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's REF power ratings), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
Discover our research
Explore the work of our world-class researchers across a range of cross-disciplinary areas.
Edinburgh Innovations provides research and commercialisation expertise to industry, funders, licensees and investors.
- Global surge in cancer cases among under-50s
- Women more severely affected by ME/CFS
- Sign language glossary goes for green growth
- New tech is step towards lab-grown blood vessels
- Vapes work better than patches in pregnancy trial
- Rapid infection test in dogs could curb antibiotic resistance
- Covid risk study pinpoints ethnic inequalities
How the University community is making its mark upon the world through its research, innovation, ideas and actions.
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