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AI-powered blood test spots earliest breast cancer signs

11 December, 20242024 Data, Digital and AI Future of Health and Care Research

A new screening method that combines laser analysis with a type of AI is the first of its kind to…

Close up of scientist handling blood samples in tubes next to a microscope

New centre to accelerate gene therapies for heart disease

11 December, 20242024

A new £50m centre is set to develop the first therapies to stimulate heart repair and regeneration…

Four members of the REACT Edinburgh team pictured in the lab wearing white lab coats with lab materials in the foreground

Edinburgh ranks among world’s top universities for sustainability

10 December, 20242024

The University has been recognised as one of the top higher education institutions in the world for…

A group of students and staff, wearing red jackets, attending a nature-based learning course at Firbush, the University of Edinburgh's outdoor education centre in Perthshire.

University embarks on rewilding journey with community charity

09 December, 20242024

A pioneering partnership has been forged between a university and a community landowner to restore…

Richard Munday, Convenor of the Kinloch Woodlands SCIO, looking over land at Kinloch Woodlands in Shieldaig

European oyster reefs have collapsed, study says

06 December, 20242024 animal research

Europe’s native oyster habitats have been classified as ‘collapsed’ with restoration initiatives…

Small clock formations of native oysters on the seabed. Stéphane Pouvreau Ifremer.

Community and collaboration at forefront of Gaelic Plan

05 December, 20242024

Opportunities for the use of Gaelic among students, staff and the wider public is the focus of the…

Room full of people reading from pages

Future-focused former hospital scoops global award for beauty

03 December, 20242024

An iconic building in heart of Scotland’s capital city has been named one of the most beautiful…

Three images of the Old Royal Infirmary (L-R): a teaching room, the front of the Institute, and a stairwell within the building

University’s innovation power revealed in new report

29 November, 20242024

The University’s commercialisation service has announced record research translation figures for…

Professor Susan Rosser poses in front of an image render of a DNA molecule

Innovative genetic platform to tackle aggressive cancers

27 November, 20242024

A University spinout aims to transform the treatment of multiple aggressive cancers using a novel…

Professor Steve Pollard wearing a white lab coat, standing in the lab

Opportunities for African youth focus of international summit

26 November, 20242024

Leaders from world-leading universities gathered to discuss opportunities for young people in…

A group of five people take part in an on stage discussion.