“I’m an Engineer”: inspiring future generations
“I’m an Engineer”, and its counterpart “I’m a Scientist”, are two-week long competitions inspiring the next generation of scientists and...
Dementia on the rise
The numbers for 2015 are in and, according to the Office for National Statistics, dementia is now the leading cause...
Climate sensitivity may accelerate greenhouse warming
How much will average temperatures rise by 2100 if humanity does not rein in the use of fossil fuels? The...
Women, STEM and the F-Word: are you a feminist?
Attending the EQUATE Scotland event about Women in STEM and Feminism on 4th November was the perfect way to...
Advances in disease outbreak management
The recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa has sparked discussions about how to prevent outbreaks of potentially fatal infectious...
ASCUS Lab: new open-access space for art and science research
In the depths of Summerhall, the organisation ASCUS Art & Science has been developing the UK’s largest publicly accessible...
Aspiring science communication stars prepare for FameLab 2016
Three minutes, no PowerPoints and one fascinating scientific topic—FameLab is back, with a new batch of keen scientists competing...
Sniffing out Parkinson’s disease
A remarkable ability to smell Parkinson’s disease has recently been uncovered by scientists at the University of Edinburgh. Joy...
Animal models may provide insight to emotional memories in humans
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition caused by stressful events, affecting anxiety levels and emotional state....