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Staff Spotlight: Dr Dorothy Tse

27 March, 2019

Our spotlight shines on Dr Dorothy Tse this month who explains about her research in the…

New collaborative paper in Molecular Cell

27 March, 2019

Dr Gracjan Michlewski (Infection Medicine) has published a collaborative paper in Molecular Cell on…

Edinburgh Neuroscience Members Elected to European Dana Alliance for the Brain (EDAB

27 March, 2019

Congratulations to Dr Jane Haley and Professor Tara Spires-Jones who have been elected as Term…

My Name'5 Doddie Foundation donates to MND Research

27 March, 2019

Congratulations to Professor Thomas Gillingwater (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) for his…

New Fellow of the Royal Society

27 March, 2019

Congratulations to Prof David Price (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) who was recently elected…

Publication and feature on cover of the Journal of Neuroscience

25 March, 2019

Congratulations to the Pratt group who have published their recent findings and featured on the…

Investigating the ageing brain

27 February, 2019

We talk to Dr Tara Spires-Jones, Chancellor’s Fellow and interim Director of the Centre for…

Do your looks betray you?

11 February, 2019

The evening of the 31st of January saw over 200 people fill the anatomy lecture theatre for the…

Staff spotlight - Dr Sharron Ogle

11 February, 2019

Dr Sharron Ogle, Programme Director of the online MSc Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health…

Professor Mayank Dutia retires

06 February, 2019

Professor Mayank Dutia has retired from his role as Director of Postgraduate Teaching at the…

Warmed Air, Edinburgh Art Festival 2018

04 February, 2019

In August 2018, as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival, artists Steven Anderson, Laura Gonzalez,…

Transforming educational partnerships in China

19 December, 2018

Professor Mike Shipston, Professor Sue Welburn, Dr John Menzies, and Cristina Matthews showcase the…

Mob leader who tamed Edinburgh’s unruly masses returns to city

17 December, 2018

A notorious 18th century rabble rouser has returned to Edinburgh in the form of a life-sized model…

Success for inaugural Wade Programme in Surgical Anatomy (RCSEd and Anatomy@Edinburgh)

05 December, 2018

Success for inaugural Wade Programme in Surgical Anatomy (RCSEd and Anatomy@Edinburgh)

Superbug discovery renews hope for antibiotic treatment

27 November, 2018

Bacteria that were thought to be resistant to a powerful antibiotic may be susceptible to treatment…

Dr Nathalie Rochefort selected as EMBO young investigator

27 November, 2018

Congratulations to Dr Nathalie Rochefort (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) who has been…

Immune cells could hold key to therapies for spinal cord injuries

27 November, 2018

Fresh insights into how zebrafish repair their damaged nerve connections could aid the development…

The Heart of the Brain by Prof Gareth Leng

27 November, 2018

Prof Gareth Leng's (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) new book explores how the…

Professor Gordon Findlater Appointed as Wade Professor of Anatomy

27 November, 2018

Congratulations to Professor Gordon Findlater who has been appointed as the Wade Professor of…

New Fellow to the American Academy of Microbiology

27 November, 2018

Congratulations to Prof Jose Vazquez-Boland who has been elected as one of the 96 new Fellows to…