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Pensioner, 81, scales over a thousand meters up Scots mountain to raise cash in memory of late father

Laila Kjellström, 81, completed the near 1,500 meter round trip to the summit of Suilven and back to the base in the west of Sutherland in the Highlands on Wednesday, May 11.

Daily Record · May 14, 2022

World’s first tidal turbine testing centre opens in Scotland

THE world’s first testing facility for tidal turbine blades has opened in Scotland.

The National (Scotland) · May 13, 2022

Edinburgh International Book Festival set for grand new home at historic site

For 2022 and 2023, the festival - believed to be the world’s largest public celebration of the written word - will take place at the Edinburgh College of Art, before settling at its long-term home in 2024.

Edinburgh Live · May 11, 2022

The bacteria that eat plastic waste

There are a number of challenges inherent to using bacteria to dissolve plastic, but the upsides are huge

Salon · May 1, 2022

'Abortion protesters made me feel patronised,' says woman as buffer zone pressure mounts

IT was October 2019 when Alice Murray unexpectedly fell pregnant aged 20. She had just returned to the University of Edinburgh for her third year…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2022

University of Edinburgh’s AI accelerator re-opens to new applicants

The deadline for applications is 26 May and it will run for six months from mid-September

Insider UK · Apr 29, 2022

Rugby evening headlines as Faletau challenge welcomed and players get brain MOTs

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and the wider world today

Wales Online · Apr 27, 2022

University of Edinburgh rector accused of genocide denial sparking apology to Rwandan government

Lord rector Debora Kayembe claimed on Twitter that the current Rwandan president had "orchestrated" the genocide against the country's minority Tutsi population.

Daily Record · Apr 25, 2022

The intersectionality of 'Afro-feminisms' with professor Rama Salla Dieng

It's a controversial question, especially in France: do feminist, anti-racist and LGBTQ+ movements fall under the general scope of universalism? Or should they be broken down into smaller sub-movements to better address the intersectional nature of oppression? In her latest book "African Feminisms", University of Edinburgh professor Rama Salla Dieng…

France 24 · Apr 22, 2022

Edinburgh student who fled war urges people to remember Ukraine conflict

A Ukrainian woman told a vigil she does not want her homeland to be forgotten as the war rages on, urging people to keep supporting the besieged country.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 8, 2022