Tag: Edinburgh University

Study could improve automated booking phonelines

Deadline News Journalist - March 3, 2010

By Cara Sulieman THEY ARE supposed to make our lives easier, but end up trying to book us in to see a film at a...

New test means quicker diagnosis for patients

Deadline News Journalist - February 15, 2010

By Cara Sulieman SCIENTISTS at a Scottish university have developed a quick, cheap way of testing for inherited diseases that could mean an earlier diagnosis...

David Cameron makes a splash during Edinburgh University visit

Deadline News Journalist - February 12, 2010

By Oliver Farrimond TORY leader David Cameron paid a visit to Edinburgh University yesterday to examine experimental technology on his way to the Scottish Conservative...

Student tells of “nightmare” mugging by female attacker

Deadline News Journalist - February 1, 2010

By Rory Reynolds A STUDENT has told of her mugging “nightmare” after a spate of robberies in Edinburgh. Edinburgh University student Alison Hastings, 20, was entering...

Holyrood protest over slashed funding for university jobs

Deadline News Journalist - January 27, 2010

By Rory Reynolds STUDENTS and staff protested outside the Scottish Parliament yesterday over cuts that could see hundreds of university staff lose their jobs. The group...