Our shared world
How the University is using its influence for the benefit of Edinburgh, Scotland and beyond.
Giving back to the city that founded us
Applications recently opened for the latest round of the University of Edinburgh’s Community Grants Scheme. As just one of the many ways in which we support our local community, how does the University make a difference to people’s lives in the city?
Breaking beyond borders
As Education Beyond Borders opens, three members of the University community whose lives have been impacted by conflict, reflect on their own experience and how we can empower those seeking refuge.
Practical experience across borders
In a year-long Masters degree, how can the University make time to give students practical, first-hand knowledge of real-world challenges?
Repatriations: changing the legacy of colonial collecting
The University of Edinburgh’s Tom Gillingwater, Professor of Anatomy, and Daryl Green, Co-Director of the Centre for Research Collections, reflect on repatriation and what this means for the future of the University’s collections.
How Hollywood stardust comes to campus
The University of Edinburgh is a screen star. It is the backdrop for Hollywood blockbusters and smash-hit TV series. But what goes on behind the scenes to bring productions to campus?
Free to flourish: Community groups thrive in University spaces
Local groups are being offered the free use of the University of Edinburgh’s spaces following the successful pilot of a new scheme.
Working together to see Scotland beyond net zero
Global warming demands urgent action. The Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow are joining forces to help tackle the world's greatest existential threat.
How to reframe Seasonal Affective Disorder
Winter blues getting you down? Researchers have developed free online resources to help people who experience Seasonal Affective Disorder to see the season in a new light.
Navigating misinformation: How linguistics can help
Dr Chris Cummins’ research examines how even the most perceptive member of the public can be led astray by politicians, advertisers or social media companies employing techniques like deflection, denial and polarisation, and how linguistics can help.
What are our words worth in the digital age?
Dr Pip Thornton’s work examines the economic, political and cultural impact of Google’s monetisation of language.
Getting ready for a data driven future
Data is the new currency and it’s crucial that we equip our communities to take full advantage of the opportunities it creates.
The ties that bind us
As the University launches a unique international collaboration with the Cervantes Institute to bring its Spanish language and cultural offering to Scotland for the first time, the man in the chair, Professor of Contemporary Spanish Literature, Alexis Grohmann, reflects on its impact on Edinburgh and Scotland, language learning's myriad mental and physical wellbeing benefits, and our place in Europe.
Why we are fossil free
To solve the climate crisis, every facet of the economy has to do and think differently. How are the University’s investments helping?
Get fit without a gym
University of Edinburgh researchers are combatting physical inactivity across the globe.
A sign of change
University of Edinburgh experts are identifying and breaking down barriers that deaf staff and students often face in their journey through higher education.