College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Edinburgh Uni
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We are the University of Edinburgh’s College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine; a community united by a shared ambition to turn ideas into positive health outcomes for humans, animals and our planet.
A new trial is testing whether a vaccine against the Epstein–Barr virus could help people recently diagnosed with MS. It’s early research, but it may open the door to a new way of tackling the condition.
Read more 👉 edin.ac/3KalsT5
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November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A new trial is testing whether a vaccine against the Epstein–Barr virus could help people recently diagnosed with MS. It’s early research, but it may open the door to a new way of tackling the condition.
Read more 👉 edin.ac/3KalsT5
Read more 👉 edin.ac/3KalsT5
Tickets are now available for this event exploring how compassion and empathy can help shape a more connected and humane future.
The event will mark ten years of the Global Compassion & Empathy Initiative.
📅 2 December, 10am–12.30pm
📍 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh
Register 👉 edin.ac/4nK2Oix
The event will mark ten years of the Global Compassion & Empathy Initiative.
📅 2 December, 10am–12.30pm
📍 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh
Register 👉 edin.ac/4nK2Oix
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Tickets are now available for this event exploring how compassion and empathy can help shape a more connected and humane future.
The event will mark ten years of the Global Compassion & Empathy Initiative.
📅 2 December, 10am–12.30pm
📍 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh
Register 👉 edin.ac/4nK2Oix
The event will mark ten years of the Global Compassion & Empathy Initiative.
📅 2 December, 10am–12.30pm
📍 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh
Register 👉 edin.ac/4nK2Oix
Considering a PhD in medical, veterinary or biomedical sciences? Join our Virtual Open Day session on Friday 21 November.
Hear from Professor Ruth Andrew and current students about programmes, campuses and how to apply.
Register: edin.ac/4id5YKR
#PhD #PhDLife #UniversityOfEdinburgh
Hear from Professor Ruth Andrew and current students about programmes, campuses and how to apply.
Register: edin.ac/4id5YKR
#PhD #PhDLife #UniversityOfEdinburgh
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Considering a PhD in medical, veterinary or biomedical sciences? Join our Virtual Open Day session on Friday 21 November.
Hear from Professor Ruth Andrew and current students about programmes, campuses and how to apply.
Register: edin.ac/4id5YKR
#PhD #PhDLife #UniversityOfEdinburgh
Hear from Professor Ruth Andrew and current students about programmes, campuses and how to apply.
Register: edin.ac/4id5YKR
#PhD #PhDLife #UniversityOfEdinburgh
We recently held our third Inaugural Lecture Showcase. We got to hear from two professors, Katrin Ottersbach and Brian Bigger, Chair in Advanced Therapeutics.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this event and to our speakers for sharing their research journeys and insights with such passion!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this event and to our speakers for sharing their research journeys and insights with such passion!
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We recently held our third Inaugural Lecture Showcase. We got to hear from two professors, Katrin Ottersbach and Brian Bigger, Chair in Advanced Therapeutics.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this event and to our speakers for sharing their research journeys and insights with such passion!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this event and to our speakers for sharing their research journeys and insights with such passion!
Join us for another inaugural lecture showcase, with two professors from our Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, exploring what keeps dogs healthy and how nutrition and new technologies are transforming farm animal health.
📅 Tue 4 Nov | 🕒 5–7:30pm | 📍 Easter Bush Campus
👉 edin.ac/47fQUYV
📅 Tue 4 Nov | 🕒 5–7:30pm | 📍 Easter Bush Campus
👉 edin.ac/47fQUYV
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Join us for another inaugural lecture showcase, with two professors from our Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, exploring what keeps dogs healthy and how nutrition and new technologies are transforming farm animal health.
📅 Tue 4 Nov | 🕒 5–7:30pm | 📍 Easter Bush Campus
👉 edin.ac/47fQUYV
📅 Tue 4 Nov | 🕒 5–7:30pm | 📍 Easter Bush Campus
👉 edin.ac/47fQUYV
Only 3 days left to grab your ticket!
