56 h. ago Lady Louise Windsor is joined by her rumoured university boyfriend and the Duchess of Edinburgh as she competes in carriage driving festival

The 21-year-old, who is the daughter of Prince Edward and the Duchess of Edinburgh, was pictured beaming as she took part in a horse driving competition in Norfolk.

Culture

5 d. ago When the police called us at 6am we endured every parent's worst nightmare

Colin and Mandy Mackie lost their 18-year-old son Greg back in 2017 after he was found dead in his university halls of residence located in Edinburgh.

Events

2 w. ago Lecturers who sued their union after claiming it branded them 'transphobic' following film protests at Edinburgh University have claims rejected 

Dr Deirdre O'Neill and Michael Wayne were criticised by the University and College Union (UCU) which condemned a film as an attack on trans identity.

Events

2 w. ago Academics ‘branded transphobic’ by own union have discrimination claims rejected

Dr Deirdre O’Neill and Professor Michael Wayne said the UCU’s public opposition to them amounted to unlawful discrimination.

Events

2 w. ago Women with genetic cancer risk being ‘missed’ due to testing gaps – study

Some cancer patients have Lynch syndrome, which needs to be confirmed by genetic testing.

Events

2 w. ago Scottish Handball launches ‘Handball Scholarship’ programme in Edinburgh

The Scottish Handball Association (SHA) is teaming up with Oriam, Scotland's Sports Performance Centre at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, to start an exciting new program called the ‘Heriot-Watt University Handball Scholarship Programme’

Politics

2 w. ago 'Blindsided' Edinburgh University international students react to Labour’s White Paper

International students at the University of Edinburgh left feeling “upset and worried” after Labour’s immigration White Paper.

Society

3 w. ago Bowel cancer cells can ‘shapeshift’ to enable aggressive spread, research finds

Scientists hope the discovery will lead to improved treatments.

Science

3 w. ago It’s my goal to live to 100 – and it’s not just diet and exercise that will help me achieve it | Devi Sridhar

Every time my mind goes down the ‘optimisation’ route, I’m reminded of my job as a public health scientist, looking into the factors that affect how long we will liveProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, and the author of How Not to Die (Too Soon)For much of the past century, life expectancy continually increased. In most countries in the world, children could hope to live, on average, longer, healthier lives than their parents. This expectation is still true of the mega-wealthy. In fact, tech billionaires and multimillionaires have recently been fixated on finding the secret to longer life, convinced that with enough money, technology and cutting-edge science, they can stave off the inevitable for a few more decades to reach 120 or even 150 years old.But their efforts aren’t trickling down to the rest of us. The world’s health crises are getting worse, with life expectancy going backwards in several high-income countries, such as the UK ...

Events

3 w. ago University of Edinburgh lecturers to walk out over planned £140m cuts

Princpal defends six-figure pay package as he refuses to rule out compulsory redundancies in front of MSPs

Economics

3 w. ago Edinburgh University principal unsure of his own salary in grilling from MSPs

Professor Sir Peter Mathieson defends six-figure pay package as he refuses to rule out compulsory redundancies

Politics

3 w. ago MSPs challenge university principal on pay and perks amid £140m savings goal

Holyrood Education Committee convener Douglas Ross questioned University of Edinburgh principal Professor Sir Peter Mathieson.

Economics

3 w. ago 'Bubbly' Edinburgh student dies running Half Marathon as tributes paid

Tributes have been paid to Olivia Tuohy, studying at Queen Margaret University, who passed away while running the Edinburgh Half Marathon on Sunday, May 25.

Events

4 w. ago Renewed call for Edinburgh University bosses to be grilled by MSPs over £140m cuts plan

A trade union letter cited the potentially ‘devastating’ impact of the cuts

Economics

last month Queen Margaret University named Higher Education Institute of the Year at Herald Awards 2025

Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh has been crowned Higher Education Institute of the Year at the prestigious Herald Higher Education Awards 2025, held in Glasgow on 29th May 2025. Coming in QMU’s 150th anniversary year, this accolade celebrates the institution’s enduring commitment to academic excellence, community engagement, inclusion, innovation and student support.

Politics