Highlights
Examples of the University's teaching, research, commercialisation and outreach activities.
Encouraging student talent to shine
Performance costume students partnered with one of the world’s largest arts festivals to spotlight their talent on an international stage.
Paving the way for new fertility treatments
Edinburgh scientists made headlines around the world in 2018 by growing egg cells to maturity outside the human body for the first time.
Honouring excellence in teaching
Students at Edinburgh have been recognising and rewarding excellent teaching for the past 10 years through the Edinburgh University Students’ Association Teaching Awards.
Turning livestock into a pathway out of poverty
A new centre has received backing to achieve its aim to improve the health and productivity of poultry and cattle in developing countries.
Celebrating the students promoting world peace
The Nobel Prize has celebrated world-changing excellence for more than a century, with many winners having strong links to the University of Edinburgh. In 2017, the Nobel Peace Prize added two more.
Laying the foundations for a digital NHS
An interdisciplinary team of Edinburgh academics is leading a groundbreaking project to evaluate a government scheme aimed at revolutionising the National Health Service (NHS) in England for the digital age.
Building the school of the future
A University partnership is leading the way in putting data to work in the classroom.
Forging connections across the city
A new initiative is creating an enthusiastic dialogue and reinforcing the bond between the University and its neighbours.