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Carefully controlled inhalation of a specific type of graphene – the world’s thinnest, super strong and super flexible material – has no short-term adverse effects on lung or cardiovascular function, the study shows. The first controlled…

More than a third of these frozen moorings, known as pinning points, have decreased in size since the turn of the century, experts say. Further deterioration of pinning points, which hold in place the floating ice sheets that fortify…

Although treatment for those with endometrial hyperplasia has improved since national guidance was introduced in 2016, many women still do not receive adequate follow-up care. The findings highlight the importance of ongoing work to…

The scheme – thought to be the biggest of its kind undertaken by a UK university – will offset any carbon emissions that can’t be reduced to zero. The University will work with partners across Scotland to plant an estimated 2 million…

If consumers with a high intake of red meat and processed red meat – such as beef, ham and sausages – reduced their consumption to the recommended 70g or less per day, this would achieve a 16 per cent reduction in all meat consumption…

Scotland Beyond Net Zero (SBNZ), founded jointly by the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, aims to help the country meet – and go beyond – its ambition of achieving net zero by 2045. The collaboration will catalyse action and empower…

The University has launched a new strategy on how it will use its world-class research and innovation to tackle some of the society’s biggest challenges. Staff member working with folios in archival stacks The Research and Innovation…

Virus family history could help scientists identify which strains have potential to become the so-called Disease X that causes the next global pandemic. A study has identified 70 virus lineages – groups of related viruses –…

The University is set to establish two research hubs that will focus on developing AI tools to help revolutionise the fields of electronics and healthcare. An advanced semiconductor Innovative AI Using AI to develop more…

The University is set to establish a new research and innovation hub focused on developing gene therapies to help treat or cure disease. Conceptual image of a DNA double helix The £14.25m Engineered Genetic Control Systems for Advanced…