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Labour accused of undermining Scotland’s ambitions after cutting £800m supercomputer

LABOUR have been accused of undermining Scotland’s ambition to become a world leader in technology and academic research after the UK Government…

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UK government puts on hold £1.3bn worth of AI and tech projects — exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University also included on the list

The Labour government is suspending funds for the exascale supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh and other AI initiatives.

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Labour Government shelves plans for £800 million supercomputer at Scottish University

THE Labour Government has shelved an £800 million plan to build a state-of-the-art supercomputer at Edinburgh University according to reporters…

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Eric Liddell won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics. His was a life of inspiration to draw upon

The backstory of the man featured in Chariots of Fire offers a vision of there being a higher duty than one’s own personal success and national glory

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A cure for the NHS? Artificial intelligence and healthcare in Scotland

‘IT’S like Rolls-Royce building a full simulation of an engine, with millions of parts. They build a model and can simulate all kinds of failure…

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Salesman jailed for ‘breathtaking’ £3 million Edinburgh University scam

A BUSINESSMAN has been jailed for seven years for his part in a “breathtaking” decade-long scam that defrauded the University of Edinburgh of…

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How can we solve Scotland's higher education funding crisis?

SITTING in the midst of the usually buzzing Strathclyde University campus, you might be forgiven for forgetting that – with three weeks to go till…

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Student blockade in Edinburgh over university's links to Israel

STUDENTS have formed a blockade at a Scottish university in protest over the institution’s investments in firms linked to Israel.

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‘At heart it’s the same technology’: the heat pump that uses water instead of air

Equipment being trialled in Scotland extracts warmth from nearby water sources to provide homes with heating

The Guardian - UK

University chiefs must 'lead' to stop pro-Palestine protests erupting into US-style violence, says minister

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said some vice-chancellors were already taking sufficient action but others were struggling to deal with the demonstrations

Evening Standard

Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called 'God particle,' has died

Higgs predicted the existence of the Higgs boson particle, helping explain how matter formed after the Big Bang. His death at 94 was announced by the University of Edinburgh, where he was a professor.

WEKU

Peter Higgs obituary

Theoretical physicist whose name was attached to the Higgs boson, a sign of the mechanism underlying the structure of atoms

The Guardian - UK

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed Higgs boson, dies aged 94

Nobel-prize winning physicist who showed how particle helped bind universe together died at home in Edinburgh

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Stephen Salter obituary

Inventor of rare versatility, whose projects ranged from a wave power device to the first AI robot

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If you think it’s anti-vaxxers driving measles cases up in the UK, think again – and look to Scotland

Only one case was confirmed in Scotland last year. In England and Wales, more than 200 children were diagnosed in the last four weeks of 2023 alone, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University

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What did The Crown get right about Kate Middleton? Did she model in a show and did she take a gap year to be with William?

Here's what The Crown got right about Kate Middleton, plus all the storylines that we think may have been invented for the series

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'A harsh approach': Academics question multi-million pound flood defence plan

A CONTROVERSIAL multi-million-pound flood defence project opposed by hundreds of people it is intended to protect may move a step forward on Tuesday.

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Edinburgh University to display rescued archives of Darwin mentor Charles Lyell

The Scottish scientist, who is credited as a mentor to Charles Darwin, will have his archives of books and notebooks on display for the first time…

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Hardcore porn, choking and rape: UK universities left to tackle rising tide of sexual assaults

As on-campus ‘sexual misconduct’ cases escalate, there are increasing calls to talk openly with young people about sex, pleasure and consent

The National (Scotland)

Major new analysis sets date for independence support to hit key milestone

SUPPORT for independence is “not going away”, a major new analysis has found.

The Independent UK

Edinburgh University scientists awarded £46.3m for research into ‘dark genome’

The funding has been awarded by the Medical Research Council.

Daily Record

Edinburgh uni student left with no degree told to leave UK after marking boycott chaos

Will Scheffler has been told that he will need to leave the country and return home to get a new student visa.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh university student told he must leave country before continuing studies

Will was shocked when he received an email from the university that stated that if he wanted to extend his student visa permission, he would have to do it from outside the UK if he hadn't been given a degree classification.

The National (Scotland)

Graduates chant 'pay your workers' at university boss in solidarity with staff

STUDENTS at Edinburgh University have chanted during their graduation in solidarity with staff engaged in industrial action.

Edinburgh Live

Raging Edinburgh University students in protest over pay dispute marking boycott

Many students gathered today to protest against the ongoing marking boycott and receiving 'empty degrees' at the University of Edinburgh

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