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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…

Early life factors drive obesity risk

26 March, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

Factors beyond a person’s control, such as socioeconomic status or maternal smoking, can influence…

New tech companies boosted by Edinburgh showcase

25 March, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI

A device that can tackle housing-related health issues and an app to slow the progression of…

New tool to boost cardiac arrest survival rates

25 March, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Future of Health and Care Research

Survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Scotland are expected to improve thanks to a…