Tag: University of Edinburgh
Pioneering project at Edinburgh Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
Scots patients are among the first taking part in a pioneering initiative to demonstrate how genetic tests could be used within the NHS to help match cancer patients to the most appropriate treatment, while building...
Edinburgh vet school appoints new head
Professor David Argyle has been named as head of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary studies at the University of Edinburgh.
The appointment follows the opening of a £42 million teaching building for veterinary students...
Our Dynamic Earth highlights Greenland
Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh’s five-star visitor attraction, is set to welcome a piece of the Arctic this half-term, with an interactive exhibit on the awe-inspiring Greenland ice sheet.
On Thin Ice, run by the Cryosphere...
St Andrews and University of Edinburgh most expensive in UK
The University of St Andrews has matched the University of Edinburgh by charging £36,000 for a degree for English, Welsh and Northern Irish students from 2012/13, with £9,000 fees across the full four-years.
St Andrews...
University of Edinburgh to charge £9,000 a year for a degree
Student leaders at the University of Edinburgh have said that the decision by the University to charge students from elsewhere in the UK a total of £36,000 for a four year degree will be...
Scottish Law Commission announce new appointment
Cabinet Secretary for Justice Kenny MacAskill today announced the appointment of a new Commissioner to the Scottish Law Commission. Dr Andrew Steven will take up a full time appointment with effect from August 29,...
Discussion group on citizen participation 19 May 2011
The series on Citizen Participation continues. Arranged by the Public Policy Network their second event Citizen participation: how legitimate is it? Who is accountable? will be held on 19 May 2011 at 5.00pm on...
Five things you need to know today
A section of the Scottish Parliament had to be closed yesterday after a concrete slab came loose near to Alex Salmond's office. According to The Scotsman, about 1000 concrete slabs will now have to...
University of Edinburgh Business School students win marketing prize
Students from the University of Edinburgh Business School have been rewarded by HSBC for a marketing project submission that focused on building brand awareness of the bank in Scotland.
The project, part of the Honours...
University and Edinburgh College of Art to Merge on 1 August 2011
The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art have welcomed the news that, following approval from the Cabinet Secretary, Mr Michael Russell MSP, the Scottish Parliament has now passed the Order for the...
Edinburgh University Research finds new diagnosis for heart attacks
New research part-funded by the British Heart Foundation has discovered that using a more sensitive test to measure a protein that leaks out of damaged heart cells into the blood stream could help in...
David Hume Three Hundred years on
In the three hundred years since his birth, the work of David Hume on philosophy, history and economics has been invaluable.
To mark the Tercentenary, the conference 'Hume after 300 years' will be held between...
Edinburgh Climate Conference 26-27th February 2011
The University of Edinburgh is organising its first Climate Conference next weekend.
The Conference Coordinator, Robbie Marwick, told The Edinburgh Reporter that the event “aims to take a multi-disciplinary approach to climate change and climate...
The Theory of Love
This Valentine’s Day, star-crossed lovers and secret admirers can purchase their very own proof of True Love.
A spin-out company from the University of Edinburgh, TheoryMine, discovered the Theorem of True Love using one of...
Merger of Art College and Edinburgh University given Government approval
A proposed merger between the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) has been approved by The Scottish Government and will be backed by £13.8 million of new investment from the Scottish...
New Student Magazine is PublishED
PublishED is a student-run literary publication, aiming to provide an outlet for young writers as well as information and links to the publishing world, for those wanting to work in any aspect of the...
Friends of the Earth Scotland Lecture
A best selling author will demonstrate to an Edinburgh audience that everything in society - from health to crime, illiteracy and the environment - is affected by how equal it is, and...
Lectures from Edinburgh University
The following video shows a public lecture presented by Professor Jane Norman on Thursday 21 October 2010. This is the first lecture in the 2010 Medical Detectives lecture series. Jane Norman is...
Amazing images from Edinburgh University
A cutting-edge medical scanning centre is opened today at the University of Edinburgh. Opened by the Duke of Edinburgh, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) invested £3 million in the centre to give researchers...
University of Edinburgh to open office in Mumbai
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been entered into between the University of Edinburgh and the University of Delhi to promote joint research and student exchange programmes. Edinburgh University is also opening a new...
Consultation on merger of Edinburgh University and The Art College
The Education Secretary has launched a consultation on a proposed merger between Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) to ensure an open and transparent decision making process.
Earlier this week, plans were submitted...
