Our shared world

Global warming demands urgent action. The Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow are joining forces to help tackle the world's greatest existential threat.

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.

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.

Dr Pip Thornton’s work examines the economic, political and cultural impact of Google’s monetisation of language.

Data is the new currency and it’s crucial that we equip our communities to take full advantage of the opportunities it creates.

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.

 To solve the climate crisis, every facet of the economy has to do and think differently. How are the University’s investments helping?

University of Edinburgh researchers are combatting physical inactivity across the globe.

University of Edinburgh experts are identifying and breaking down barriers that deaf staff and students often face in their journey through higher education.

Working into later life is now a reality for most of us. But a longer working life doesn’t necessarily mean a healthier one. Professor Wendy Loretto wants to improve job quality and options for workers over 50.

Robert Blomfield's photos of post-war Edinburgh capture a city filled with light and life. Now housed at the University, his rich archive provides a snapshot of a changeable time when the old and the new slipped in and out of the shadows.