Research projects, including a number related to key sectors such as financial services, biotechnology, electronics and IT are underway at the city region's university departments. Examples are provided below.
Biomedicine Research Group Life Sciences School
Edinburgh is a city of world leading academic institutions, able to attract high technology companies from the fastest growing sectors in the global economy. One of the keys to Edinburgh's city region's success in scientific research, discovery and innovation is the research power of its academic institutions. Find out more from the Edinburgh Science Triangle website.
Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics Department Computing and Electrical Engineering Department Heriot-Watt’s strong links with US industry have secured £20m of US research funding for its Institute of Petroleum Engineering alone.
Faculty of Science and Engineering Centre for Materials Science & Engineering Centre for Bioinformatics Biological research e.g. Centre for Genome Research. The University of Edinburgh is one of the largest and most successful research universities in the UK, with more than 1,300 research-active staff. Three quarters of these are engaged in research judged to be at the forefront of its field.
