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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between China and Scotland will establish a new education partnership between the two countries. for more click here

The Roslin Institute, home of Dolly the cloned sheep, is joining forces with the University of Edinburgh and will almost double in size with GBP100 million of investment. for more click here

A supercomputer which it is expected to offer insights into many burning scientific questions of the day from climate change, to questions about the evolution of the universe and sub-nuclear particles, was launched today at Edinburgh University. for more click here

 SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES should be more transparent about the military research carried out for arms companies, a new report says.

The study says that Edinburgh and Glasgow universities received £7 million and £5.2m respectively from 2001 to 2006 for military-related research, with funding from major defence companies such as BAE Systems and QinetiQ, as well as government funding. for more click here

The University of Edinburgh has signed an agreement with Spanish banking giant Santander which will enable business students to spend time studying in South America.

Edinburgh has now become part of the Santander Universities scheme, founded in 1996, which unites 575 institutions around the world and funds exchanges between them. for more click here

The scientist who led the team that controversially created Dolly the sheep is abandoning the cloning of human embryos in stem cell research.
Professor Ian Wilmut, of Edinburgh University, believes a rival method developed in Japan holds the key to curing serious medical conditions. for more click here

A CONTROVERSIAL scientist who sparked international fury when he suggested black people are less intelligent than whites, has been forced to cancel a lecture in Scotland.

Dr James Watson was due to speak at Edinburgh University on Monday, as part of a UK-wide book tour, but his invitation has been withdrawn after he made the remarks in a newspaper interview last weekend. for more click here

THE UNIVERSITY of Edinburgh’s ethical investment credentials have been cast into serious doubt after it emerged that the university holds shares in oil company Total, a corporation who have been held responsible for fuelling the oppression in Burma. for more click here

A lack of information and welfare support is making it difficult for international students to integrate at the University of Edinburgh.

A number of students on the European Union ERASMUS exchange program have complained that the level of help and advice given to them falls considerably short of that at their home universities. for more click here

The University of Edinburgh joined the ranks of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s detractors over the summer by stripping him of his honorary degree.He has now become the first individual in the university’s history to have an honorary degree removed. Mugabe received the accolade in 1984 for ‘services to education in Africa’ but it was revoked amid concerns over the President’s running of the country and allegations of human rights abuses. for more click here