News & events

An animal’s choice of mate can be influenced by its diet as it reaches sexual maturity, research has shown.

The University’s annual prize for engaging the public with science has been awarded to palaeontologist Dr Steve Brusatte.

The University of Edinburgh’s DNA sequencing facility has received an internationally-recognised accreditation to mark the quality of its genome analysis services.

Young people in Scotland’s poorest neighbourhoods are increasingly likely to encounter tobacco products in their area, a study suggests.

Conservationists broadly agree on goals for protecting the natural world – but not how to move towards them, a survey shows.

Scientists have discovered a new state of physical matter in which atoms can exist as both solid and liquid simultaneously.

A newly identified species of 150 million-year-old marine crocodile has given insights into how a group of ancient animals evolved.

Experts from across the University are sharing their knowledge with audiences at the annual Edinburgh Science Festival.

A fascinating free new exhibition – part of a year-long series of events - opens in Edinburgh aiming to establish Charles Piazzi Smyth’s place in Edinburgh’s history.

Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could accelerate as a result of the US-China trade war, researchers have warned.

A smartphone device could help millions of people avoid drinking water contaminated by arsenic.

Scientists have revealed the precise molecular mechanisms that cause drops of liquid to combine, in a discovery that could have a range of applications.

Striking traits seen only in males of some species – such as colourful peacock feathers or butterfly wings – are partly explained by gene behaviour, research suggests.

Dr Amy Wilson from the Centre for Statistics, School of Mathematics delivers our next Academics Unplugged talk looking at traces of cocaine on banknotes.

The University is to host a panel discussion with members of the world’s leading group of climate scientists on Wednesday 3 April 2019.

ARREST project receives €4.5M of funding.

Marine pollution, including fragments of fishing equipment and tiny pieces of plastic, have been found inside animals living on Scotland’s only inshore deep-water coral reef.

A £2.4 million engineering research facility will seek to speed the development of materials and structures for tidal energy, transport and other industries.

Experiments conducted at extreme conditions are giving scientists new insights into the chemical make-up of the Earth’s core.

The University is to host a £79 million national supercomputer that will be five times quicker than the UK’s current capabilities.

Dr Job Thijssen, from the School of Physics & Astronomy will present his talk - Soft materials for energy applications: how squidgy materials can help make better batteries.

Scientists are rethinking a major milestone in animal evolution, after gaining fresh insights into how life on Earth diversified millions of years ago.

Scientists have shed light on how healthy cells develop by identifying the role of key molecules involved.

Dr Lara Kalnins leads a interdisciplinary study investigating how warm materials, rising from deep in the Earth's mantle, negotiate subducted tectonic plates and how this affects the volcanic events we see on the surface.

Postgraduate programmes in artificial intelligence at the University are being supported as part of a package of funding announced by the UK Government.

The security of smart domestic appliances that can be managed remotely must be improved to better protect users’ privacy, research suggests.

Professor Evelyn Telfer, from the Institute of Cell Biology and CDBS at the School of Biological Sciences will present her talk - Lab grown human eggs: a new way to preserve fertility.

This January, two students from the School of Engineering travelled to Harbin Engineering University in China to compete in a world-famous ice and snow sculpture competition as part of a multidisciplinary University team.

Global climate change targets are unlikely to be met because of delays in changes to land use, Edinburgh researchers say.

A wave energy technology is being developed that could help generate low-cost electricity for thousands of houses.

Model owls roosting in parks are to be equipped with Wi-Fi hotspots to help experts better understand how the spaces are used.

A first-year University student has become an online sensation, offering expert advice on DIY robotics and computer programming.

A study of the Universe involving Edinburgh physicists could help to improve global security.

China-UK Low Carbon College (LCC) won the award for Innovation in Education at the China-Scotland Business Council Awards. 

A head-on collision between distant worlds led to the formation of an iron-rich planet nearly ten times as heavy as Earth, a study shows.

Three training centres are to equip PhD students with skills to tackle key challenges in engineering and the physical sciences.

The latest in our series of lunchtime research lectures will see Professor Jason Reese from the School of Engineering deliver his talk: 'A World in a Grain of Sand': why the particular matters.

Our Health projects create community-based research that invites local communities to set real-world research questions and agendas around health and wellbeing.

Rocks in the seabed off the UK coast could provide long-term storage locations for renewable energy production, new research suggests.

University scientists are to collaborate with three major Japanese research institutes on artificial intelligence and robotics.

The Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability are running an afternoon workshop for interested staff and students within the College of Science and Engineering

Gardens and allotments in towns and cities are a haven for insects that help plants to flourish, research has shown.

Analysis of the skulls of lions, wolves and hyenas has helped scientists uncover how prehistoric dogs hunted 40 million years ago.

Academics Unplugged is an opportunity for researchers to introduce their work to staff and students from across the College. These short talks provide the opportunity for University staff and students to engage directly with cutting-edge researchers.

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