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Founded in 1583, the University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top universities. They were the first true civic university in the UK and one of the four ancient universities of Scotland.
The university is globally recognized for research, development and high-quality teaching, attracting some of the world’s leading thinkers to work and study.
The Latest from The University of Edinburgh
Smart offshore robots could withstand irregular, buffeting waves to cut green energy costs, a study shows.
The technology developed by @SchoolOfEng_UoE researchers could make it cheaper, faster & safer to maintain offshore wind farms and tidal turbines.
Robots could adapt to high seas to cut green energy costs
Underwater robots that can predict waves in real-time could reduce the cost of producing offshore renewable energy, a study suggests.
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The ageing and failure of cells that occurs when one part of the body is damaged can spread to other organs, snowballing into multi-organ failure, according to a study from researchers at @EdinUni_IRR
Cell ageing can snowball into multi-organ failure
The ageing and failure of cells that occurs when one part of the body is damaged can spread to other organs, a study suggests.
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On #NationalEngineeringDay, we’re giving UK universities £500m to fund 4,700 new post-graduate places in science.
This will help unearth new discoveries & provide the expert workforce needed to grow the UK economy.
Students spoke to us about the importance of past funding ➡️
What job is best suited to your personality? New research in collaboration with @unitartu shows that stereotypes about which personal characteristics are associated with different jobs are largely true. Take the test to find out your ideal role.
Personality traits that typify job roles revealed in study
Stereotypes about which personality traits are associated with different jobs are largely true, an extensive study by psychologists suggests.
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This year’s United Nations climate change conference, #COP29, begins on Monday, and University experts are travelling to Baku to take part in a range of sessions.
Related events will also take place on campus before, during and after the two-week summit.
Edinburgh experts join UN climate summit
Academics from the University are taking part in this year’s United Nations climate change conference, COP29.
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Edinburgh's universities are hosting a joint Remembrance Day Service on Sunday 10th November at the Playfair Library in Old College. All are welcome to attend.
Service commemorates Remembrance Sunday
Edinburgh’s universities will host a joint memorial service for Remembrance Day this weekend.
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The @EarthshotPrize winners were announced today and the University of Edinburgh is so proud @MiAlgae were nominated for the prestigious award for their efforts to preserve fish populations.
You can read more about their inspirational work here 👇
Swimming with the entrepreneurial tide - Edinburgh Impact | The University of Edinburgh
Students at Edinburgh have great opportunities to become part of its ever growing community of startup and spinout ...
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Reduced portion sizes are the main driver of the decline in meat consumption in the UK, outpacing other behaviours such as meat-free days, a study shows
Shrinking portions drive fall in meat consumption
Reduced portion sizes are the main driver of the decline in meat consumption in the UK, outpacing other behaviours...
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School pupils have had a taste of the policy negotiations facing delegates at the COP29 climate conference during an event at @MorayHouse. The event was organised by @BCScotland in partnership with @LfSScotland and the University. Find out more 👇
Pupils lead crisis talks in COP29 simulation
School pupils have had a taste of the policy negotiations facing delegates at the COP29 climate conference during an event at the University.
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A place of transformationand of self-improvement
In October 2019 the University hosted the UNA Europa General Assembly. Membership of UNA Europa will see Edinburgh work towards creating the University of the Future alongside seven other universities, as part of the new European Universities Initiative.
The university is a member of Universitas 21, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and COIMBRA, a network of leading academic institutions.
We are involved in more than 1,180 international research collaborations and are home to many world-class research centres. To aid internationalisation, we developed three Global Academies to unite our expertise in a variety of disciplines, and to provide solutions for key issues, tackling global challenges such as the spread of epidemics, global poverty and environmental change, on these projects our partners span the globe.
Our international partners include Stanford University, California Institute of Technology, Delhi University, the British University in Dubai, the University of Melbourne, McGill University, Peking University and the Beijing Film Academy.
We have 520 undergraduate exchange places around the world, 80% of which are in the top 100 universities in the world.
Our overseas offices in India, China and Latin America assist with our strategic engagements and collaborations.
The University of Edinburgh celebrates and strengthens their deep-rooted and distinctive internationalism, attracting the world’s best minds and building innovative global partnerships for research, teaching and impact.
Mission and vision
- The creation, dissemination and curation of knowledge
- enhance our position as one of the world’s leading research and teaching universities and to measure our performance against the highest international standards
- provide the highest quality learning and teaching environment for the greater wellbeing of our students
- produce graduates fully equipped to achieve the highest personal and professional standards
- make a significant, sustainable and socially responsible contribution to Scotland, the UK and the world, promoting health and economic and cultural wellbeing
Ranked 4th in the UK for research power
50,000
Alumni around the world
£200m
Research income
The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 83% of our research activity classified as world-leading or internationally excellent in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. This places us in the top 5 in the UK and number one in Scotland by volume of 4* “world-leading” research.
Their researchers continuously challenge the boundaries of knowledge. The university provides the highest-quality learning opportunities for their students embellished by the new knowledge we discover.
University researchers discovered carbon dioxide, latent and specific heat, chloroform anaesthesia, SARS, the Higgs boson particle, and developed the Hepatitis B vaccine, the hypodermic syringe, the kaleidoscope, the vacuum flask, the ATM, the diving chamber, and in-vitro fertilisation.
Notable research areas include:
- The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine was rated top in the UK for medical research submitted to the Hospital-based Clinical Subjects Panel. All of the work rated at the international level and 40% at the very highest “world-leading”
- The University’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies was the top-ranked RCVS vet school in the UK with the highest percentage of “world-leading” research
- Within the College of Science & Engineering, research is undertaken by each of the university’s seven Schools, offering many opportunities for collaboration between disciplines. A key player in European research collaborations, The University of Edinburgh engage in specialised and interdisciplinary research in pure and applied science and engineering
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