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Scientists make new discovery in superbug battle »

Researchers have made the breakthrough by mapping the complex molecular structure of what are known as restriction enzymes. These enzymes are present in most bacteria and control the speed of the evolution into superbugs. Dr David Dryden, of the Univ...

Tue 07 Feb 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Edinburgh University led scheme pushes for increased fire safety in homes »

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Edinburgh University is aiming to be at the fore front of fire safety in building design with the launch of its Integrating Technical and Social Aspects of Fire Safety Engineering & Expertise (IT-SAFE) project. The project aims to collaborate insi...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Paul Foy | Read more »

Edinburgh University begins search for new Rector »

Staff and students at the University of Edinburgh have begun the process of electing a new Rector of the University. Nominations are now open and the new Rector will be appointed next year, replacing journalist and broadcaster Ian Macwhirter who becam...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Tom McCallum | Read more »

Scientists find potential key to plant immunity »

Scientists at Edinburgh University have made a discovery which could help secure future global food supplies with the growth of disease-resistant crops. The isolation of a specific process in the defence mechanisms of plants could also potentially aid...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Billy Kay: Six centuries of Scottish universities »

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If ye've a knacky son or twa, To Glasgow College send them a' Where, for the Gospel or the Law Or classic Lair, Ye'll find few places hereawa' That can compare – Glasgow poet John Mayne, celebrating the centrality of his old university to the Gl...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Olivia Pires | Read more »

Student pol news shorts »

QMU Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University is celebrating this week after picking up a Gold Accreditation at the recent National Union of Students Best Bar None Awards Dinner in Manchester. During the five-month assessment process, employees of Q...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

Pens down, please! »

With the menacing spectre of the exam season about to torment the sleeping patterns of many students, it is as good a time as any to start questioning whether the hours of adrenaline-fuelled stress are really that helpful to higher education. Certainly...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Richard Martyn-Hemphill | Read more »

McPherson elected EUSA president in narrow election »

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Fourth-year sociology student and current welfare convener Matt McPherson was elected president of Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) last week in a close race for the top sabbatical job. Seven candidates contested the position, in an el...

Tue 08 Mar 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Edinburgh academics grilled at Holyrood »

Professors Drew Scott and Andrew Hughes of the University of Edinburgh have written a letter to Alex Fergusson, the Presiding Officer of Scottish Parliament, claiming that they were ambushed and interrogated by MSPs. The letter makes allegations that ...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Scottish Universities cash in on China »

Education secretary Mike Russell has encouraged Scottish universities to cash in on the Chinese student market, as UCAS has reported record numbers of Asian students applying for study in the UK. Mr Russell MSP flew to Beijing last month to cement rel...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

Edinburgh University links with international institutions »

The University of Edinburgh is continuing to ensure its world-class reputation by consolidating its international relations with India and Russia.  The last few months have seen new drives to augment its position with the opening of a Russian stu...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Sarah Purvis | Read more »

Edinburgh researchers launch online WWI archive »

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh have compiled an archive that details Edinburgh’s participation and achievements throughout the First World War (WW1), in collaboration with Edinburgh City Libraries, historians and community groups.&n...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Sophie Marion de ProcĂ© | Read more »

The library should get selling its books »

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For the kind of money I paid for last year's 'required reading', I could almost have bailed out the banks. This year I returned to university with a whole new plan: to use the library resources instead. Bad idea, as it turns out. The Edinburgh Univer...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Richard Martyn-Hemphill | Read more »

Edinburgh's universities respond to Browne report »

The University of Edinburgh is set to support a graduate contribution but not variable fees, The Journal has learned. Edinburgh’s universities have been reluctant to respond to The Journal's requests for them to clarify their official positions ...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Polly Dallyn | Read more »

Edinburgh scientists make memory breakthrough »

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Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have created a new compound that may slow down age-related memory loss. The new synthetic compound was found to block a specific enzyme known as 11beta-HSD and thereby inhibit memory loss in mice within just ...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

Link found between smoking and ectopic pregnancies  »

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Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have identified a link between smoking and an increase in ectopic pregnancies. Females who smoke regularly have higher levels of the protein PROKR1 in their Fallopian tubes, which increased the risk of an ecto...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 by Sian Williams | Read more »

Edinburgh uni embraces controversial qualification »

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Edinburgh is to become the first university in Scotland to offer school pupils the chance to fast-track into second year based on a controversial flagship qualification. The Scottish government's baccalaureate (bacc) was introduced last August to enco...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Flo Compagna | Read more »

Edinburgh students fly to Delhi »

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The University of Edinburgh have sent 34 athletes, coaches and staff all affiliated with the Sports Union to participate in the Commonwealth Games in India. 33 members of the team are with the Scottish delegation. Steven Watterson will represent the I...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Edinburgh University fine departments for unofficial room use »

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Departments at the University of Edinburgh are being fined several thousand pounds a year for not holding classes in the right rooms, The Journal can reveal. The School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences was charged roughly £3500 ...

Tue 28 Sep 2010 by Pierre Thistlejohn | Read more »

ECA and Edinburgh University set to merge »

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A final decision on proposed plans to merge the Edinburgh College of Art with the University of Edinburgh is likely to be made by the end of the month, three years earlier than expected. The academic institutions and separate students' associations ar...

Wed 15 Sep 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

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