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Novel therapies curb surgery for ulcerative colitis

17 July, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Future of Health and Care Research

Greater access to innovative treatments could be linked to a drop in patients requiring surgery for…

University named UK’s first National Supercomputing Centre

17 July, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI

The University has been announced as home to the country’s first national supercomputing centre by…

AI boosts eye disease prediction

15 July, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Future of Health and Care Research

A combination of routine eye scans and AI has created a powerful new way for measuring short-…

Cleaner aviation focus of £17m partnership

10 July, 20252025 Climate and Environmental Crisis Data, Digital and AI Research

A new £17m project led by the University and Rolls-Royce aims to help drive the development of…

Hammed Kayode Alabi honoured with Being Edinburgh Award

10 July, 20252025

Education pioneer and social entrepreneur Hammed Kayode Alabi has been named as the recipient of…

Edinburgh pledges to support women entrepreneurs

07 July, 20252025

The University has joined a new cohort of partners committed to supporting women entrepreneurs…

Genetic discovery could herald new rheumatoid arthritis drugs

07 July, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

A group of genes linked with a heightened risk of rheumatoid arthritis have been discovered in a…

UK’s first part-time medics graduate, marking a major milestone

04 July, 20252025

Twenty graduates have celebrated at the University's McEwan Hall after becoming the UK’s first…

Author Val McDermid awarded honorary degree

03 July, 20252025

Scottish author and broadcaster Val McDermid was awarded an honorary degree from the University…

Hub to aid precision breeding of future farm animals

01 July, 20252025 Climate and Environmental Crisis Research

Research exploring the use of genetic selection and genome editing tools to develop healthier and…