Reading time: 5 minutes The University is bringing together researchers to open up a conversation on why understanding families, communities and social inequalities is key to supporting children’s language and literacy as part of its ongoing work with the Salvesen Mindroom Centre charity.
Reading time: 5 minutes As the University launches a unique international collaboration with the Cervantes Institute to bring its Spanish language and cultural offering to Scotland for the first time, the man in the chair, Professor of Contemporary Spanish Literature, Alexis Grohmann, reflects on its impact on Edinburgh and Scotland, language learning’s myriad mental and physical wellbeing benefits, and our place in Europe.
Reading time: 7 minutes University of Edinburgh experts are identifying and breaking down barriers that deaf staff and students often face in their journey through higher education.
Reading time: 8 minutes Are ethics and technology distinctly disconnected or inextricably linked? With Professor Shannon Vallor at the helm of the University’s new Centre for Technomoral Futures, these two traditionally separate areas of research are uniting to ensure a society increasingly driven by artificial intelligence and data can flourish, writes Sarah Lincoln, Publishing and Communications Manager in Communications and Marketing.
Reading time: 7 minutes How did the first galaxies form? What is it like on distant worlds? The most powerful space telescope ever constructed is helping Edinburgh scientists answer some of the biggest questions in the Universe, writes Corin Campbell, PR and Media Manager in Communication and Marketing.
Reading time: < 1 minute A celebration of the University’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results will take place in McEwan Hall on Tuesday 1 November.
