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Cameron Prize for Therapeutics Symposium

10 October, 2024

The Cameron Prize for Therapeutics is awarded by the University of Edinburgh to individuals who…

New Chancellor's Fellows 2024

12 June, 2024

Congratulations and welcome to Dr Mahesh Karnani who joins BMS/CDBS as a 2024 Chancellor’s Fellow –…

Academy of Medical Sciences announces new Fellows for 2024

21 May, 2024

Congratulations to Prof Tara Spires-Jones, who has been elected as a new Fellow to the Academy of…

Professor Tara Spires-Jones receives recognition award from the Alzheimer's Association

14 May, 2024

Congratulations to Professor Tara Spires-Jones who has received the Inge Grundke-Iqbal Award for…

Dr Carole Torsney interviewed on BBC World Service

14 May, 2024

Carole, who is a Reader at the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, chatted to Dr Zoe Williams on…

Dr Dawn Livingston is CMVM Teacher of the Year! 

14 May, 2024

Congratulations to Dr Dawn Livingston, Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences,…

BMS success at the CMVM recognition awards 2024

18 April, 2024

The annual CMVM staff recognition awards were held this year at the Playfair Library, where BMS…

New research published in the Journal of Anatomy brings tissue engineered replacements closer to the clinic

29 February, 2024

Congratulations to the Paxton Lab on their recent publication in the Journal of Anatomy which…

Success at the CBBC'S 2024 China-Scotland Business Awards

16 February, 2024

We are delighted to announce that the Zhejiang University - University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJE)…

Progress in tissue engineered bone production: new publication from the Paxton Lab

23 January, 2024

Paxton Lab PhD researcher, Vinothini Prabhakaran, and colleagues have published a new study…

Professor Tom Gillingwater Elected Honorary Fellow of the Anatomical Society

13 November, 2023

Congratulations to Tom on this high award from the Anatomical Society!

Wellcome Discovery Award success

18 July, 2023

Congratulations to Prof Ian Duguid (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences and SIDB Group Leader ) who…

MRC grant success

18 July, 2023

Congratulations to Dr Calvin Chan and Profs John Mason and David Price (Centre for Discovery Brain…

Cousin lab publish new findings in Cell Reports

20 June, 2023

Congratulations to the Cousin lab on their new study which discovered a new function for an…

New Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales

30 May, 2023

Congratulations to Prof Jamie Davies, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, who was recently elected…

HEA Fellowship success

18 May, 2023

Congratulations to all our staff who have recently gained Fellowships from the Higher Education…

Dementia study shows how toxic proteins spread

16 May, 2023

Fresh insights into the spread of damaging proteins that build up in the brains of people with…

Do bats hold the secret to longer life and inflammatory diseases in humans?

16 May, 2023

Scientists have discovered a protein in bats that could unlock new strategies to combat ageing and…

Tissue and Cell Engineering Society Oral Presentation Award

10 May, 2023

Congratulations to Vinothini Prabhakaran, a PhD student from the Paxton Lab, won 2nd place for her…

Diversity Prize for Edinburgh neuroscientist (article by SCOPE magazine)

10 May, 2023

Edinburgh neuroscientist, Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots has been announced as the 2023 winner of the…