College news

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

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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…

Bilingualism is best way forward for families

15 October, 2015

Families should be encouraged to embrace language learning if Scotland is to engage more fully with…