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The following news articles were published in 2015:

Camera system sees round corners

Cutting-edge start-ups celebrate success

Dark matter detector upgraded

Festive holidays

£3 million for physics research

Colourful costumes make art show pop

Historic building set for major development

Edinburgh experts establish low-carbon college in Shanghai

Unexpected Edinburgh

Climate outlook may be worse than feared

Titles stack up for UK’s oldest book award

Awards will boost eye care access

Leukaemia study reveals therapy clues

Big data partnership signed

Anatomy exhibits highlight body’s beauties

Student buddies are real heroes

Big Leap is step in right direction

Study pinpoints risk of brain bleeds

New podcast looks at Islamic State

Fossil dinosaur tracks found on Skye

Drama Prize call for entries

Delegates add voices to climate talks

Labs given green award

Fossil shows how snakes lost their legs

The Global Russian

New centre to aid dementia research

Stem cell study paves way for therapies

Study brings hope of liver cell therapy

Student experience quality recognised

Study bid to predict MS severity

Careers Service gets student vote

Scientists join ecosystems initiative

Tall trees at risk of thirst in droughts

Chicken study may benefit birds at risk

Brain study sheds light on epilepsy

Winter graduations

Supercomputers probe Universe formation

Queen’s prize for heart scientists

Languages help stroke recovery, study says

Archives shine light on democratic past

Divinity's largest scholarship launched

Fighting anti-microbial resistance

Musical celebrations mark St Andrews Day

Supergene linked to ruff bird collars

Study to boost health of premature babies

High yield crops a step closer

LiFi has power to improve lives

Rough justice for Scotland's poorest

Events go beyond business

Scientists assess fracking risks

Turing initiative teams up with Intel

Learning disabilities share common defects

Fallen nurses honoured

Gas that fuels star formation identified

Cattle drug trial curbs sleeping sickness spread among people

Archive reveals King’s taste for bling

Gene linked to big salmon discovered

Complex skeletons evolved 550m years ago

Funding boost for stroke research

Honorary degree for Japanese benefactor

Weather map of distant world revealed

Kelpies arrive at Vet School

Leading artist makes Scottish debut

Experts join global sports summit

Study sheds light on Greenland Ice Sheet

Obesity risk for nation’s top dog breed

Humanities hub is hive of activity

Tadpoles’ survival in winter explained

Experts hail schools’ progress

Free web course explores early photography

Zebrafish shed light on nerve cell repair

Finding sheds light on cell division

Stroke experts give global perspective

Exhibition explores the power of colour

Skin scent offers Parkinson’s hope

Join us to talk about health

Student bids for global presentation win

Gaelic festival in full flow

Gene study prompts bowel disease rethink

Pregnancy stress impacts future generations

Vets share expertise in India

Plant helps show how living things adapt

Spotlight on Edinburgh's music scene

Green goals achieved on campus

Study informs UN peace report

Media explore impact of data science

Driverless cars research under way

Magna Carta will help inform Europe debate

Pop-up surgery in museum show

Heart test could cut care costs

China & South East Asia Careers Fair

Brain cooling lowers recovery chances

Low income link with alcohol and tobacco

Eruptions impact on world’s rivers

Horse illness shares signs of human disease

Edinburgh stage for Bollywood star

Equality award success

Swim star sets sights high

Fossil sheds light on ancient mammals

Hat-trick of prizes for Edinburgh firms

Technology could aid disease response

Scottish economy receives £2bn boost from University’s activity

Medical research pairing strengthened

Study sheds light on metabolism

Boost for baby muscle research

Fellowship boosts quantum research

Energy research hailed for global impact

Global health focus for new PhDs

Body clock study pinpoints key cells

New drug offers cancer hope

Green funds finally adding up

Volcano’s toxic gas output revealed

Play looks at censors behind Berlin Wall

Study shows how superbug became fatal

Aircraft aids insight into ice loss

Dance event is full of bright ideas

Lecture unearths cities’ ancient ties

Armaments position agreed

Wildcats face new disease threat

North America takes centre stage

Climate change campaign to get under way

