Studying in Edinburgh news

• Clinic puts patients at heart of MS research

  Tuesday 31 August 2010A research clinic for multiple sclerosis patients is being set up with a £10 million donation from author J K Rowling.more...

• Innovation is the name of the game as 40 businesses are spun out

  Wednesday 25 August 2010FORTY companies were created by staff and students at Edinburgh University last year, a record for a Scottish institution, with some of the latest heralded as having "global significance".more...

• Edinburgh University sets record for firms

  Tuesday 24 August 2010The University of Edinburgh has created a record number of new companies in the past academic year.more...

• £2 million boost for student internships in third sector

  Thursday 19 August 2010Up to 300 students are set to benefit from a new £2 million internship scheme announced this week. The Third Sector Internship Programme is part of a Scottish Funding Council initiative to support students to find paid work experience during their studies.more...

• Researchers try something fishy to improve nursery children’s diets

  Thursday 19 August 2010Senior researchers at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh are currently working with nursery children in East Lothian to improve their diets.more...

• Super 'whisky' biofuel to power cars

  Tuesday 17 August 2010Topping up at the petrol pump is about to take an intriguing twist thanks to a new super biofuel made from whisky by-products.more...