Join us this Thursday for our inaugural lecture showcase:
“Childhood Therapies: it’s all in the blood.”
Hear from world leading experts shaping the future of childhood treatments.
🕔 30 Oct, 5–7:30pm
🎟️ Free — register now: edin.ac/46Zjz4s
Join us this Thursday for our inaugural lecture showcase:
“Childhood Therapies: it’s all in the blood.”
Hear from world leading experts shaping the future of childhood treatments.
🕔 30 Oct, 5–7:30pm
🎟️ Free — register now: edin.ac/46Zjz4s
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Only 3 days left to grab your ticket!
Join us this Thursday for our inaugural lecture showcase:
“Childhood Therapies: it’s all in the blood.”
Hear from world leading experts shaping the future of childhood treatments.
🕔 30 Oct, 5–7:30pm
🎟️ Free — register now: edin.ac/46Zjz4s
Join us this Thursday for our inaugural lecture showcase:
“Childhood Therapies: it’s all in the blood.”
Hear from world leading experts shaping the future of childhood treatments.
🕔 30 Oct, 5–7:30pm
🎟️ Free — register now: edin.ac/46Zjz4s
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Kirsten Furley lived with multiple spinal fractures for months before discovering she had pregnancy-associated osteoporosis. Watch this @stv.news news report about how research at #IGC is tackling this issue: i.stv.tv/42u82Y3
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'I'd broken my back without knowing': How a rare pregnancy condition goes undiagnosed
Kirsten Furley lived with multiple spinal fractures for months before discovering she had pregnancy-associated osteoporosis.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Kirsten Furley lived with multiple spinal fractures for months before discovering she had pregnancy-associated osteoporosis. Watch this @stv.news news report about how research at #IGC is tackling this issue: i.stv.tv/42u82Y3
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Registration is now open for our Autumn Showcase! 🍂🎉
📅 Friday 21 November
🕑 2:00–3:30pm
📍MS Teams
Join us to hear some of the most impactful mental health research at the University of Edinburgh.
🔗Register now: tinyurl.com/3ty3w5d6
📅 Friday 21 November
🕑 2:00–3:30pm
📍MS Teams
Join us to hear some of the most impactful mental health research at the University of Edinburgh.
🔗Register now: tinyurl.com/3ty3w5d6
October 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Registration is now open for our Autumn Showcase! 🍂🎉
📅 Friday 21 November
🕑 2:00–3:30pm
📍MS Teams
Join us to hear some of the most impactful mental health research at the University of Edinburgh.
🔗Register now: tinyurl.com/3ty3w5d6
📅 Friday 21 November
🕑 2:00–3:30pm
📍MS Teams
Join us to hear some of the most impactful mental health research at the University of Edinburgh.
🔗Register now: tinyurl.com/3ty3w5d6
Researchers from our Roslin Institute have developed pigs that are resistant to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly contagious disease that affects pig farms around the world.
Read more 👉 edin.ac/4ne30qh
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Read more 👉 edin.ac/4ne30qh
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October 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Researchers from our Roslin Institute have developed pigs that are resistant to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly contagious disease that affects pig farms around the world.
Read more 👉 edin.ac/4ne30qh
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Read more 👉 edin.ac/4ne30qh
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🫶 “Edinburgh really has my heart in every single way.”
A look at international student life – from the Royal Mile to a welcoming community.
Thinking about a masters or a PhD? Join our Postgraduate Virtual Open Days next month: edin.ac/4ofmAmM
#Edinburgh #Postgraduate
A look at international student life – from the Royal Mile to a welcoming community.
Thinking about a masters or a PhD? Join our Postgraduate Virtual Open Days next month: edin.ac/4ofmAmM
#Edinburgh #Postgraduate
October 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🫶 “Edinburgh really has my heart in every single way.”
A look at international student life – from the Royal Mile to a welcoming community.
