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2025 news from the University of Edinburgh.

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Shrinking AI memory boosts accuracy

22 December, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Research

Researchers have developed a new way to compress the memory used by AI models to increase their…

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Rise in young people using mental health services

11 December, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

One in five young people in the UK now access specialist mental health care by age 18 – a four-fold…

Psychologist draws on a piece of paper while counseling a teenage girl

Scans detect early prostate radiotherapy changes

11 December, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Future of Health and Care Research

Daily scans taken during prostate cancer radiotherapy could be repurposed to guide changes to…

Elderly man receiving radiotherapy treatments for prostate cancer

Peatland viruses play active role in ecosystem health

10 December, 20252025 Climate and Environmental Crisis Research

Viruses found in peatlands could play a more important role in carbon storage than previously…

The Flow Country, Scotland. Study sample area and UNESCO world heritage site.

Festive holiday period

09 December, 20252025

The University will be closed during the winter break from 5pm on Tuesday 23 December 2025 and will…

The Christmas Tree in Old College Quadrangle

Divorce can cast a shadow on finances, a study finds

03 December, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Research

People who overlook long-term financial planning during a divorce can face years of financial…

 A person signs a divorce document. Two gold wedding rings are on the document

Carol Service lights up the festive season

02 December, 20252025

The University's annual Carol Service will take place at McEwan Hall on Sunday 7 December.

University of Edinburgh choir singing

Volunteers wanted to prepare Gaelic for the AI age

02 December, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Research

Scottish Gaelic-speaking volunteers are being sought to help with an ambitious scheme to ensure the…

Graphic of lap top and a black and white image from an archive recording Gaelic history

Axolotl lab to support human health research

01 December, 20252025 animal research Future of Health and Care Research

A new research facility dedicated to axolotls – remarkable creatures known for their ability to…

Axolotl pictured in water tank looking out from blue tunnel

University teams up with IBM to boost AI innovation

26 November, 20252025

The University has joined forces with IBM to help unlock new opportunities in artificial…

Picture of three women on a panel in front of an audience at an IBM event. Liz McAreavey is host, with Ruth King and Sharon Moore being questioned.