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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…

Male fertility gene discovery reveals path to success for sperm

14 February, 2024

Discovery of a pair of genes that work in perfect harmony to protect male fertility, could provide…

Game-changing gene therapies are focus of £14m research hub

09 February, 2024

The University is to establish a new research and innovation hub focused on developing gene…

Strategy set to strengthen research and innovation excellence

29 January, 2024

The University has launched a new strategy on how it will use its world-class research and…

World-class medical science facility opened by The Princess Royal

23 January, 2024

Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, has opened the…