Thinking about a masters or a PhD? Join our Postgraduate Virtual Open Days next month: edin.ac/4ofmAmM
#Edinburgh #Postgraduate
A look at international student life – from the Royal Mile to a welcoming community.
Thinking about a masters or a PhD? Join our Postgraduate Virtual Open Days next month: edin.ac/4ofmAmM
#Edinburgh #Postgraduate
Join us for “Childhood Therapies: It’s All in the Blood” an inaugural lecture showcase. Hear from:
Prof Katrin Ottersbach – how the fetal environment shapes infant leukaemia
Prof Brian Bigger – gene & cell therapies for rare childhood neurological diseases
Thurs 30 Oct, 5–7:30pm
edin.ac/46Zjz4s
Prof Katrin Ottersbach – how the fetal environment shapes infant leukaemia
Prof Brian Bigger – gene & cell therapies for rare childhood neurological diseases
Thurs 30 Oct, 5–7:30pm
edin.ac/46Zjz4s
October 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Join us for “Childhood Therapies: It’s All in the Blood” an inaugural lecture showcase. Hear from:
Prof Katrin Ottersbach – how the fetal environment shapes infant leukaemia
Prof Brian Bigger – gene & cell therapies for rare childhood neurological diseases
Thurs 30 Oct, 5–7:30pm
edin.ac/46Zjz4s
Prof Katrin Ottersbach – how the fetal environment shapes infant leukaemia
Prof Brian Bigger – gene & cell therapies for rare childhood neurological diseases
Thurs 30 Oct, 5–7:30pm
edin.ac/46Zjz4s
Postgraduate Virtual Open Days at The University of Edinburgh are on 19-21 November.
Sessions about our programmes, student panels and one-to-one admissions text-chat – all live online.
Register now to build your schedule: edin.ac/4n7oBAu
#Postgraduate #PhD #Masters #Edinburgh
Sessions about our programmes, student panels and one-to-one admissions text-chat – all live online.
Register now to build your schedule: edin.ac/4n7oBAu
#Postgraduate #PhD #Masters #Edinburgh
October 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Postgraduate Virtual Open Days at The University of Edinburgh are on 19-21 November.
Sessions about our programmes, student panels and one-to-one admissions text-chat – all live online.
Register now to build your schedule: edin.ac/4n7oBAu
#Postgraduate #PhD #Masters #Edinburgh
Sessions about our programmes, student panels and one-to-one admissions text-chat – all live online.
Register now to build your schedule: edin.ac/4n7oBAu
#Postgraduate #PhD #Masters #Edinburgh
Congratulations to Trogenix!
University of Edinburgh spinout, Trogenix, has secured £70 million in Series A financing to advance groundbreaking cancer therapies, starting with brain cancer➡️ eil.ac/Trogenixfund...
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£70 million investment in biotech spinout Trogenix to tackle…
University of Edinburgh spinout Trogenix announces £70 million / $95 million Series A financing to drive clinical development of potentially curative therapies for aggressive cancers
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October 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Congratulations to Trogenix!
5 days to go!
Join us at the Usher Institute Inaugural Showcase exploring how we shape the future of health through behavioural science, systems engineering, and unconventional collaborations.
📅 Tuesday, 7th October
⏰ 5pm – 7:30pm
This event is free and open to all 👉 edin.ac/4gphtOl
Join us at the Usher Institute Inaugural Showcase exploring how we shape the future of health through behavioural science, systems engineering, and unconventional collaborations.
📅 Tuesday, 7th October
⏰ 5pm – 7:30pm
This event is free and open to all 👉 edin.ac/4gphtOl
October 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
5 days to go!
Join us at the Usher Institute Inaugural Showcase exploring how we shape the future of health through behavioural science, systems engineering, and unconventional collaborations.
📅 Tuesday, 7th October
⏰ 5pm – 7:30pm
This event is free and open to all 👉 edin.ac/4gphtOl
Join us at the Usher Institute Inaugural Showcase exploring how we shape the future of health through behavioural science, systems engineering, and unconventional collaborations.
