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Funding boost for scientists using AI to identify treatments for rare diseases

15 June, 2023

A research team developing enzyme replacement therapies for people with rare diseases has been…

Stephen Wallace wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize

12 June, 2023

Dr Stephen Wallace, a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology, has been…

Richard Milne wins Teacher of the Year

31 May, 2023

Dr Richard Milne has been awarded Teacher of the Year in the College of Science & Engineering…

Professor Loeske Kruuk elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

31 May, 2023

Professor Loeske Kruuk has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, in recognition of her…

Professor Sally Lowell elected to Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship

22 May, 2023

Professor Sally Lowell, Personal Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Early Development in the Institute…

£9m funding boost for cell biology research

03 May, 2023

A £9 million grant from Wellcome will fund a new Discovery Research Platform that will reveal deep…

World’s largest cellular proteomic study set to unlock disease insights

01 May, 2023

A new study, conducted by an international team of researchers, has constructed the largest…

School researchers awarded Chancellor’s Fellowships

01 May, 2023

Dr Aida Rodrigo Albors and Dr Richard Wheeler have been awarded one of the University of Edinburgh’…

British flower study reveals surprise about plants’ sex life

13 April, 2023

A study of Britain’s native flowering plants has led to new insights into the mysterious process…

Global health research needs gravity shift to deliver impact

29 March, 2023

A successful Africa-led global health research programme, contributing to World Health Organisation…