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Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Megan Davey talks about her team's work on cell development in embryos.
For more information on our research, check out our website:
www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
#RoslinReels #CellDevelopment
For more information on our research, check out our website:
www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
#RoslinReels #CellDevelopment
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Megan Davey talks about her team's work on cell development in embryos.
For more information on our research, check out our website:
www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
#RoslinReels #CellDevelopment
For more information on our research, check out our website:
www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
#RoslinReels #CellDevelopment
Advances in Animal Health - an Inaugural Lecture Showcase
Tuesday 4 November
5 - 7:30pm
The Roslin Institute
Professors Dylan Clements and Alastair Macrae will share their respective career and research journeys in small and large animal medicine.
Book your tickets: vet.ed.ac.uk/news/events/...
Tuesday 4 November
5 - 7:30pm
The Roslin Institute
Professors Dylan Clements and Alastair Macrae will share their respective career and research journeys in small and large animal medicine.
Book your tickets: vet.ed.ac.uk/news/events/...
October 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Advances in Animal Health - an Inaugural Lecture Showcase
Tuesday 4 November
5 - 7:30pm
The Roslin Institute
Professors Dylan Clements and Alastair Macrae will share their respective career and research journeys in small and large animal medicine.
Book your tickets: vet.ed.ac.uk/news/events/...
Tuesday 4 November
5 - 7:30pm
The Roslin Institute
Professors Dylan Clements and Alastair Macrae will share their respective career and research journeys in small and large animal medicine.
Book your tickets: vet.ed.ac.uk/news/events/...
Today marks #WorldEggDay. Our researchers are studying how the chicken immune system works to protect birds from disease, improving poultry health, welfare and global food security.
Learn more in our Roslin Reel with Dr Kate Sutton.
#AnimalHealth
Learn more in our Roslin Reel with Dr Kate Sutton.
#AnimalHealth
October 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Today marks #WorldEggDay. Our researchers are studying how the chicken immune system works to protect birds from disease, improving poultry health, welfare and global food security.
Learn more in our Roslin Reel with Dr Kate Sutton.
#AnimalHealth
Learn more in our Roslin Reel with Dr Kate Sutton.
#AnimalHealth
A needle-free, solid dose vaccine technology is able to safeguard pigs against one of the sector’s most impactful diseases - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus.
The development is the first time that this technology has been shown to work in any species.
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The development is the first time that this technology has been shown to work in any species.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A needle-free, solid dose vaccine technology is able to safeguard pigs against one of the sector’s most impactful diseases - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus.
The development is the first time that this technology has been shown to work in any species.
edin.ac/4q2fYKm
The development is the first time that this technology has been shown to work in any species.
edin.ac/4q2fYKm
Our research towards flu-resistant chickens is featured in the free Future of Food exhibition at the Science Museum, London, open until 4 January.
It shows how experts are exploring precise changes to chicken DNA to prevent disease.
Find out more: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/f...
It shows how experts are exploring precise changes to chicken DNA to prevent disease.
Find out more: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/f...
September 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Our research towards flu-resistant chickens is featured in the free Future of Food exhibition at the Science Museum, London, open until 4 January.
It shows how experts are exploring precise changes to chicken DNA to prevent disease.
Find out more: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/f...
It shows how experts are exploring precise changes to chicken DNA to prevent disease.
Find out more: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/f...
Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Professor Neil Mabbott talks about his team's work on boosting immunity against infection.
For more information on our research, check out our website:
www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
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#InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #AnimalHealth
For more information on our research, check out our website:
www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
@uoe-eid.bsky.social
#InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #AnimalHealth
September 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Professor Neil Mabbott talks about his team's work on boosting immunity against infection.
For more information on our research, check out our website:
www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
@uoe-eid.bsky.social
#InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #AnimalHealth
For more information on our research, check out our website:
www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
@uoe-eid.bsky.social
#InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #AnimalHealth
Yesterday we hosted the first annual Sir Ian Wilmut Lecture, honouring the scientist behind Dolly the Sheep.
Nobel Laureate Prof Shinya Yamanaka, Kyoto University, spoke on iPS cells — early-stage cells that can become many cell types, with potential for regenerative medicine and research.
Nobel Laureate Prof Shinya Yamanaka, Kyoto University, spoke on iPS cells — early-stage cells that can become many cell types, with potential for regenerative medicine and research.