📅 Tuesday, 7th October
⏰ 5pm – 7:30pm
This event is free and open to all 👉 edin.ac/4gphtOl
Researchers from our Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research were recently interviewed to shed light on newly uncovered insights of GRIN2B-Related Disorder, a rare condition impacting the nervous systems of young children.
👉 edin.ac/3Kz2Mw1
👉 edin.ac/3Kz2Mw1
Epilepsy medication could control seizures in children with rare brain disorder
Scientists have been studying GRIN2B-Related Disorder, a rare condition that affects the nervous system of young kids.
edin.ac
October 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Researchers from our Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research were recently interviewed to shed light on newly uncovered insights of GRIN2B-Related Disorder, a rare condition impacting the nervous systems of young children.
👉 edin.ac/3Kz2Mw1
👉 edin.ac/3Kz2Mw1
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Waad AlBawardi is a postdoc working on chromatin folding. Outside of the lab, she's an artist creating multimedia work exploring complex patterns in nature. Her latest work Morphogen is inspired by chemical molecules that control patterning in nature: edin.ac/46YP8Lr
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September 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Waad AlBawardi is a postdoc working on chromatin folding. Outside of the lab, she's an artist creating multimedia work exploring complex patterns in nature. Her latest work Morphogen is inspired by chemical molecules that control patterning in nature: edin.ac/46YP8Lr
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Applications are open for up to four TRACC+ Clinical Lectureships in Cancer Research, starting August 2026.
Posts combine clinical training with a fully funded 3 year PhD fellowship, preparing the next generation of clinical academic leaders in oncology.
Closing: 16 October 2025
edin.ac/4gGHf0l
Posts combine clinical training with a fully funded 3 year PhD fellowship, preparing the next generation of clinical academic leaders in oncology.
Closing: 16 October 2025
edin.ac/4gGHf0l
September 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Applications are open for up to four TRACC+ Clinical Lectureships in Cancer Research, starting August 2026.
Posts combine clinical training with a fully funded 3 year PhD fellowship, preparing the next generation of clinical academic leaders in oncology.
Closing: 16 October 2025
edin.ac/4gGHf0l
Posts combine clinical training with a fully funded 3 year PhD fellowship, preparing the next generation of clinical academic leaders in oncology.
Closing: 16 October 2025
edin.ac/4gGHf0l
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Professor Sara Brown talks to @stv.news about concerns around children using adult skincare products.
Watch here: edin.ac/46DK5Pm
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Watch here: edin.ac/46DK5Pm
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'My nine-year-old was hooked on skincare, I had no idea it was so damaging'
YouTube video by STV News
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September 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Professor Sara Brown talks to @stv.news about concerns around children using adult skincare products.
Watch here: edin.ac/46DK5Pm
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Watch here: edin.ac/46DK5Pm
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September is #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth🩸 and today is also #WorldCancerResearchDay. At IGC, @anetamikulasova.bsky.social is researching multiple myeloma, a blood cancer which effects plasma cells.
Find out more here 👉 edin.ac/429oeOf
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Find out more here 👉 edin.ac/429oeOf
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IGC Research in a Nutshell Dr Aneta Mikulasova. (Epi)genomic Instability in Multiple Myeloma.
IGC Research in a Nutshell. Dr Aneta Mikulasova.Institute of Genetics and Cancer, The University of Edinburgh.(Epi)genomic Instability in Multiple Myeloma.
edin.ac
September 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
September is #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth🩸 and today is also #WorldCancerResearchDay. At IGC, @anetamikulasova.bsky.social is researching multiple myeloma, a blood cancer which effects plasma cells.
Find out more here 👉 edin.ac/429oeOf
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@nhslothian.bsky.social
Find out more here 👉 edin.ac/429oeOf
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Congratulations to Johnny Tam, from our Institute for Neuroscience & Cardiovascular Research, on being shortlisted for the MRC Max Perutz Award, which recognises excellence in science communication by PhD students.
