Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from the University of Edinburgh

Could this home test kit replace ‘uncomfortable’ smear tests? ...Tech & Science Daily podcast

Plus, a full automated transcript of today’s episode

Evening Standard

Edinburgh Council U-turns on Taiwan friendship deal over China sanctions fear

The City of Edinburgh Council has shelved plans for a new "friendship arrangement" with a Taiwanese city following fears it could harm…

The National (Scotland)

Salesman jailed for ‘breathtaking’ £3 million Edinburgh University scam

A BUSINESSMAN has been jailed for seven years for his part in a “breathtaking” decade-long scam that defrauded the University of Edinburgh of…

The National (Scotland)

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Scottish universities in numbers – see all the key figures

This article is part of our new collaboration with The Ferret. Each edition will see a different issue in Scotland tackled, and this time we're…

The National (Scotland)

Why does postnatal care only last a few weeks? New data shows it should be years

Finally, a report has listed the long-term health complications for women worldwide, says Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

University bosses to visit Downing Street to discuss campus antisemitism

Rishi Sunak warns of ‘unacceptable rise’ as Gaza protests escalate and 10 students vow to go on hunger strike

The Guardian - UK

Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called 'God particle,' has died

Higgs predicted the existence of the Higgs boson particle, helping explain how matter formed after the Big Bang. His death at 94 was announced by the University of Edinburgh, where he was a professor.

WEKU

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Nobel-winning 'God particle' physicist Peter Higgs dies aged 94

British physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of a mass-giving particle – the so-called Higgs boson – jointly earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics, has died aged 94, the University of Edinburgh announced on Tuesday.

France 24

Peter Higgs, who proposed existence of Higgs boson particle, has died at 94, university says

Peter Higgs death: Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh said

The Hindu

Many kids are unsure if Alexa and Siri have feelings or think like people, study finds

A small study in Scotland suggests many kids overestimate the agency and intellect of AI assistants like Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant.

LiveScience

The impact of energy drinks on teens

"Bans and regulation can help to change behavior, but they are usually not enough on their own"

Salon

Can paracetamol cause liver damage? Doctors weigh in

Every household has a strip of paracetamol tablets, which is considered to be one of the most widely used and trusted medicines. It is one of the most common painkillers used. However, a recent study has shed light on a serious side effect of consuming tablets.

The Times of India

The Tories have ruined our health. These are the three things Labour must do to repair the damage

Childhood obesity and demoralised NHS staff are among the biggest problems for Keir Starmer, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

Covid jabs could have prevented 7,180 summer hospital admissions and deaths, study shows

Experts have warned new Covid-19 variant Juno will surge as children go back to school

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The National (Scotland)

How one Palestinian-Scot's vision of a positive future went viral

IT was never Farah Saleh’s intent to spread misinformation.

The Guardian - UK

It’s not just bullets and bombs. I have never seen health organisations as worried as they are about disease in Gaza

A quarter of its Gaza’s population could die within a year due to outbreaks caused by this unprecedented conflict, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Independent UK

The Crown viewers compare Kate Middleton’s mother to Kris Jenner

Latest installment of ‘The Crown’ focuses on ‘fairytale love story’ between the now-Prince and Princess of Wales

The Guardian - UK

A matter of taste: food preferences may be influenced by our unique ‘tongue prints’

Analysis of 3D images reveals the organ’s bumps and grooves are as personal as fingerprints

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The National (Scotland)

Scots discover ultra-hard material to rival diamond after three decades of research

Scientists have discovered a near-unbreakable substance that could rival diamond as the hardest material on Earth.

The Independent UK

Researchers discover ultra-hard material that could rival diamond

An international team of scientists looked at carbon nitrides.

Marie Claire

It Was Apparently Always Carole Middleton’s Master Plan for Eldest Daughter Kate to Meet and Woo Prince William, New Book Claims

“Carole set things up, and Kate took it the rest of the way.”

The Independent UK

The one simple test that could reduce the risk of heart attacks and death

The team found more than 10,000 patients had high troponin levels, which indicates a heart injury, using the new test

The Independent UK

New blood test reduces risk of heart attacks and death in at-risk group – study

The research was funded by the British Heart Foundation.

The National (Scotland)

New research and development labs to boost Scotland’s screen sector

SCOTLAND’S screen and performance industries are to be boosted by a new multi-million-pound research and development (R&D) lab with sites…

The National (Scotland)

Hundreds turn out to protest as Adult Human Female screening goes ahead

THE third attempted screening of a gender critical film at the University of Edinburgh has gone ahead despite hundreds turning out to protest.

1 … 6 7 8 9

People

Dwayne The Rock Johnson

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Scottish Government

the University of Edinburgh

253 stories

University of Edinburgh

201 stories

Edinburgh University

196 stories

the University of Oxford

167 stories

the British Heart Foundation

the University of St Andrews

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

International Students

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.