University Of Edinburgh

Rangers owner honoured with degree »

Scottish businessman and entrepreneur David Murray is among noted figures to receive an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh this year. Sir David, who received a knighthood in 2007, received his honorary degree of Doctor Honoris Causa at th...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Cameron Robinson | Read more »

Celebrated neuroscientist to set the record straight »

Apparently, listening to Mozart won't make you smarter. Kicking off the University of Edinburgh Christmas lectures, award-winning Professor Sergio Della Sala looks set give these neurological myths a thorough going over. His lecture on 10 December, en...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Tom Evans | Read more »

Edinburgh student leads Stansted protest »

VIDEO: Lily Kember talks to ITN News An Edinburgh student was at the centre of Monday’s Plane Stupid protest at Stansted Airport in London, which saw 57 people arrested for cutting through the perimiter fence and obstructing the ru...

Mon 08 Dec 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

"We can't handle these numbers" says cash-strapped Maths department »

Funding for the Mathematics department at the University of Edinburgh fails to correlate with the ever-increasing enrollment figures that the University currently enjoys according to figures obtained by The Journal. The mathematics department has seen...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Academic feedback "copied & pasted," claim students »

Tutors at Edinburgh University are once again in the spotlight after allegations of copy and paste feedback were exposed in an online forum. The forum, accessible to students at the university via MyEd, is the latest attempt by the vice principals to ...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Katie Oakes | Read more »

10th anniversary for Edinburgh bursaries »

The Access Bursary Scheme at the University of Edinburgh is celebrating its ten year anniversary this month. This year the scheme granted awards to 182 undergraduate students compared with a similar scheme in 1989 which handed out only 52 bursaries A...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

University of Edinburgh launches million pound Centre for Diaspora studies »

The University of Edinburgh has officially launched a £1 million centre of study with a promise to shed new light on the role of Scots throughout the world. The Centre for Diaspora has been billed as the first centre in the world for the advance...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Antarctic landscape uncovered »

The underlying landforms of the East Antarctic are to be revealed in detail, thanks to a project being launched by Edinburgh researchers to map and monitor the rock beneath the worlds biggest ice sheet. The East Antarctic ice sheet spans around four m...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Cameron Robinson | Read more »

Sports Results »

FOOTBALLScottish Conference Men’s 1AHeriot-Watt 1st 2 - 1 Glasgow 1stScottish Conference Men’s 3AStrathclyde 1st 1 – 0 Napier 1stScottish Conference Men’s Conference CupPool 1:Edinburgh 4th 1– 2 Robert Gordon 2ndPool 2:G...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

"Liberation officers" to champion minority students at Edinburgh »

Following a precedent set by Scottish universities such as Heriot-Watt, Glasgow and Aberdeen, the University of Edinburgh’s Students' Representative Council (SRC) are deliberating the introduction of "liberation and minority officers" t...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Corinne Redfern | Read more »

University of Edinburgh conservatives endorse McCain »

 In a move unlikely to impact upon this year's election, the Edinburgh University Conservative and Unionist Association (EUCUA), has thrown itself into the US presidential race in an effort to provide "a banner under which to come together&qu...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Edinburgh principals summoned before SRC »

In an unprecedented public response to student concern over poor academic feedback, the vice principals of the University of Edinburgh were hauled before the Student Representative Council (SRC) meeting last week. The university was rated the worst ...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Guy Robertson, Katie Oakes | Read more »

University to support bilingualism in education »

The University of Edinburgh has launched a new scheme to raise awareness the benefits for children with two languages. Bilingualism Matters is a one-stop shop for families looking for information and advice on using multiple languages in everyday life...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Elisabeth Evans | Read more »

White Heath »

Thu 02 Oct 2008 by Mike Ellis | Read more »

Acclaimed physicist returns to where it all began for CERN launch »

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Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

The Year Ahead: Adam Ramsay »

I was elected saying that I would cut the cost of student life.Over the year, I will work with my fellow sabbaticals, Naomi Hunter (Vice President Societies and Activities), George Thomas (Vice President Services), and Guy Bromley (Vice President Acade...

Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Adam Ramsay | Read more »

Take me to your leader! »

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Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Diabetes twice as common among poor, study finds »

Those living in poorer areas in Edinburgh are as much as twice as likely to contract diabetes than those from wealthier areas, according to a study conducted by academics from the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. According to the study, 4.2 pe...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Edinburgh researchers create synthetic human chromosome »

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh’s School of Biological Sciences have created a synthetic human chromosome, it was revealed last week. In research published in the journal Developmental Cell, the team, working with other resear...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Neil Bennet | Read more »

Daily Mail group behind drive to bring foreign students to UK »

For some it is the moral backbone of Middle England, for others its frequent articles attacking immigration have earnt it the nickname 'the Daily Hate'. Recent pieces have not only lambasted the government for its "catastrophic" immigration p...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Miles Johnson | Read more »