Tag: Edinburgh University

Warming threat to tropical forests risks release of carbon from soil

Business

John Glover - August 12, 2020

HARMFUL EMISSIONS from soils in tropical forest could rise by 55 per cent if the climate warms by four degrees Celsius according to new...

Laser-cut face guards to shield Covid-19 key workers

Business

John Glover - April 24, 2020

A SCOTTISH university is able to produce 1,000 face shields a week using laser-cutting technology to help with the lack of vital personal protective...

Nursing students join NHS colleagues to tackle global crisis

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John Glover - April 9, 2020

Nurses studying at the University of Edinburgh are returning to clinical placements to support the NHS response to Covid-19. 27 final-year students and 40 second...

Latest Alzheimer’s discovery offers hope for future treatment

Business

Bethan Sexton - December 13, 2019

Scientists at the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh have discovered the functions of the area of the brain in which Alzheimer’s begins, offering...

Scottish study tracks long term outcomes of teenage offending

Business

Joe Hutchison - November 19, 2019

A landmark study into youth crime is launching a new phase to better understand how experience of offending in childhood impacts on later life. More...

Two Scottish Universities placed at bottom half of student rent table in the country

Scottish News

John Glover - November 5, 2019

TWO SCOTTISH universities have been placed in the bottom half of a student rent survey in the country. The University of Edinburgh and the University...

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