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Karen Halliday and Steven Spoel become Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

21 March, 2023

Professors Karen Halliday and Steven Spoel have been named as Fellows of the Royal Society of…

Scottish communities to use Minecraft to learn about disease spread

17 March, 2023

A video-game based model of infectious disease spread will form the basis of a pilot public…

School welcomes researchers from Engage Nepal with Science

14 March, 2023

In February we welcomed two researchers from Engage Nepal with Science - a project initiated in the…

Common cold may have helped curb Africa’s Covid-19 death toll

16 February, 2023

The higher prevalence of common cold viruses in Africa may have helped the continent experience…

2022: The year we built Britain and Ireland’s biggest genome

20 December, 2022

The sight of mistletoe hanging in trees this winter will be especially poignant for Darwin Tree of…

Scotland’s Covid-19 sewage data could reveal new health insights

24 November, 2022

Data from Scotland’s Covid-19 Wastewater Programme could offer future insights into the pandemic,…

New Centre for Engineering Biology

22 November, 2022

A new Centre for Engineering Biology at the University of Edinburgh will build on existing…

Annis Richardson awarded European Research Council Starting Grant

22 November, 2022

Dr Annis Richardson, Lecturer in Molecular Crop Science, is the recipient of a European grant which…

Jet lagged plants pave the way to first digital plant

02 November, 2022

Scientists have made a significant step towards building the world’s first digital plant by…

FEBS Letters rewards team for outstanding paper of 2021

31 August, 2022

Head of the Institute for Stem Cell Research, Professor Ian Chambers and has been awarded the FEBS…