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Uni installs sensors to stop students hogging library desks

A TOP Scottish university is installing movement sensors in the library to stop selfish students hogging desks. Edinburgh University is fitting desks with the devices...

Students vote overwhelmingly in favour of £40k nap pods in library

STUDENTS at a top Scottish university have voted overwhelmingly to spend £40,000 on "ridiculous" Google-style "nap pods". Nap pods are common at the offices of...

Edinburgh uni breakthrough could reduce dieting pill deaths

SCOTS scientists have made a breakthrough that could reduce drug-related deaths - including those related to slimming pills. An Edinburgh University team have pioneered a...

Study highlights how smoking affects the brain

A RECENT study by the University of Edinburgh has uncovered new findings which show the effects smoking has on the brain.   The study shows that...

Edinburgh uni study sheds light on diseases caused by immune system fault

Scientists from Edinburgh University have discovered how a gene mutation can lead to diseases that occur when the immune system attacks the body by...

Hunt for couples to test sex jab for men

By Michael MacLeod SCOTS sex boffins want randy couples to try out a new contraceptive jab for men. A team of scientists from Edinburgh University...

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