Tag: University of Edinburgh

It's another busy week in the capital, with lots of things to do every day.  As usual, almost all of them are FREE - so as you'll have had your tea, your evenings will...

The University of Edinburgh has made a £1.2 million investment in some of the world's most advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Mass Spectroscopy instrumentation to further consolidate its position as a 'centre of...

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) invites you to an evening with renowned researcher and trail-blazing conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger for Peace, on Thursday 1...

Tai chi with chai tea offers students taste of new cultural festival A tai chi taster session, a sporting tournament and hands-on art workshops are among the highlights in a new festival launching this month. Gather...

SCOTTISH COMPANIES INVITED TO TAKE PART IN GLOBAL FIRST FOR UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGHRegistration now open for unique 18th June business - academic eventThe University of Edinburgh has become the first higher academic institute in the...

Edinburgh University win the Annual Superbowl Varsity match at Meggetland Edinburgh Napier Knights and Edinburgh University Predators met on Superbowl Day for their annual encounter at Meggetland. The teams both play in the British Universities...

 The Chinese Warriors have come to town. They are multi-coloured and up to about 2.5 metres high.They are part of a fabulous installation at the Old College quad which is being staged until 7...

The University and College Union (UCU) is staging regular protests about  pay increases proposed for senior staff, and The Edinburgh Reporter met a group of striking university workers in Chambers Street at the end...

 Larger-than-life lanterns inspired by ancient Chinese warriors will add a burst of colour to the University of Edinburgh this Chinese New Year which falls on 31 January. The spectacle was created by Chinese artist Xia...

Professor Peter Higgs Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Edinburgh has been awarded The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 jointly with Francois Englert, a Professor from Belgium.According to Twitter Professor Higgs...

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013  - Trams are go at Gogar -Full steam ahead on the railway - Pirates at the Scottish Seabird Centre this weekend - Sunshine on LeithIt may well be...

Malala to speak in Edinburgh - Assaults over the weekend - Edinburgh's Memorandum of Understanding with Shenzhen - Greyfriars Bobby - SouthsidersFormer UK Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Gordon Brown, MP, is to lead...

A new online course which aims to teach students from all over the world about former Newbattle Abbey College student and physicist Peter Higgs’ theories on the ‘God particle’ has been launched at the...

BIAGI URGES UNIVERSITIES TO TACKLE PAYDAY LOANSEdinburgh Central MSP Marco Biagi has called on Edinburgh’s universities to block access to payday loan websites on their premises, following recent evidence that students are turning to...

NUS Scotland welcomes agreement to end zero-hour contracts at University of Edinburgh Commenting on the agreement reached today by the University of Edinburgh and University and College Union (UCU), which means that zero-hour contracts will...

The University of Edinburgh is hosting a visit from 20 higher education administrators from the United States this week. Part of a Fulbright Commission initiative, the three-day visit aims to provide new opportunities for transatlantic...

A new spin-out company from the University of Edinburgh’s School of Geosciences which was awarded an initial £141,000 from Scottish Enterprise’s SMART Scotland fund and the University of Edinburgh Technology Fund is to embark on...

 A team of University of Edinburgh students has been awarded a £5000 grant to develop a team-sourcing technology platform to encourage students with differing skill levels to connect with each other across campus to...

Would you like to make some money from your spare room, introduce a little international flavour to your household while at the same time giving students visiting Edinburgh a home from home? Then you...

There have been many graduations from our capital universities over the last week or so. One proud dad is Mark Lusby whose daughter Eimear from Derry, Northern Ireland graduated on Saturday.Mark sent us this...

The University of Edinburgh has launched a new audio series called The Big Idea.Bringing together Edinburgh's brightest minds to discuss topical and though-provoking issues, the podcast's launch show offers experts the chance to discuss...

Easter Bush Campus hosts Princess Royal's visit A Royal seal of approval has been given to the University of Edinburgh's newly refurbished Farm Animal Practice. HRH The Princess Royal visited the University's Farm Animal Practice, which...

HRH the Princess Royal marked the official opening today of the £54 million University of Edinburgh’s Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) building. Designed by architecture practice Sheppard Robson, SCRM is the first large-scale, purpose-built...

The rankings of all four of Edinburgh's universities have changed in the Guardian University League table 2013, with two rising and also two falling quite far. The data, compiled by The Guardian in conjunction with Intelligent Metrix,...

Did you manage to get along to the lecture? Don't worry if you didn't, here is the video for you to watch.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9NclUKgqFs]

On Saturday a demonstration took place in the capital to draw attention to the plight of those living under the oppressive regime in Tibet. A group of protesters marched through Edinburgh at the weekend demonstrating...

Fresh Air Radio, Edinburgh’s only student radio station, is facing a challenge. Their funding has been cut, and with it, access to their studio. Live shows can now only air after 5:00 pm, with...

Tuesday’s lunchtime concert at the Reid Concert Hall – just one of the series of free weekly concerts organised by the University of Edinburgh that runs throughout its term time – showed just how...

The Edinburgh Lectures 2012 series has announced one of its best ever line-ups to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of this long running lecture programme.Illustrious speakers such as Kate Adie, Lord David Puttnam, His Holiness...

Christmas Carols are nothing unusual at this time of the year, but singing Christmas Carols in Princes Street wearing only your undergarments? Yes it has to be a bunch of students! And it has...