Help at hand in refugee crisis

Doors Open Days 2015

Experts discuss refugee crisis on podcast

Researcher appointed Geographer Royal

Plaque honours first women at University

Liver failure treatment hope

How Jews changed Scottish culture

Our Changing World

Runners line up in race for research

Films put science in the spotlight

Quit-smoking drug safer than thought

Medical research on display

Aiding search for life in other galaxies

Students show city is in class of its own

Slower melting ice cream in pipeline

Rare Hanne Darboven works at Talbot Rice

Play by bestselling author wins drama prize

3D models give new perspective on cancer

Honorary degree for Jesse Jackson

Infamous pirate’s face revealed

James Tait Black winners star in podcast

Stronger winds could affect seabirds

Debut novelist and best-selling writer scoop oldest book awards

Smoking ban linked to drop in stillbirths

Immune drug could help cancer patients

New model predicts when borrowing goes bad

Eight authors up for oldest book prize

Rwanada soccer stars shine at Peffermill

Alan Turing Institute operations begin

Galaxies show appetite for growth

Brain infection starts in gut, study finds

Nearby rocky planet revealed

ECCI sets up Hong Kong base

Dolly stars in genetics exhibition

£4m stroke trial tests everyday drugs

Paolozzi Tube art to be reborn in Edinburgh

University at heart of festivals

Students in business of learning

Golf gadget gets cash boost

FloWave joins international study

Warming slow-down is climate pause

Peter Higgs wins eminent award

Liver regrown from stem cells

British Academy honours academics

Top award for engineering start-up

Feathered cousin of movie star dino found

Technology not enough to limit warming

Drama prize shortlist unveiled

Obesity drug no effect on baby birthweights

Deep space images aid dark matter study

Africa in focus

Film in the Old College Quad

Animals’ infections impact on others

Animal study marks decades of discovery

Edinburgh graduate employment tops 90%

Headset aimed at stargazers

Study uncovers impact of Arctic warming

University in Business Pledge first

Eight decades on, poignant award marks life of dedicated student

Gene therapy hope for CF patients

Humans evolved to be taller and smarter

Wound healing linked to skin cancer

Algae to cope well in climate change

How Knox and Picasso changed the world

Pupils engineer chip to fight lung disease

Summer graduations

Brain atlas could help diagnose Alzheimer’s

Edinburgh hosts Lacrosse World Cup

Robotics experts join UK network

Darwin’s finches offer fresh insights

Free ticket deadline extended for rugby match

Study sheds light on first impressions

Scots’ stop and search rates fall

Students vie for presentation crown

Big screen alliance

Mothers help inbred beetles live longer

Study sheds light on plasmas

Golf stars raise research funds

MSPs hear of alcohol and tobacco risk

Political discussion crucial in classroom, study suggests

Award puts filmmaker in spotlight

Students make their mark at TARGET awards

UK/EU Masters Scholarships

Study targets breast cancer spread

CO2 pipelines don’t need added smell

Talbot Rice celebrates 40 years

Boat club aims for top spot

ECA spells success at Fashion Week

Breast cancer study may aid treatment

University community praised

Art event highlights wonders of anatomy

Smoking ban cuts child hospital visits

£50m dementia bid launched

Divestment intent signalled

Ukraine crisis in spotlight

Salmon gene find may aid virus control

Hong Kong health partnership agreed

Statement on Charles Stewart House protest

Paracetamol risk to unborn boys

Plant chemical could prevent tooth decay

Ash study could aid flight forecasts

Research booklet helps deer managers

Stress linked to liver disease deaths

Podcast goes undercover for Spy Week

Sign language glossary reaches new heights

Vitamin D linked to cat survival

Study examines paracetamol in pregnancy

Edinburgh strengthens China links

Students welcome renowned economist

Boys from Brazil on hockey tour

Edinburgh announces change in fossil fuels investment policy

Friendships renewed at Alumni Weekend

Indonesian conflict in spotlight

Degree Show set to impress

Epilepsy patients keen to know risks

Spy Week to pull back curtain on espionage

Honouring lives lost in Great War sinking

Special podcast unpacks General Election

Funding boost for MS research

City’s shadowy past comes to light

DNA study could shed light on diseases

Teaching Awards

Study highlights benefits of green space

