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When it comes to applying modelling to improve global health, Professor Evropi Theodoratou is an expert.

Academics can be perceived as working in isolation, within specialist areas of expertise, but the reality is far from that and leads many to have a very public and engaged existence.

A global campaign, coordinated by an Edinburgh alumna, secured a 35-country commitment at COP26 that will move US$24 billion of public finance away from fossil fuel investments and into clean energy initiatives.

Will artificial intelligence provide the answers to everything or spell the downfall of humankind? Professor Michael Rovatsos unravels the hype and asks if we really want to make machines that think just like us.

A leading figure of the film industry, alumna Lynda Myles reflects on how her experience at the University of Edinburgh shaped her whole career.

Medical oncologist and clinical scientist, Professor Charlie Gourley, is improving the outcomes of patients with ovarian cancer by matching them to the right drugs.

Professor Linda Bauld’s public health expertise has been invaluable to politicians and the public throughout the Covid-19 crisis.

From dropping out of swimming altogether, to overcoming setbacks, finding the right coaches, following in the footsteps of successful siblings and dealing with an impairment that drove him on rather than held him back, Stephen Clegg’s route to the Tokyo Paralympics hasn’t been a regular one.

Completing the fourth year of a medicine degree during a UK-wide lockdown would test anyone’s limits. Serena Baker managed to win a national televised competition too, claiming victory in 2021’s Great British Sewing Bee.

As a composer and educator, Dee Isaacs' passion is to improve the lives of marginalised people through the power of music.

As the first female Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Professor Catherine Heymans is on a mission to lift our eyes to the marvels of the universe.