinburgh Global

We are a truly global University, making a contribution to the world, through global partnership, community and exchange.

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A University of Sanctuary

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City Region Deal

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Research and teaching

We're ranked 4th in the UK for research power, and have the highest rating possible for our student learning experience*.

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Doctoral College

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*Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions; Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education Scotland.