Parents who smoke increase the risk of their babies contracting life-threatening bacterial meningitis, say researchers at Edinburgh University.
An Edinburgh University team has found a way to boost prion numbers to confirm a diagnosis.
He was awarded the OBE in 2004 and has received an honorary degree from Edinburgh University.
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They included Stirling University's principal, Prof Gerry McCormac, and his Edinburgh University counterpart, Sir Timothy O'Shea.
Gordon Brown won an outstanding first in history and a doctorate from Edinburgh University.
Recent work at Edinburgh University tried to quantify how many intelligent civilisations might be out there.
As Professor Lindsay Paterson of Edinburgh University pointed out in Monday's programme, education has never been free.
It comes from a report by Edinburgh University professor Allyson Pollock which looked in to child injuries.
Edinburgh University is offering what are known as massive open online courses (Moocs) through the Coursera consortium.
More than 200, 000 people have signed up for free online taster sessions being offered by Edinburgh University.
Prof Scott, who is an economist by training, is professor of European Union Studies at Edinburgh University.
More than 300, 000 people around the world have signed up for online courses run by Edinburgh University.
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The archbishop received a standing ovation before departing for Edinburgh University where he was awarded an honorary degree.
Scientists at Edinburgh University took adult stem cells from mouse brains and marked them with a fluorescent tag.
The existence of the Higgs boson was first proposed in the 1960s by Edinburgh University physicist Peter Higgs.
He achieved a first class degree in history from Edinburgh University, where he went on to complete a PhD.
She studied at Edinburgh University and went on to Edinburgh College of Art.
Healthy people at risk of depression could be diagnosed and treated before they become ill, according to scientists at Edinburgh University.
He was at Edinburgh University's Computer Science Department in the 1970s, researching what was needed to run early Local Area Networks (LANs).
Professor Allyson Pollock, director of Edinburgh University's Centre for International Public Health Policy, called for the ban after research into child injuries.
Edinburgh University is considered one of the world's leading research centres on fruit flies, or drosophila as they are more formally known.
London based universities Imperial, UCL and LSE improved their positions as did Edinburgh University while Manchester University made it to 47th place.
He now heads the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine at Edinburgh University.
Prof Martin Siegert, from Edinburgh University, heads up the Lake Ellsworth project.
"I know very well how exciting and amazing visits to Cern can be, " said the professor, who has retired from Edinburgh University.
Belfast born Alvin Jackson, who is a professor at Edinburgh University, says the Home Rule debate in 1912 caught the public's imagination.
We also heard from the Renfrewshire company selling tea to China, we heard about the role of Edinburgh University's world-leading informatics department.
Patients approaching the end of life often do not receive adequate care for their emotional needs, according to a study by Edinburgh University.
At Edinburgh University demand from Scottish-based students was up 4.3%, at St Andrews it has risen by 4.5% and Glasgow saw a 10.2% increase.
Shortly after the boson news this year, Edinburgh University, where Higgs is an emeritus professor, announced a new centre that would carry his name.
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