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Funding boost for autism research

08 March, 2017

The Simons Foundation has pledged £20 million for pioneering studies into the biological mechanisms…

Students showcase global fight against superbug threat

03 March, 2017

Students team up with leading health experts to host a public event highlighting the risks posed by…

Anatomy@Edinburgh host Science Saturday at the Museum

03 March, 2017

The anatomy team were joined by almost 100 of our wonderful students on Saturday 18 February to…

£1.1m study could pave way for therapies to repair spinal cord

06 December, 2016

Congratulations to Prof Catherina Becker and her lab who, as part of a European team, have been…

New zebrafish model sheds light on glioblastoma tumours

01 December, 2016

Congratulations to the Sieger lab on publishing their study on a new zebrafish microglia…

Cass Li and the art of origami in public engagement

03 November, 2016

In the first of our series focusing on public engagement by the Deanery of Biomedical Sciences,…

Biomedical students invited to craft a Biomedical Christmas decoration and win a prize

02 November, 2016

Knit, origami, crochet, recycle - we want critters and creatures, microscopes and microbes.

Worlds first 3D atlas of the human body

28 October, 2016

Congratulation to Prof Gordon Findlater who has created the worlds first 3D atlas of the human body

Inspired by Burke

27 October, 2016

This month we focus on Janet Philp, Head of Administration in the Deanery of Biomedical Sciences,…

Joint grant success from ARUK

13 October, 2016

Congratulations to Iris Oren, Tara Spires-Jones (CCNS) and Matt Nolan (CIP), who have been awarded…

Double grant success for Horsburgh group

07 October, 2016

Congratulations to Prof. Karen Horsburgh who has been awarded two major research grants to study…

Deanery Symposium 2016

16 September, 2016

The third annual Deanery Symposium took place on the 7th September 2016

Nature publishes new study on memory

13 September, 2016

A study led by the University of Edinburgh has shed new light on the biological mechanisms that…

Career drop-in sessions are back!

09 September, 2016

Following a successful run of careers sessions for Biomedical students, the University of Edinburgh…

Impressive students complete MSc internships

09 September, 2016

The first cohort of students reading for a MSc degree by Research in Biomedical Sciences (3+1…

Edinburgh’s Indiana Jones

06 September, 2016

From monitoring oxen on treadmills to chauffeuring Burke’s skeleton to the Royal Infirmary for a…

Cancer drug found to affect fertility

17 August, 2016

Chemotherapy treatment during pregnancy may affect the future fertility of unborn baby girls, a…

National Museum unveils ground-breaking exhibit

29 July, 2016

The redesigned Science and Technology Gallery at the National Museum of Scotland contains an early…

Staff Spotlight: Dr Melanie Stefan and understanding learning and memory

29 July, 2016

Melanie Stefan is investigating what happens within nerve cells when we learn and remember.

Staff spotlight on: Prof Jamie Davies and tissue engineering of organs

29 July, 2016

EUSA teaching award winner Jamie Davies questions how complex biological form develops from simple…