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.
Women are more likely to smoke during pregnancy if they live in areas with lots of shops selling cigarettes, a study shows.
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A pioneering technique designed to spot differences between immune cells in tumours could speed the development of cancer treatments, research suggests.
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Fresh insights into how zebrafish repair their damaged nerve connections could aid the development of therapies for people with spinal cord injuries.
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A new way of identifying potential cancer drugs could streamline the development of therapies, following a discovery by scientists.
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Imaging technology that detects deadly pneumonia infections in under 60 seconds is safe and practical for clinical use, a study has found.
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A new vaccine strategy could offer protection to millions of chickens threatened by a serious respiratory disease, research shows.
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Two in three ALD patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) survived for less than a year afterwards, the study shows.
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The verbal and physical signs of lying are harder to detect than people believe, a study suggests.
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A care package aimed at reducing the risk of babies being stillborn may offer marginal benefit, research suggests.
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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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