University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is the sixth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland’s ancient universities.

Leprosy bacteria can promote liver growth and help regrow damaged livers

Possible solutions to the global phosphorus crisis that threatens food and water security

An affordable and low-risk route to net zero emissions which could stop fossil fuels from causing global warming

A new microwave technique could revolutionize how we disinfect surfaces

The common bacteria E. coli can be deployed as a sustainable way to convert post-consumer plastic into vanillin

Unlocking children’s creative thinking with magic tricks?

A smart phone rabies app could really help with mass vaccinations and save lives

Tests performed by astronauts on the ISS suggest that bacteria can extract useful materials from rocks on Mars and the Moon

Is sustainable nylon production possible?

Maintaining healthy levels of iron in the blood could be a key to ageing better and living longer

Before we start: Some potential side effects of geoengineering

Tiny laser-activated magnets can process data up to 100 times faster than current technologies

Terraforming Mars starts to look possible

Silica aerogel could warm the Martian surface similar to the way greenhouse gasses keep Earth warm People have long dreamed of re-shaping the Martian climate to make it livable for humans. Carl Sagan was the first outside of the realm of science fiction to propose terraforming. In a 1971 paper, Sagan suggested that vaporizing the

Terraforming Mars starts to look possible

How to free up around a fifth of agricultural land globally

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. Scientists have applied the British cycling team’s strategy of marginal gains – the idea that making multiple small changes can lead to significant effects overall – to the global food system.

How to free up around a fifth of agricultural land globally

Do cells have their own version of a circuit board?

Cells in the body are wired like computer chips to direct signals that instruct how they function, research suggests. Unlike a fixed circuit board, however, cells can rapidly rewire their communication networks to change their behaviour. Cell-wide web The discovery of this cell-wide web turns our understanding of how instructions spread around a cell on

Do cells have their own version of a circuit board?

A new approach using 2 old drugs show promise for specific types of stroke and dementia

Treatments that prevent recurrence of types of stroke and dementia caused by damage to small blood vessels in the brain have moved a step closer, following a small study. The drugs – called cilostazol and isosorbide mononitrate – are already used to treat other conditions, such as heart disease and angina. This is the first

A new approach using 2 old drugs show promise for specific types of stroke and dementia

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Study pinpoints the length of incidental activity linked to health benefits
A new wearables study tracking over 25,000 people provides the best evidence yet that short bouts of incidental activity, the kind we do as part of daily living, could reduce risk of heart attack, ...
QS World University Rankings Europe 2024: List of Top Universities in Europe
Europe 2024 has been released, ranking 688 institutions across 42 European Council members. The rankings consi ...
Carnegie Mellon University launches WebAssembly Research Center
CMU's WebAssembly Research Center will be the first to unite researchers from across the university, other institutions and industry to explore how the platform is used now and how it could be used in ...
Scottish university students suffer in epidemic of loneliness
Scottish universities have been urged to step up their efforts in addressing loneliness after worrying new research found that 92% of students experience loneliness.
Robertson puts University of Edinburgh’s QMRI under knife for £8.5m refurbishment
Works have commenced on the University of Edinburgh’s Queen’s Medical Research Institute (QMRI) which will see the creation of new research spaces to address major disease challenges. Robertson ...

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Bucket List Destinations For Aspiring Paleontologists
Where to go on the Isle of Skye In 2015, there was also a major discovery on the Isle of Skye ... Then, in 2018, researchers from The University of Edinburgh discovered more dino markings close to ...
Edinburgh university students plan graduation protests over degree row
Students at the University of Edinburgh are planning peaceful protests at graduations after being told their results will be delayed. The university said the decision was in response to a UK-wide ...
University of Edinburgh staff condemn marking boycott response
Staff at the University of Edinburgh say the response to a marking boycott by management poses a "serious threat" to the integrity of its degrees. About 500 staff have signed a letter condemning ...
Edinburgh Doors Open Day 2023: 17 more venues to visit and learn more about, from Lost Close to funeral home
Edinburgh’s Doors Open Days are here – scores of buildings ... churches with interesting features and several university buildings with stories to tell about the past and the future. We have already ...
New method for purifying drinking water could be used in disaster zones
Scientists have developed a new desalination method that pumps water through a membrane without using any external pressure.