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Professor Josephine Pemberton receives the British Ecological Society’s highest honour

27 October, 2024

Professor Josephine Pemberton has been awarded honorary membership by the British Ecological…

Unravelling the key to the centromere’s eternal life

06 September, 2024

Scientists have solved a decade long question about the mechanism that preserves the centromere,…

Professor Paul Sharp wins Royal Society’s Darwin Medal

28 August, 2024

Professor Paul Sharp FRS, is recognised by the Royal Society with a prestigious medal, created in…

Chancellor's Fellowships awarded

23 July, 2024

A group of outstanding early career researchers have been awarded one of the University of…

Louise Horsfall recognised in Royal Society of Chemistry Prize

23 July, 2024

Professor Louise Horsfall and her team have been recognised as part of a ground-breaking project to…

Professor Sinead Collins named as an RSE Fellow

14 May, 2024

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has announced the 2024 cohort of new Fellows, who have been…

Sally Lowell receives Wolpert Medal

09 May, 2024

Professor Sally Lowell has been awarded the 2024 Wolpert Medal by the British Society for…

Louise Horsfall recognised in global innovation awards

23 April, 2024

Professor Louise Horsfall has won the grand prize in "Top 10 Global Science and Technology…

Vote for your winner - Being Edinburgh Award

04 March, 2024

School of Biological Sciences graduate, Swetha Kannan, is one of five finalists of the 2024 Being…

Butterfly and moth genomes mostly unchanged despite 250 million years of evolution

23 February, 2024

Comparison of over 200 high-quality butterfly and moth genomes reveals key insights into their…