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

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

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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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University of Edinburgh: Agreement targets disease-resistant gene-edited pigs
on July 6, 2021 at 5:19 am
The University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute and animal genetics company Genus plc have signed an agreement to produce pigs that are resistant to a respiratory disease affecting livestock worldwide.
University of Edinburgh: Tartan honouring nursing is woven with gratitude
on July 4, 2021 at 11:59 pm
A tartan incorporating the colours of Scotland’s national nurse uniform has been created by nursing students and is the first of its kind to celebrate the profession.The woven cloth features shades of ...
The Queen looks jubilant in turquoise as she joins Princess Anne at the University of Edinburgh
on July 1, 2021 at 6:10 am
The Queen and Princess Anne visited the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI) at The University of Edinburgh to learn about their work to combat climate change today.
Royal blue! The Queen looks jubilant in turquoise as she joins Princess Anne at the University of Edinburgh to hear from staff and students about climate change research
on July 1, 2021 at 6:10 am
The Queen and Princess Anne visited the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI) at The University of Edinburgh to learn about their work to combat climate change today.
Research from a Scottish university shows interesting facts about emojis
on June 30, 2021 at 6:47 am
Research from the University of Edinburgh shows that yellow emojis are associated with white people instead of being neutral.

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July 7, 2021
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June 30, 2021
Covid-19 testing: University of Edinburgh trialling use of saliva samples - iNews
June 17, 2021
University of Edinburgh: Delta variant impact on hospitalisation revealed - India Education Diary
June 18, 2021
Edinburgh University develops gene-edited pigs resistant to disease - The Scotsman
July 6, 2021

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Television Academy Foundation Appoints Chief Advancement Officer
on July 6, 2021 at 11:13 am
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Television Academy Foundation Names Amani Roland Chief Advancement Officer
on July 6, 2021 at 10:08 am
The Television Academy Foundation TODAY announced Amani Roland has been appointed its chief advancement officer commencing June 28, 2021. As CAO, Roland will oversee the planning, development and ...
Sausages and bacon made from gene-edited 'super pigs' could hit British supermarket shelves within five years, as scientists sign an agreement to breed the disease-resistant ...
on July 6, 2021 at 4:15 am
Pigs that are resistant to a respiratory disease affecting livestock worldwide will be produced by University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute and genetics company Genus.
Betelgeuse, a red super-giant star, is a ticking nuclear time-bomb that will one day be as bright as the Moon – Professor Alex Murphy
on July 5, 2021 at 9:55 pm
Betelgeuse, the red super-giant star that forms the left shoulder of Orion, has been in the news again recently.
From plastic waste to vanilla flavouring
on July 2, 2021 at 7:01 am
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh have devised a novel way of tackling the issue of plastic pollution by using bacteria to transform plastic waste into vanilla flavouring.