News 2024

A company that grows nutrient-rich algae from whisky waste to help preserve wild fish populations has been announced as a finalist for the prestigious Earthshot Prize 2024.

Scientists have solved a decade long question about the mechanism that preserves the centromere, the hub that ensures DNA divides correctly during cell division.

Professor Josephine Pemberton has been awarded honorary membership by the British Ecological Society, for her research on wild animal populations which has led to ground-breaking insights into the natural world.

Professor Paul Sharp FRS, is recognised by the Royal Society with a prestigious medal, created in memory of Charles Darwin FRS, for his research on the evolutionary origins of HIV and malaria.

Congratulations to Professor Sally Lowell on becoming a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Professor Louise Horsfall and her team have been recognised as part of a ground-breaking project to recycle electric vehicle batteries, in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2024 Awards.

A group of outstanding early career researchers have been awarded one of the University of Edinburgh’s most prestigious fellowships.

Professor Sally Lowell has been awarded the 2024 Wolpert Medal by the British Society for Developmental Biology (BSDB).

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has announced the 2024 cohort of new Fellows, who have been elected from institutions from across the UK.

Professor Louise Horsfall has won the grand prize in "Top 10 Global Science and Technology Innovation Awards" at the 2050NOW La Maison’s global trends forum.

School of Biological Sciences graduate, Swetha Kannan, is one of five finalists of the 2024 Being Edinburgh Award.

Comparison of over 200 high-quality butterfly and moth genomes reveals key insights into their biology, evolution and diversification over the last 250 million years, as well as clues for conservation.

Discovery of a pair of genes that work in perfect harmony to protect male fertility, could provide new insights into some unexplained cases of the most severe form of infertility, research suggests.

The University is to establish a new research and innovation hub focused on developing gene therapies to help treat or cure disease.

The University has launched a new strategy on how it will use its world-class research and innovation to tackle some of the society’s biggest challenges.

Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, has opened the Institute for Regeneration and Repair South building (IRR South).