One of the world’s top research-intensive universities
The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 83% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.
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Explore the work of our world-class researchers across a range of cross-disciplinary areas.
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Edinburgh Innovations provides research and commercialisation expertise to industry, funders, licensees and investors. Our consultancy services make it easy to access the University's academic expertise and state-of-the-art facilities.
- Stroke trial finds drug does not aid recovery
- Books on wealth creation tap into aspirations
- Stem cell bid set to tackle osteoarthritis
- Cave paintings reveal use of complex astronomy
- Astronomers discover new binary star system
- Antarctica’s hidden landscape shaped by rivers
- Parasite study could aid efforts to treat malaria
