June 2022

Funding for collaborations with University of Sydney

A new round of applications for The USyd-UEdin Partnership Collaboration Awards (PCA) is open. The awards were established to facilitate and support joint initiatives that will strengthen the two universities’ strategic priorities as well as develop multi-disciplinary cutting-edge research. This current application round encourages funding proposals for innovative and sustainable programs built around collaborative research […]

June 2022

Launch of export control compliance network: HEECA

HEECA is the Higher Education Export Control Association. This national network was founded by professionals at the UK’s leading research universities including the University of Edinburgh. HEECA was formed to develop, maintain and promote best practice in Export Control Compliance across the UK Higher Education sector. HEECA launched in early 2022 as the first national […]

Aerial view of snowy mountains in the Arctic
June 2022

Arctic spotlight

Edinburgh will be the host location for the next Arctic Science Summit Week and the Arctic Observing Summit in 2024, the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) announced this week. This is the most important annual gathering of Arctic Research Organisations and will attract around 1,000 Arctic researchers from around the world to the city.

June 2022

An interview with Respect Rungano Musiyiwa

Respect Rungano Musiyiwa MSc Global Food Security and Nutrition (Online Learning) and Mastercard Foundation Scholar   My name is Respect Rungano Musiyiwa, I am a multi-awarding social leader passionate about smallholder farmers and frontline communities’ development. I am a founder of a nonprofit CASL Trust as well as a social business and startup Precision Farming […]

June 2022

Refugee Week: Community Stories

Interested in joining in Refugee Activism? There are many ways to make a difference. Read about Anna, Nula, and Hammed’s journeys into Refugee Activism and their starts at the University of Edinburgh.