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Philosophy professor secures £690k to lead on new research project

18 November, 2021

Professor Shannon Vallor to be principal investigator on a UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems…

Festival aims to up Gaelic’s profile in Capital

05 November, 2021

Experts whose research highlights the benefits of speaking more than one language are to launch…

RSE Research Award to fund a workshop on Specific Learning Disorders in Scotland

03 November, 2021

Edinburgh and St Andrews researchers awarded new RSE Research Workshop Grant for Scottish study

Research festival spotlights pressing issues

01 November, 2021

The secrets to long lasting relationships, discussions around diet choices, and the environmental…

Primary school pupils learn about language evolution and how the brain works at Midlothian Science Festival 2021

12 October, 2021

Hundreds of primary school pupils will learn about language evolution and how the brain processes…

Psychology research features in BBC dementia documentary

05 October, 2021

Psychology researcher Rob McIntosh and graduate Alicia Willoughby contributed to the two-part…

Visionary research celebrated with Fellowships

08 September, 2021

Six Edinburgh academics have been announced as recipients of a government fellowship to propel…

Seminars spotlight subjects’ shared language

01 September, 2021

Secondary pupils are being invited to explore the similarities between language learning and…

Linguists debate bilingualism and the limits of speech at the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas

16 August, 2021

Linguistics researchers Professor Antonella Sorace and Dr Rebekka Puderbaugh are taking the stage…

Women and early-career academics more likely to feel like "impostors" in disciplines that prize brilliance

09 August, 2021

Psychology researcher Zachary Horne contributes to study which finds that women and early-career…