News & events

Researchers from Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt Universities have proposed a new research agenda in which artists and scientists come together, called Experiential AI.

The Centre supports the delivery of data science education, data skills development training, and data understanding across the University

Making minor changes to how food is produced, supplied and consumed around the world could free up around a fifth of agricultural land, research suggests.

Artificial skin produced using nanoscale technology could improve wound recovery for patients with burns or skin grafts.

New analysis suggests a natural origin for our first observed interstellar visitor, ‘Oumuamua

The College of Science and Engineering presents an evening celebration of two distinctive research areas including public lectures, displays and interactive activities, as well as live music.

The European Space Agency's latest mission will visit a comet from the very edge of our Solar System.

Dr Antonis Giannopoulos from the School of Engineering is part of an international team of scientists that will advance the search for water on Mars.

Carbon dioxide emissions can be captured and securely stored beneath deep-seated and impermeable underground rocks, new research shows.

Students and staff in the School of Chemistry are marking having saved one million pairs of disposable gloves from landfill.

Uncharted regions of the Atlantic will be mapped for the first time as marine scientists assess its health.

An interactive touchscreen display has been installed in the Bayes Centre foyer, providing further information about the NASA Valkyrie.

Extreme erosion of Arctic coastlines in a changing climate – up to a metre a day – has been revealed with drone surveys.

Four University scientists have been awarded government fellowships to help them become leaders in research and innovation, three are from the College of Science and Engineering.

Unusual rocks discovered on a remote mountainside have alerted Edinburgh scientists to the dangers posed by a little-studied type of volcano.

Software developed by researchers from the School of Engineering is to be included in a prestigious mentoring programme.

First joint workshop will strengthen existing links between Edinburgh and Japan

A new network has been launched to bring together the world’s leading biofoundries to drive forward synthetic biology research.

A major research collaboration is to investigate key factors that limit people’s chances to live longer, healthier lives.

A discovery of how stem cells are protected from viruses could inform the development of therapies for use in medicine, research suggests.

The science of what makes good chocolate has been revealed by researchers studying a 140-year-old mixing technique.

A new relative of Tyrannosaurus rex has been identified by a team of palaeontologists including Edinburgh researchers.

Measures to reduce air pollution could affect the severity of heatwaves in coming decades, a study suggests.

On 29 April, the University of Edinburgh Court gave the approval for a major new £48m development at the heart of the King’s Buildings Campus.

New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful side effects than existing chemotherapy.

The early arrival of spring in parts of the Arctic is driven by winter snow melting sooner than in previous decades and by rising temperatures, research suggests.

Professor Peter Higgs will celebrate his 90th birthday in May this year, and the School of Physics and Astronomy is planning a year of special events to mark this occasion.

A process that cells use to unravel knotted strands of DNA – resembling a method used to control climbing ropes – has been uncovered by scientists.

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.

Each year the College of Science and Engineering presents a special evening of lectures and hands-on science, showcasing exciting research at the University of Edinburgh.

Every year on the last Saturday of September, visitors can find examples of architectural developments across the King’s Buildings campus and discover more through our information panels.

King's Buildings campus news can be found on the Estates section of the College Intranet

Current information is available from our individual schools.

Information on upcoming inaugural lectures in the College of Science and Engineering.

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