September 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Yesterday we hosted the first annual Sir Ian Wilmut Lecture, honouring the scientist behind Dolly the Sheep.
Nobel Laureate Prof Shinya Yamanaka, Kyoto University, spoke on iPS cells — early-stage cells that can become many cell types, with potential for regenerative medicine and research.
Nobel Laureate Prof Shinya Yamanaka, Kyoto University, spoke on iPS cells — early-stage cells that can become many cell types, with potential for regenerative medicine and research.
Congrats to four professors on their inaugural lectures - Gregor Gorjanc, Professor of Selective Breeding (left); James Prendergast, Professor of Bioinformatics; Mizeck Chagunda, Professor of Tropical Livestock Genetics, and Liam Morrison, Professor of Veterinary Parasitology.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Congrats to four professors on their inaugural lectures - Gregor Gorjanc, Professor of Selective Breeding (left); James Prendergast, Professor of Bioinformatics; Mizeck Chagunda, Professor of Tropical Livestock Genetics, and Liam Morrison, Professor of Veterinary Parasitology.
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As part of Technician Week, the University’s Technician Steering Committee hosted events on Easter Bush campus celebrating the expertise and contributions of our technical community.
Highlights included lightning talks, networking, and a tour of our Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility.
Highlights included lightning talks, networking, and a tour of our Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility.
September 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
As part of Technician Week, the University’s Technician Steering Committee hosted events on Easter Bush campus celebrating the expertise and contributions of our technical community.
Highlights included lightning talks, networking, and a tour of our Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility.
Highlights included lightning talks, networking, and a tour of our Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility.
We are marking Technicians Week by recognising the vital contribution of our technical staff at Roslin and across the University.
As part of the celebrations, the University's Technician Steering Committee is hosting events to support discussions around technical career pathways.
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As part of the celebrations, the University's Technician Steering Committee is hosting events to support discussions around technical career pathways.
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September 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We are marking Technicians Week by recognising the vital contribution of our technical staff at Roslin and across the University.
As part of the celebrations, the University's Technician Steering Committee is hosting events to support discussions around technical career pathways.
edin.ac/4epUwtr
As part of the celebrations, the University's Technician Steering Committee is hosting events to support discussions around technical career pathways.
edin.ac/4epUwtr
Congrats to our new Interim Director, Professor Mark Stevens.
Mark, who is Chair of Microbial Pathogenesis, is a familiar face on campus, having been Deputy Director of Research for a decade. He will lead Roslin while recruitment of our next Director takes place.
vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin/about...
Mark, who is Chair of Microbial Pathogenesis, is a familiar face on campus, having been Deputy Director of Research for a decade. He will lead Roslin while recruitment of our next Director takes place.
vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin/about...
September 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Congrats to our new Interim Director, Professor Mark Stevens.
Mark, who is Chair of Microbial Pathogenesis, is a familiar face on campus, having been Deputy Director of Research for a decade. He will lead Roslin while recruitment of our next Director takes place.
vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin/about...
Mark, who is Chair of Microbial Pathogenesis, is a familiar face on campus, having been Deputy Director of Research for a decade. He will lead Roslin while recruitment of our next Director takes place.
vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin/about...
Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Professor Rowland Kao, CBE talks about his team's work on data and disease spread.
For more information on our research, check out our website:https://vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin
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#RoslinReels #InfectiousDiseases
For more information on our research, check out our website:https://vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin
@rowlandkao.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social
#RoslinReels #InfectiousDiseases
August 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Professor Rowland Kao, CBE talks about his team's work on data and disease spread.
For more information on our research, check out our website:https://vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin
@rowlandkao.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social
#RoslinReels #InfectiousDiseases
For more information on our research, check out our website:https://vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin
@rowlandkao.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social
#RoslinReels #InfectiousDiseases
Applications are now open for an annual workshop on UK aquaculture and marine science, hosted by the Roslin Institute and The Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers.
📅 30 September - 1 October
📍Oban, Scotland.
Spaces are limited, apply by 22 Aug: edin.ac/4mfR8Eo
📅 30 September - 1 October
📍Oban, Scotland.
Spaces are limited, apply by 22 Aug: edin.ac/4mfR8Eo
August 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Applications are now open for an annual workshop on UK aquaculture and marine science, hosted by the Roslin Institute and The Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers.
