College news

Current news and research updates form around the College. Older items can be viewed in our archive section at the bottom of the page.

News listing

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More Facebook friends means more stress

15 October, 2015

A large number of friends on Facebook may appear impressive but, according to a new report, the…

Savile revelations must be seen in perspective

15 October, 2015

The UK is in the midst of a moral panic, created by the Jimmy Savile revelations, according to a…

Extraverted gorillas enjoy longer lives

15 October, 2015

Gorillas with an extravert personality live longer than their more introverted peers, a study…

Independence experts awarded

15 October, 2015

With a referendum on Scottish independence due to be held in 2014, three University of Edinburgh…

Music graduate wins prestigious competition

15 October, 2015

A Music graduate has won joint first prize at the L’Espace du Son 2012 competition in Brussels.

Memoirs shed light on fate of Irish famine victims

15 October, 2015

A Victorian aristocrat’s diaries reveal why the potato famine killed millions of Ireland’s poor but…