Winners will be announced in November — we wish Johnny every success!
Winners will be announced in November — we wish Johnny every success!
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Congratulations to Johnny Tam, from our Institute for Neuroscience & Cardiovascular Research, on being shortlisted for the MRC Max Perutz Award, which recognises excellence in science communication by PhD students.
Winners will be announced in November — we wish Johnny every success!
Winners will be announced in November — we wish Johnny every success!
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Just over a week to go until #IGC opens its doors to the public for #DoorsOpenDays25! Take the chance to tour our labs, learn how our research and buildings have changed over time and hear about some of our research projects. Read more and book here 👉 edin.ac/4fYRtZP
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September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just over a week to go until #IGC opens its doors to the public for #DoorsOpenDays25! Take the chance to tour our labs, learn how our research and buildings have changed over time and hear about some of our research projects. Read more and book here 👉 edin.ac/4fYRtZP
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Congratulations to all our brilliant post docs! ⭐
And a big thank you to our research office team for organisng another succesful post doc appreciation week!
And a big thank you to our research office team for organisng another succesful post doc appreciation week!
🪧We are delighted to announce the winners of the CMVM Postdoc Appreciation Week Awards 2025 - we received lots of super nominations so congratulations to everyone nominated - see🧵for results...
September 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Congratulations to all our brilliant post docs! ⭐
And a big thank you to our research office team for organisng another succesful post doc appreciation week!
And a big thank you to our research office team for organisng another succesful post doc appreciation week!
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Congratulations to Liz Patton, Kelly Blacklock and Mark Stares on being awarded £250,000 to tackle oronasal mucosal melanoma (OMM), a rare but highly aggressive cancer of the mouth and nose that behaves almost identically across species.
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We are excited to share a landmark moment with you - Humanimal Trust’s first major cancer research project has been officially confirmed, as we reveal the recipients of our £250,000 Cancer Discovery Fund.
Read about the project and team: bit.ly/46r4wPo
#CancerResearch #OneMedicine
Read about the project and team: bit.ly/46r4wPo
#CancerResearch #OneMedicine
September 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Congratulations to Liz Patton, Kelly Blacklock and Mark Stares on being awarded £250,000 to tackle oronasal mucosal melanoma (OMM), a rare but highly aggressive cancer of the mouth and nose that behaves almost identically across species.
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @nhslothian.bsky.social
@cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @nhslothian.bsky.social
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For #NationalEczemaWeek, we spoke to Prof Sara Brown about her work investigating genetic mechanisms in atopic eczema (and related conditions) – to design better treatments. Find out more here 👉 edin.ac/461liWl
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IGC Research in a Nutshell Professor Sara Brown. Investigating genetic mechanisms in atopic eczema to design better treatments.
IGC Research in a Nutshell
Professor Sara Brown, Institute of
Genetics and Cancer and NHS Lothian. investigating genetic
mechanisms in atopic eczema to design better treatments.
edin.ac
September 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
For #NationalEczemaWeek, we spoke to Prof Sara Brown about her work investigating genetic mechanisms in atopic eczema (and related conditions) – to design better treatments. Find out more here 👉 edin.ac/461liWl
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New research highlights an important connection between long Covid and menstrual health.
Women with long Covid often face heavier, longer periods and worse symptoms around menstruation.
Read more 👉 edin.ac/42xzdRJ
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Women with long Covid often face heavier, longer periods and worse symptoms around menstruation.
Read more 👉 edin.ac/42xzdRJ
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September 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New research highlights an important connection between long Covid and menstrual health.
Women with long Covid often face heavier, longer periods and worse symptoms around menstruation.
Read more 👉 edin.ac/42xzdRJ
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social | @jackiemaybin.bsky.social
Women with long Covid often face heavier, longer periods and worse symptoms around menstruation.
Read more 👉 edin.ac/42xzdRJ
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social | @jackiemaybin.bsky.social