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Giant human hologram to go on public display

16 April, 2015

A full colour, animated 3D hologram of the human body - the first anatomy teaching tool of its kind…

Edinburgh Neuroscience wins award

16 April, 2015

Edinburgh Neuroscience has won an award for public engagement.

Study suggests cold sores linked to gene mutation

16 April, 2015

Why some people are troubled by cold sores while others are not has finally been explained by…

New Headship of the DPM

16 April, 2015

Professor Sue Welburn has accepted the new rotational Headship of the Division of Pathway Medicine.

Transatlantic partnership to tackle neurodegenerative disease

16 April, 2015

SBMS research into diseases of neurodegeneration and demylenation is to be boosted with an…

Zebrafish study sheds light on how nerves protect themselves

16 April, 2015

Fresh insights gained from a study of tropical fish could help our understanding of how the nervous…

Sustainability Award successes

16 April, 2015

This year saw another great success for SBMS in the University sustainability awards. The awards,…

Staff help establish community farm

16 April, 2015

Staff members from the School of Biomedical Sciences are helping to establish Scotland’s first…

Student awarded Microbiology prize

16 April, 2015

Congratulations to Sandra Hapca who has been awarded the Society for General Microbiology’s…

School promotions 2013

16 April, 2015

Gareth Leng and the School warmly welcomes the news that John Stewart has been awarded the title of…

Neuroscientist awarded prestigious RSE medal

16 April, 2015

Congratulations to Professor Richard Morris, Director of CCNS, who has received the most…

Chancellor's Fellows Awarded ARUK Grant

16 April, 2015

Dr Tara Spires-Jones, of the Centre for Cognitive and Neural Systems has been awarded a grant of …

Chancellor opens new Autism research suites

16 April, 2015

Cutting edge facilities to aid research into the causes of autism and other brain conditions have…

Nudge-it - What drives our appetite?

16 April, 2015

Understanding how early life experiences may affect food choices in adulthood will be investigated…

Prof Alastair Aitken

16 April, 2015

It is with great sadness that I have to report that Professor Alastair Aitken, a valued colleague…

Dr Marc-André Martel

16 April, 2015

Our friend and colleague Dr Marc-André Martel died suddenly on 11 January 2014 at the age of just…

2011

16 April, 2015

Archived news from the School of Biomedical Sciences from 2011.

2009

16 April, 2015

Archived news from the School of Biomedical Sciences

2010

16 April, 2015

Archived news from the School of Biomedical Sciences from 2010.

A tribute to Prof Alison Douglas

16 April, 2015

Professor Alison Jane Douglas, 27 September 1961 - 9 May 2012