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Join us for the our first Inaugural Lecture Showcase of the year and hear from Colin Semple, Professor of Computational Biology, and Joseph Marsh, Professor of Computational Protein Biology.

🗓 Thursday 12 March
🕔 5.00pm – 7.30pm
📍 Institute of Genetics and Cancer

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IRR researcher named in TIME’s 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health | Institute for Regeneration and Repair | Institute for Regeneration and Repair Professor Brian Bigger has been named in TIME’s 2026 Most Influential People in Health list for his work developing brain targeted stem cell gene therapies for childhood dementias.

Read more about Professor Brian Bigger 👉 edin.ac/4rNQK2s
Read more about Professor Ian Kunkler 👉 edin.ac/4rJH1tS

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Two Professors from our College community have been named among this year’s TIME 100 Health list, spotlighting the 100 most influential leaders in health this year. Congratulations Brian Bigger and Ian Kunkler!

View the full 2025 TIME100 Health list 👉 lnkd.in/dMniW83t

Our Staff Recognition Awards nominations are open until Friday 13th February!

his year, we have new award categories to better recognise the wide range of collective and individual achievements across our College.

Find out more and nominate a colleague! 👉 edin.ac/489V837

For #WorldCancerDay on 4 February, join us for a talk about the present and future of myeloma research to mark the launch of the myeloma research programme at IGC.
Register here: edin.ac/4pKMGhX
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Stuart Ralston, Professor of Rheumatology and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at @nhslothian.bsky.social, celebrated his retirement after 50 years. Read about the highlights of his career and his plans for the future 👉 edin.ac/4k947az

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School of Genetics and Cancer The Head of School and Director of Professional Services describe the work of the School of Genetics and Cancer.

Today, on World Cancer Day, we are spotlighting our School of Genetics and Cancer, dedicated to improving the lives of people living with genetic disease and cancer.

Withmultidisciplinary expertise, from nanoscale discovery to population-level research.

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Welcome back! We are delighted to begin 2026 with some exciting news that Prof Danielle Gunn-Moore, Personal Chair of Feline Medicine, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to feline veterinary medicine.

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As we log off for Christmas, we’d like to wish our College community a very happy festive break and a great start to the New Year. 🎄✨

Visit the University website for festive closure information and dates 👉 edin.ac/4j5XW6B

New research shows a sharp rise in young people using NHS mental health services with one in five young people in the UK now access specialist support by the age of 18, four times more than in the early 2000s.

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A new research facility dedicated to axolotls, will be opening soon. Hosting the UK’s only dedicated axolotl research colony and will support world class studies into regeneration, ageing, cancer resistance and stem cell biology.

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A major study of over one million people has found a gene already known for its role in Alzheimer’s disease called APOE, also increases the risk of delirium, a condition that causes sudden confusion, especially in older people in hospital.

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We recently held our final inaugural lecture showcase of the year featuring talks from Professors Joris Veltman and Charlie Lees from our Institute of Genetics and Cancer.

Veltman is tackling male infertility through advanced genomics, while Lees is enhancing IBD treatment with AI and datasets.

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

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

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

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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!

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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

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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

'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.

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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Ad for Edinburgh Mental Health's Autumn Research Showcase 21 November 2025, 2PM to 3:30PM on Microsoft Teams.

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

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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Life as an international student at the University of Edinburgh International student life at Edinburgh? Spoiler alert: we love it here! 🤩 University isn't just for studying, it's for living! With safe, green areas and a multicultural community, Edinburgh is…

Hear more from Laura, Siddarth and Lauren: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD8N...

🫶 “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

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