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Edinburgh Impact | The University of Edinburgh - extraordinary people, research and innovation.
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Opinion
Building resilience through co-production
Professor Soledad Garcia Ferrari
22 Apr 2026
6 min read
Opinion
Mobilising transformative climate action through innovation
Charlotte Lee-Woolf
21 Apr 2026
Inspiring minds
Edinburgh good reads: from Mrs Dalloway to Mr Bond
Barbara Morgan
16 Apr 2026
Research with impact
Tackling the climate and environmental crisis
Is your dog’s dinner worse for the planet than your own?
John Harvey, Professor Peter Alexander & Dr Sarah Crowley
13 Jan 2026
6 min read
A flexible energy grid can cope better with Britain’s weather
8 Dec 2025
6 min read
Advancing AI with dinner-plate sized computer chips
27 Nov 2025
6 min read
A day in the life: the PhDs informing our climate and nature efforts
26 Nov 2025
7 min read
Mobilising finance for adaptation and resilience
20 Nov 2025
8 min read
See more
Our people
Edinburgh’s historic student union begins a new chapter
Mar 13, 2026
9 min read
After more than two years behind scaffolding and hoardings, one of Edinburgh’s most iconic University buildings has reopened its doors.
How donor support is driving climate action across our community
Dec 18, 2025
8 min read
From environmental stewardship to community care and climate education, donor support is helping to accelerate the University’s response to the climate crisis in diverse and meaningful ways.
Solving humanitarian challenges with technology
Nov 5, 2025
7 min read
Giselle Gonzales has been recognised as a finalist in the Being Edinburgh Award for her work using technology, storytelling and impact sourcing to empower displaced communities and form bridges between the public and private sector.
Our shared world
Revolutionalising clinical waste reduction with green blood
15 Jan 2026
6 min read
Sikh scripture display marks significant partnership
25 Nov 2025
6 min read
Green illusions and the extractive state: The moral dynamics of Africa’s post-oil futures
18 Nov 2025
5 min read
How data is transforming Scotland’s startup sector
6 Nov 2025
5 min read
Tackling the climate and environmental crisis
We are helping to address the climate emergency by marshalling our research to understand the causes and effects of climate change, and to help communities adapt and mitigate its effects. Learn more about how our researchers are having a positive impact on the planet and its people.
More mess please! How a little clutter can protect our crops under climate change
19 Nov 2025
5 min read
Designing resilience in our health systems
13 Nov 2025
7 min read
Will COP30 foster human and social development?
12 Nov 2025
5 min read
Can COP30’s agenda create change for water security?
11 Nov 2025
6 min read
Inspiring minds
Edinburgh good reads: a modern Scottish literature bookshelf
Mar 26, 2026
7 min read
This National Year of Reading discover Dr Gerard McKeever’s favourite Scottish classics, inspiring quotations, and what he’s reading now for pure enjoyment.
Celebrating two decades of pioneering online learning excellence
Sep 18, 2025
7 min read
The University has been running online learning degrees for 20 years. What is the impact when we remove geographical and financial barriers to studying?
‘Shedinburgh’: Opening up the Fringe on campus
Aug 19, 2025
9 min read
Producer Francesca Moody reflects on the opening of new Fringe venue 'Shedinburgh' on campus at Edinburgh College of Art.
Harnessing digital, data and AI
We are marshalling cutting edge data, digital and AI technologies to unlock solutions to a range of environmental, social and economic challenges. These are some of the projects using digital technologies to make a real world difference.
GPT-5: has AI just plateaued?
14 Aug 2025
7 min read
Can maths help people access aid more quickly?
9 Jul 2025
7 min read
How the mechanics of our brains could supercharge AI
27 Jun 2025
8 min read
Using data to protect and serve
3 Mar 2025
6 min read
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Skip to content
Opinion
Building resilience through co-production
Professor Soledad Garcia Ferrari
22 Apr 2026
6 min read
Opinion
Mobilising transformative climate action through innovation
Charlotte Lee-Woolf
21 Apr 2026
Inspiring minds
Edinburgh good reads: from Mrs Dalloway to Mr Bond
Barbara Morgan
16 Apr 2026
Research with impact
Tackling the climate and environmental crisis
Is your dog’s dinner worse for the planet than your own?
John Harvey, Professor Peter Alexander & Dr Sarah Crowley
13 Jan 2026
6 min read
A flexible energy grid can cope better with Britain’s weather
8 Dec 2025
6 min read
Advancing AI with dinner-plate sized computer chips
27 Nov 2025
6 min read
A day in the life: the PhDs informing our climate and nature efforts
26 Nov 2025
7 min read
Mobilising finance for adaptation and resilience
20 Nov 2025
8 min read
See more
Our people
Edinburgh’s historic student union begins a new chapter
Mar 13, 2026
9 min read
After more than two years behind scaffolding and hoardings, one of Edinburgh’s most iconic University buildings has reopened its doors.
How donor support is driving climate action across our community
Dec 18, 2025
8 min read
From environmental stewardship to community care and climate education, donor support is helping to accelerate the University’s response to the climate crisis in diverse and meaningful ways.
Solving humanitarian challenges with technology
Nov 5, 2025
7 min read
Giselle Gonzales has been recognised as a finalist in the Being Edinburgh Award for her work using technology, storytelling and impact sourcing to empower displaced communities and form bridges between the public and private sector.
Our shared world
Revolutionalising clinical waste reduction with green blood
15 Jan 2026
6 min read
Sikh scripture display marks significant partnership
25 Nov 2025
6 min read
Green illusions and the extractive state: The moral dynamics of Africa’s post-oil futures
18 Nov 2025
5 min read
How data is transforming Scotland’s startup sector
6 Nov 2025
5 min read
Tackling the climate and environmental crisis
We are helping to address the climate emergency by marshalling our research to understand the causes and effects of climate change, and to help communities adapt and mitigate its effects. Learn more about how our researchers are having a positive impact on the planet and its people.
More mess please! How a little clutter can protect our crops under climate change
19 Nov 2025
5 min read
Designing resilience in our health systems
13 Nov 2025
7 min read
Will COP30 foster human and social development?
12 Nov 2025
5 min read
Can COP30’s agenda create change for water security?
11 Nov 2025
6 min read
Inspiring minds
Edinburgh good reads: a modern Scottish literature bookshelf
Mar 26, 2026
7 min read
This National Year of Reading discover Dr Gerard McKeever’s favourite Scottish classics, inspiring quotations, and what he’s reading now for pure enjoyment.
Celebrating two decades of pioneering online learning excellence
Sep 18, 2025
7 min read
The University has been running online learning degrees for 20 years. What is the impact when we remove geographical and financial barriers to studying?
‘Shedinburgh’: Opening up the Fringe on campus
Aug 19, 2025
9 min read
Producer Francesca Moody reflects on the opening of new Fringe venue 'Shedinburgh' on campus at Edinburgh College of Art.
Harnessing digital, data and AI
We are marshalling cutting edge data, digital and AI technologies to unlock solutions to a range of environmental, social and economic challenges. These are some of the projects using digital technologies to make a real world difference.
GPT-5: has AI just plateaued?
14 Aug 2025
7 min read
Can maths help people access aid more quickly?
9 Jul 2025
7 min read
How the mechanics of our brains could supercharge AI
27 Jun 2025
8 min read
Using data to protect and serve
3 Mar 2025
6 min read
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336, VAT Registration Number GB 592 9507 00, and is acknowledged by the UK authorities as a “
Recognised body
” which has been granted degree awarding powers.
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