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When it comes to applying modelling to improve global health, Professor Evropi Theodoratou is an expert.

The researchers campaigning for racial and linguistic equality in education.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that air pollution is responsible for more than seven million premature deaths globally a year. Edinburgh researchers investigating the effects of air pollutants on cardiovascular health are helping to shape air quality guidelines.

How data entrepreneurs are getting business back on its feet and on the path to post-Covid recovery with support from the University.

Professor Linda Bauld’s public health expertise has been invaluable to politicians and the public throughout the Covid-19 crisis.

Celebrating more than a decade of our student photography competition.

Ahead of COP26, University experts share their views on the importance of the climate talks, the complex challenges that lie ahead in the fight to tackle climate change and some encouraging signs of progress.

As the first female Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Professor Catherine Heymans is on a mission to lift our eyes to the marvels of the universe.

How a unique intelligence test of 11 year olds taken nearly 90 years ago is proving invaluable in helping researchers find ways to keep our minds sharp today.

Debora Kayembe is pushing the equality and diversity agenda forward in her role as our new Rector.

Members of the University’s award-winning uCreate Studio share an insiders’ guide to the equipment, creations and life in the community makerspace.

Whether he’s baking in the final of The Great British Bake Off, playing in a badminton competition or adapting to digital learning, student Peter Sawkins rises to the challenge. He shares his inspirations and aspirations.

2020 will be remembered as a year like no other, with one topic mainly dominating the headlines. As we look ahead to a hopefully brighter 2021, the Edit Review of the Year 2020 reminds us that, against the odds, the University community has continued to make the world a better place over the past 12 months.

Edinburgh students turned the coronavirus lockdown into an opportunity to channel their creativity for a virtual art exhibition in collaboration with Google.

From advising the Scottish Government to writing opinion pieces for the media, Professor and Chair of Global Public Health in the University’s Usher Institute Devi Sridhar is using her expertise to help guide the country though the coronavirus health crisis.

Meet the financial expert turned extreme traveller. Featured in a BBC documentary, alumnus Matthew Lee shares his journey from whistleblowing bank corruption in New York in the lead up to the 2008 financial crash, to motorbiking solo past burning tyres in Ecuador during civil unrest.

Innovative Edinburgh scientist Dr Elaine Emmerson gave a talented artist unlimited access to her head and neck cancer research, and the resulting illustrations capture the treatment development journey in an engaging and enlightening way.

Meet the Edinburgh social workers who have been playing a vital part in keeping connected with people in need of support.

As we enter a new phase of Scotland's route map out of the coronavirus pandemic, pause and take in Edit's new photo gallery showing the University's Central Area and the surrounding city in recent days.

Briana Pegado talks about being the first black female President of the Edinburgh University Students’ Association, being both creative and politically active from an early age, and the challenges that young people face today.

Following on from our interviews with alumni nurses, we meet two medical graduates who offer an insight into their work and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their daily roles. 

With the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) postponed until 2021, experts at the University are driving debate forward with a virtual climate event this month. In this Edit feature, speakers and fellow academics discuss progress in environmental technology, the pros of behavioural change and parallels with the pandemic.

In the Edit interview, nursing alumni talk about their roles and show support for new graduates during the pandemic.

This winter, the widely reported Australian bushfire crisis revealed how seemingly controllable events can quickly spread into a global emergency. Something in times like these we are becoming all too familiar with.

Engineering graduate Olivia Sweeney talks to Edit about being listed in the Top 100 Influential Women in Engineering, the link between gender equality and sustainability, and her inspirations.

Deep below the ground at the world's largest physics laboratory, Edinburgh scientists are shedding light on dark matter, black holes and the elusive Higgs boson. At the end of 2019, the University was invited to visit CERN and meet the researchers who share a vision of solving the universe's many mysteries.

Introducing Sharing Things, the new podcast where cherished objects spark engaging discussions.

The award-winning alumna inspiring the next generation of nurses at the University of Brunei.

In a series of candid interviews, women with tech careers reveal how they are taking on the data revolution.

The University plays a huge part in Edinburgh’s festivals and staff from across the institution are involved in the many partnerships. Meet some of the dedicated people who contribute to the festivals in a variety of ways.