📅 30 September - 1 October
📍Oban, Scotland.
Spaces are limited, apply by 22 Aug: edin.ac/4mfR8Eo
📅 30 September - 1 October
📍Oban, Scotland.
Spaces are limited, apply by 22 Aug: edin.ac/4mfR8Eo
Join us as Nobel laureate Professor Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University presents the first annual Sir Ian Wilmut Lecture at the Roslin Institute, 3pm on Monday 8 September.
This talk, followed by drinks reception, is supported by the Roslin Foundation.
Tickets: edin.ac/456I2no
#ScienceLecture
This talk, followed by drinks reception, is supported by the Roslin Foundation.
Tickets: edin.ac/456I2no
#ScienceLecture
August 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Join us as Nobel laureate Professor Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University presents the first annual Sir Ian Wilmut Lecture at the Roslin Institute, 3pm on Monday 8 September.
This talk, followed by drinks reception, is supported by the Roslin Foundation.
Tickets: edin.ac/456I2no
#ScienceLecture
This talk, followed by drinks reception, is supported by the Roslin Foundation.
Tickets: edin.ac/456I2no
#ScienceLecture
Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Professor Dan Macqueen talks about his team's work on fish health and evolution.
For more information on our research, check out our website: www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
#RoslinReels #Aquaculture #FishHealth
For more information on our research, check out our website: www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
#RoslinReels #Aquaculture #FishHealth
July 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Professor Dan Macqueen talks about his team's work on fish health and evolution.
For more information on our research, check out our website: www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
#RoslinReels #Aquaculture #FishHealth
For more information on our research, check out our website: www.roslin.ed.ac.uk
#RoslinReels #Aquaculture #FishHealth
Resistance to antibiotics in livestock and their farmers is likely to be more prevalent in semi-intensive systems compared with free-range holdings, a study of Ugandan pig farms shows.
The findings suggest a raised risk of antimicrobial resistance amid rising demand for protein.
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The findings suggest a raised risk of antimicrobial resistance amid rising demand for protein.
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July 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Resistance to antibiotics in livestock and their farmers is likely to be more prevalent in semi-intensive systems compared with free-range holdings, a study of Ugandan pig farms shows.
The findings suggest a raised risk of antimicrobial resistance amid rising demand for protein.
edin.ac/44ocEjZ
The findings suggest a raised risk of antimicrobial resistance amid rising demand for protein.
edin.ac/44ocEjZ
Today marks Dolly the sheep’s birthday. Born on 5 July 1996, Dolly was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, changing our understanding of cell biology and genetics.
To learn more about Dolly's life and legacy, visit our website: edin.ac/44wnt2e
#DollyTheSheep #ScienceHistory #OnThisDay
To learn more about Dolly's life and legacy, visit our website: edin.ac/44wnt2e
#DollyTheSheep #ScienceHistory #OnThisDay
July 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today marks Dolly the sheep’s birthday. Born on 5 July 1996, Dolly was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, changing our understanding of cell biology and genetics.
To learn more about Dolly's life and legacy, visit our website: edin.ac/44wnt2e
#DollyTheSheep #ScienceHistory #OnThisDay
To learn more about Dolly's life and legacy, visit our website: edin.ac/44wnt2e
#DollyTheSheep #ScienceHistory #OnThisDay
Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Dr Pam Wiener talks about her team's work on studying how animals adapt to the environment.
For more information on our research, visit our website: lnkd.in/gQHSfGAf
#GenomicResearch #LivestockResearch #AnimalHealth #ClimateChange #AnimalEvolution
For more information on our research, visit our website: lnkd.in/gQHSfGAf
#GenomicResearch #LivestockResearch #AnimalHealth #ClimateChange #AnimalEvolution
June 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Dr Pam Wiener talks about her team's work on studying how animals adapt to the environment.
For more information on our research, visit our website: lnkd.in/gQHSfGAf
#GenomicResearch #LivestockResearch #AnimalHealth #ClimateChange #AnimalEvolution
For more information on our research, visit our website: lnkd.in/gQHSfGAf
#GenomicResearch #LivestockResearch #AnimalHealth #ClimateChange #AnimalEvolution
Today marks World Food Safety Day. This year’s theme highlights how scientific knowledge underpins efforts to reduce illness and protect economies.
