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Academic Families get delicious welcome

04 March, 2016

This semester our Academic Families got a delicious welcome back with a pizza party, part of our…

River blindness vaccine edges closer to trial

04 March, 2016

Jan 16: The world's first vaccine for a disease that causes misery for millions in Africa…

Summer School at the University of Madras

04 March, 2016

Mar 16: Lewis Green, a Medical Sciences student, and Judith Sim, a lecturer at the Biomedical…

Prof Richard Morris awarded top research prize

02 March, 2016

Mar 16: Congratulations to Professor Richard Morris who has been jointly awarded the most valuable…

Treatment hope for sleep apnoea

10 February, 2016

Feb 16: People with a condition that causes them to stop breathing in their sleep could be helped…

Prof Alfred J Clark elected into BPS Hall of Fame

02 December, 2015

Dec 15: The members of the British Pharmacology Society have voted Prof Alfred Clark into the BPS…

Visual dissection - The art of Anatomy

01 December, 2015

Dec 15: This exhibition gives a rare opportunity to view unique artifacts that have never been on…

Delsys Prize for Innovation in Electromyography

24 November, 2015

Nov 15: Congratulations to Prof Richard Ribchester who has been awarded the 13th Annual Delsys…

Winter Graduation Reception 2015

18 November, 2015

The Biomedical Sciences graduation ceremony takes place on Friday 27th November 2015.

New Chair of Anatomy

18 November, 2015

Congratulations to Professor Tom Gillingwater who has been appointed to the Chair of Anatomy. 

Study suggests Intellectual disabilities share disease mechanisms

13 November, 2015

Nov 15: A study has found that brain disorders that cause intellectual disabilities and autism…

The Anatomical Museum celebrates RLS Day

13 November, 2015

Nov 15: The Anatomical Museum opens its doors to the public for just one day as part of the Robert…

Zebrafish uncover nerve cell repair mechanisms

04 November, 2015

Nov 15: Tropical fish may hold clues that could aid research into motor neuron disease and…

Congratulations to Prof David Lyons!

03 November, 2015

Nov 15: David Lyons (Centre for Neuroregeneration) has been appointed to a Personal Chair with…

Dr John Menzies leads the new Nudge-It MOOC

08 October, 2015

Sept 15: Dr John Menzies (CIP) leads a new University of Edinburgh MOOC (massive open online course…

Case study in top 20 REF case studies

30 September, 2015

Sep 15: 'Stamp out sleeping sickness', submitted by Prof Sue Welburn (DIPM), has been…

First major collaboration for SMA study

30 September, 2015

Sep 15: Congratulations to Prof Tom Gillingwater (Euan Macdonald Centre) and Prof Catherina Becker …

RCSEd honours Dr Mark Hughes

29 September, 2015

Sep 15: Congratulations to Dr Mark Hughes who has been awarded the prestigious Syme medal by the…

Richard Ribchester receives MRC grant

27 August, 2015

June: Congratulations to Richard Ribchester (CIP) who has been awarded an MRC grant

Study suggests brain activity regulates myelination

23 July, 2015

Dr David Lyons and his team have published a study in Nature Neuroscience which suggests that…