2021 news from the University of Edinburgh.
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Care home study highlights Covid‘s mental toll
Covid-related restrictions have caused mental distress to three out of four people who have…
Beach combers make their mark in gallery show
People living near Scotland’s vulnerable coasts can add to a growing archive of objects that will…
Bigger brains helped squirrels move up in the world
Squirrels and other tree-dwelling rodents evolved to have bigger brains than their burrowing…
HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip…
Sunlight linked with lower Covid-19 deaths
Sunnier areas are associated with fewer deaths from Covid-19, an observational study suggests.
Edinburgh spinout aims to boost cancer testing
A University spinout aims to revolutionise the early diagnosis of difficult-to-detect cancers with…
£8.7m scheme seeks better route to modern medicines
An £8.7 million collaboration led by the University and a global biotechnology company will seek to…
High blood pressure puts one in three Nigerians at risk
Nearly a third of Nigerians experience high blood pressure, a figure which has grown by 540 per…
€2m boost for gene and cell therapy info hub
A new EU-funded project is set to provide accessible and reliable information about cell and gene-…
New centre joins European supercomputing network
The University’s supercomputing centre, EPCC, is collaborating with another leading UK facility as…
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