Professor Mark Stevens shares insights into his team’s research on the livestock aspects of foodborne pathogens such as E. coli and Salmonella.
Professor Mark Stevens shares insights into his team’s research on the livestock aspects of foodborne pathogens such as E. coli and Salmonella.
June 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Today marks World Food Safety Day. This year’s theme highlights how scientific knowledge underpins efforts to reduce illness and protect economies.
Professor Mark Stevens shares insights into his team’s research on the livestock aspects of foodborne pathogens such as E. coli and Salmonella.
Professor Mark Stevens shares insights into his team’s research on the livestock aspects of foodborne pathogens such as E. coli and Salmonella.
A non-invasive test for the deadly oyster parasite Bonamia ostreae is at least as good as traditional tissue sampling, and often more effective than water-based environmental DNA techniques.
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May 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A non-invasive test for the deadly oyster parasite Bonamia ostreae is at least as good as traditional tissue sampling, and often more effective than water-based environmental DNA techniques.
@heriotwattuni.bsky.social
edin.ac/4dtjJ5n
@heriotwattuni.bsky.social
edin.ac/4dtjJ5n
Our postgraduate student community came together to share their research insights in our Annual Postgraduate Research Conference.
Congratulations to all our competition winners. A special thank you to our Charnock Bradley Lecture speaker, Prof Marion Thain, Head of @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Congratulations to all our competition winners. A special thank you to our Charnock Bradley Lecture speaker, Prof Marion Thain, Head of @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Our postgraduate student community came together to share their research insights in our Annual Postgraduate Research Conference.
Congratulations to all our competition winners. A special thank you to our Charnock Bradley Lecture speaker, Prof Marion Thain, Head of @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Congratulations to all our competition winners. A special thank you to our Charnock Bradley Lecture speaker, Prof Marion Thain, Head of @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Dr Fiona Houston talks about her team's work on mitigating prion diseases.
For more information on our research, check out our website:
vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin
#RoslinReels #AnimalHealth #PublicHealth
For more information on our research, check out our website:
vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin
#RoslinReels #AnimalHealth #PublicHealth
May 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Dr Fiona Houston talks about her team's work on mitigating prion diseases.
For more information on our research, check out our website:
vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin
#RoslinReels #AnimalHealth #PublicHealth
For more information on our research, check out our website:
vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin
#RoslinReels #AnimalHealth #PublicHealth
Congratulations to Dr Omar Alfituri on winning the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award at this year's College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Staff Recognition Awards.
Well done Dr Alfituri and all the runner-ups.
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Well done Dr Alfituri and all the runner-ups.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Congratulations to Dr Omar Alfituri on winning the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award at this year's College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Staff Recognition Awards.
Well done Dr Alfituri and all the runner-ups.
@omaralfituri.bsky.social
Well done Dr Alfituri and all the runner-ups.
@omaralfituri.bsky.social
This #WorldImmunisationWeek, we highlight our work within the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN).
We aim to advance livestock vaccines and tackle diseases such as African Swine Fever by international collaborative research.
Read more on IVVN's work: edin.ac/4hiSICG
#VetVaccines
We aim to advance livestock vaccines and tackle diseases such as African Swine Fever by international collaborative research.
Read more on IVVN's work: edin.ac/4hiSICG
#VetVaccines
April 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This #WorldImmunisationWeek, we highlight our work within the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN).
We aim to advance livestock vaccines and tackle diseases such as African Swine Fever by international collaborative research.
Read more on IVVN's work: edin.ac/4hiSICG
#VetVaccines
We aim to advance livestock vaccines and tackle diseases such as African Swine Fever by international collaborative research.
Read more on IVVN's work: edin.ac/4hiSICG
#VetVaccines
Roslin researchers have obtained funding for a six-month project on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
Researchers will collect evidence on how the institutes gather and analyse data relating to EDI and related workplace culture initiatives, to establish and share examples of best practice.
Researchers will collect evidence on how the institutes gather and analyse data relating to EDI and related workplace culture initiatives, to establish and share examples of best practice.
April 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Roslin researchers have obtained funding for a six-month project on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
Researchers will collect evidence on how the institutes gather and analyse data relating to EDI and related workplace culture initiatives, to establish and share examples of best practice.
Researchers will collect evidence on how the institutes gather and analyse data relating to EDI and related workplace culture initiatives, to establish and share examples of best practice.