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Trio honoured for transformational obesity treatment

09 March, 20262026 Future of Health and Care Research

Three scientists whose work at different stages led to the development of semaglutide – a…

Individual images of Dr Thomas Kruse, Professor Lotte Bjerre Knudsen and Dr Jesper Lau, who have won the Cameron Prize for Therapeutics.

Moving stories of love & loss at heart of art show

09 March, 20262026

Enormous picture collages, giant earthwork sculptures and photo-realistic watercolours are brought…

An aerial view of Mafolofolo by MADEYOULOOK in the Talbot Rice's Georgian Gallery

NASA robot’s 10-year mission complete

06 March, 20262026 Data, Digital and AI Research

A robot developed by NASA in preparation for missions to Mars is returning to the USA following a…

PhD student Elle Miller (left) and Professor Sethu Vijayakumar (right) standing with the NASA Valkyrie humanoid robot

Historic Union reopens after stunning renovation

04 March, 20262026

The University's Teviot, the world’s oldest purpose-built student union, has officially…

A group featuring students and staff from the University open Teviot with a ribbon-cutting moment.

Lectures mark International Women’s Day

27 February, 20262026

The award-winning author behind bestselling book, Invisible Women, will headline a special…

A montage of images (L-R): Caroline Criado-Perez, Heen Shamaz and Lorna Marson

Cardiac arrest survival in Scotland receives a boost

26 February, 20262026 Future of Health and Care Research

A University of Edinburgh-led partnership designed to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest…

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney performs CPR on a model, assisted by Susan Gardner from Save a Life for Scotland

‘Step-change’ for UK’s digital horsepower

25 February, 20262026 Data, Digital and AI

A major new compute investment could accelerate the progress of astronomers exploring the mysteries…

Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, Lynn McMath and Professor Mark Parsons in front of the Cirrus supercomputer

University awarded with national honour for fire safety team

25 February, 2026Research 2026

The University of Edinburgh has received one of the UK’s highest honours for the pioneering and…

(L-R) Their Majesties The King and Queen present Professor Luke Bisby and Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Peter Mathieson with the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education award during a ceremony at at St James’s Palace on Tuesday 24 February.

Mass killing uncovered at ancient burial site

23 February, 20262026 Data, Digital and AI Research

An Iron Age burial site has revealed evidence of an unusual mass killing event of women and…

An artists impression of a burial showing a group of clothed bodies

Breadcrumbs lead to fossil free production of everyday goods

20 February, 20262026 Climate and Environmental Crisis Research

The humble breadcrumb could hold the key to cutting out fossil fuels from one of the chemical…

Microbial hydrogenation reactions using chemically (left) and enzymatically (right) degraded bread waste. Credit: Dr Mirren White, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh.