College news

Current news from and relating to the College can be found in this section, along with research updates. Older items can still be viewed in our archive section.

News listing

Publication date

Wikileaks play takes prize

15 October, 2015

A play about Bradley Manning - the US soldier convicted of espionage for leaking secrets - has won…

Awards highlight world class ideas

15 October, 2015

Three students in the College of Humanities and Social Science have won Undergraduate Awards.

Student design comes top

15 October, 2015

A student has won a competition to design the t-shirt motif for a national charity campaign.

UNESCO honours Gaelic archive

15 October, 2015

A treasure trove of Gaelic historical and cultural documents has been recognised as one of the…

Speaking two languages slows brain ageing

15 October, 2015

People who speak more than one language are more likely to stay sharp in old age, according to a…

New £6.25M grant awarded for the National Centre for Research Methods

15 October, 2015

A collaborative partnership between the universities of Southampton, Edinburgh and Manchester, the…

Scott's northern odyssey revisited

15 October, 2015

Scholars are exploring the links between the iconic novelist Walter Scott and the Northern Isles.

Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show 2014

15 October, 2015

The next generation of artists, film-makers, designers and architects will show their playful and…

Former PM helps historian bid farewell

15 October, 2015

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown will play a role at an event celebrating the career of eminent…

International shortlist for book prize

15 October, 2015

An international line-up of respected novelists forms the shortlist for Britain’s oldest literary…