The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university. Edinburgh receives approximately 47,000 applications every year, making it the third most popular university in the UK by volume of applicants. Entrance is intensely competitive, with 12 applications per place in the last admissions cycle. It was the fourth university to be established in Scotland and the 6th in the United Kingdom, and is regarded as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. The university is ranked the top rated in Scotland and the 6th and 7th in Europe according to the 2011 QS and Times Higher Education Ranking Globally, the 2011 QS rankings placed the university 20th in the world. It is the only Scottish university to be a member of both the elite Russell Group, and the League of European Research Universities, a consortium of 21 of Europe's most prominent and renowned research universities.
Babies born before their due date show better brain development when fed breast milk rather than formula, a study has found.
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Encouraging young people to do strength-based exercises—such as squats, push ups and lunges—could play a key role in tackling child obesity, research suggests.
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Two variants of an autoimmune disease that affects thousands but is hard to diagnose are relatively common among black Africans, research shows.
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Four out of five people with motor neuron disease are likely to experience changes in their brain function, as well as impaired movement, research suggests.
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Young people with learning difficulties and their families have helped to identify key areas of research that could improve their lives.
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Bacteria that were thought to be resistant to a powerful antibiotic may be susceptible to treatment after all, research has found.
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People with symptoms of anxiety and depression may have a greater risk of heart attack and stroke, a study has found.
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Cancer treatments that involve transplanting cells into patients could move forward faster thanks to a new imaging system.
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Heart scans for patients with chest pains could save thousands of lives in the UK, research suggests.
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People who suffer a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain could be helped by four simple checks of their brain scans, research suggests.
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