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Former astronaut touches down as space hub launched

10 April, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI

A former NASA astronaut has visited the University as it unveils a new hub to bring together…

Report spotlights a sinister side to dating apps

09 April, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Research

Child sex offenders are using online dating sites at high rates and may be trying to gain access to…

Europe's largest AI chip cluster drives innovation

08 April, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI

The University, in partnership with Cerebras Systems, has started service on a powerful new…

Rugby tackle height change boosting player safety

08 April, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Future of Health and Care Research

Lowering the tackle height in men’s rugby has successfully reduced the rate of head collisions…

Edinburgh named the UK's leading AI city

04 April, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI

Scotland’s capital ranked among top AI-powered cities of the future, a new report finds.

University prize for duo’s schools programme on mosquitoes

03 April, 20252025

Two researchers who use the world’s deadliest animal to spark pupils’ interest in biology have won…

T. rex ancestors mingled on Scottish island, footprints show

02 April, 20252025

Despite being prehistoric predator and prey, massive meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs drank…

Inner and outer space to be explored at Science Festival

02 April, 20252025

Listen to galaxies, help create a new language and discover how light and lasers are transforming…

Pupils experience hands-on hospitality

01 April, 20252025

The University has partnered with a local high school to give pupils hands-on hospitality…

Fish use sharks as shields to ambush prey, study reveals

27 March, 20252025 Research animal research

Scientists have revealed for the first time that some fish sneak up on their prey by hiding behind…