Highlighting the impact of some of our key strategic partners across Europe. Una Europa Our alliance with Una Europa is one of the University's most important partnerships. Leiden University Leiden and Edinburgh have a long record of collaborative research and teaching, and to encourage closer working, both universities have invested in several joint PhD studentships. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU) A pioneering twinning initiative boosted bonds between Ukraine and Edinburgh to generate this cross-border exchange of people and ideas. Active partnerships across Europe University of Helsinki In 2019, University of Helsinki (UH) and Edinburgh, signed a Memorandum of Agreement, which focuses on Human Genomics and Forestry Science. Both universities have a record of expertise and world-class research in these fields and have successfully recruited eight PhD positions in both disciplines. KU Leuven In 2020, the Rector of KU Leuven, Professor Luc Sels, committed to working closer with Edinburgh across research and education. The University of Edinburgh became a partner on KU Leuven's Global PhD Programme. The programme recruits PhD students to work on ten joint projects in Medical & Health Humanities, European Studies and Vascular Biology. University of Copenhagen Following years of successful ongoing research collaboration and strong student interest in exchange opportunities, the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and Edinburgh are further developing their bilateral partnership activity. University College Dublin Edinburgh has a strong history of collaborative EU research projects with University College Dublin (UCD) – in terms of the number of projects, project value, and excellent collaborative research outputs. This article was published on 2024-06-24