Researchers lead international studies

New voices stake claims for book prizes

Pony midge study offers allergy clues

Free web course to track election's twists

Amazon losses make climate change worse

Lecture explores our quest for novelty

Study sheds light on thinking speed

Bacteria find could aid crop protection

Science Festival stars in podcast

Indian partnerships centre stage

Online open day for distance learners

Greatest extinction driven by acidic oceans

Stroke drug could be used more widely

Terry Waite joins brain talk

Gene study complicates Legionnaires’ probe

The power of the Ice Bucket Challenge

MS patients could benefit from brain study

All is blue in library exhibition

Edinburgh research saves millions for NHS

Mountbatten lecture goes live

DNA can’t explain all inherited traits

Vet students praised for mentoring scheme

Latin American Forum

Cell therapy helping diabetes patients

Digital tool boosts City's literary past

Award to explore rebuilding after conflict

Pollution raises stroke risk, study finds

Study sheds light on dark matter

Brain in Science Festival spotlight

£25.7m to create research powerhouse

Literary archive enhances collections

Rubik’s world record broken

Amphibian was top predator, fossils show

Podcast explores how cities work

Show floods Talbot Rice with coloured light

Crimea plays take centre stage

Leftover blood samples could aid research

Study links symmetry to faster reactions

Anatomy workshops open up to public

Blood stores as safe as fresh supplies

Dream team creates opera for kids

Scans may cut heart attack risk

University swimmers take on world’s best

Global reputation riding high

Lone Star Rangerettes in Quad

Autism genes and intelligence link found

SHOW 2015: Fashion / Costume / Textiles

Student festival gathers a crowd

Climate toolkit takes ride on NASA plane

Help at hand for masters students

Soil study could help unearth new drugs

Dog DNA test warning for pedigree breeders

Higgs unveils plaque tribute

Family records aid climate study

Dwarfism gene find

Global success for Informatics pair

Students celebrate dance show’s 30th year

Concert hall receives funding boost

Alliance with Galleries hailed

Artwork honours ECA's greatest donor

Technique sheds light on cell division

Garlic could aid cystic fibrosis fight

Student designs transform city playground

GPS dog collars help vets monitor health

Is Britain still a Christian country?

Student surveys: your views matter

Creative Cultural Careers Festival

Fairtrade Fortnight 2015

Drug trial to tackle repeat miscarriages

Bile duct cancer treatment hope

LSE opening auction inefficient, says study

Bacteria study helps gauge infection risk

Aim for the stars, astronomer urges

Prescription test for new doctors

India takes centre stage

Every UK tower block to be recorded

New Rector confirmed

City spaces good for bees, study shows

Valentine’s campaign for childhood epilepsy

Smokers tend to have thinner brain cortex

Massive canyon carved by floods

Innovative Learning Week 2015

City-wide student art festival begins

City event showcases Iranian culture

Funding boost for dementia research

Kidney images reveal how organ develops

Lecture explains monumental mysteries

Study links genes with general cognition

Plant studies aid crop development

DNA clock helps predict lifespan

Smoking in pregnancy alters baby’s DNA

£11.4m boost for healthcare research

Sugar key to lowering osteoarthritis risk

Cancer study offers radiotherapy hope

Scientists join big data institute

Architect receives medal after 70 year wait

DNA study helps solve mutations mystery

Safety switches curb bioterror risk

Study sheds light on dinosaur deaths

University invests in Li-Fi spin-out

Gene study unlocks brain secrets

Confucius Institute Lecture Series

Chemical cues benefit young beetles

Study sheds light on dementia

Candidates for Edinburgh Rector

Edinburgh graduates among most employable

Scholarships aid gifted young scientists

Chancellor marks new era for Easter Bush

Languages boost thinking skills, study says

Student reaches FameLab final

£50m bid to tackle dementia

Gene study to investigate ageing brain

Crohn’s study seeks to find disease causes

Gifford Lectures focus on equality

£15m boost for Scotland’s gene research

Summer School launches new courses

Scottish prehistoric reptile discovered

Upgraded gym re-opens

Study tackles hospital readmissions

Students asked for Google Glass ideas

New Year Honours for staff
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