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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…

Films re-examine the past to tell new stories

27 June, 20252025

Epic film installations inspired by historical stories make their UK premiere in Edinburgh, in a…

GP performance pay fails to drive lasting change

26 June, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

Introducing performance related pay for general practices did not provide long-term improvements in…

Building opening signals new era in health and care innovation

26 June, 20252025

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) was among notable guests attending the…

World-class imaging scanner arrives in Scotland

24 June, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

Scotland’s first total-body scanner is set to accelerate drug development and diagnosis for…

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

23 June, 20252025 Climate and Environmental Crisis

Paracetamol production could be revolutionised by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn…

Scale of how ME/CFS affects blood revealed

20 June, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

People with ME/CFS have significant differences in their blood compared with healthy individuals, a…

New hub uses microbes to turn trash into treasure

19 June, 20252025 Research Climate and Environmental Crisis

A pioneering new hub is set to transform UK manufacturing by converting industrial waste into…