The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is the sixth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland’s ancient universities.
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- US Funds Risky Bird Flu Research, Creating Lethal Strains of Virus with China: Concerns Rise Over Pandemic Origins
The US government allocates $1 million for bird flu research, partnering with Chinese scientists to study transmissibility and potential risks to humans. Despite earlier restrictions, funding began in ...
- Does the future of boxing lie in humans versus robots? Possibly
Feedback pores over new research that suggests "robot-human boxing" would reduce brain injuries by reducing the number of live opponents involved ...
- University to support sustainable choices for Edinburgh campus meals
An online tool is giving students, staff and visitors of Heriot-Watt fresh insight into the environmental impact of food offered at its Edinburgh campus.
- First study of its kind finds voucher scheme helps new moms to stay smoke-free
A high street voucher scheme has been shown to be helpful in supporting new mothers, who stopped smoking during their pregnancy, to maintain abstinence from smoking in their first year postpartum.
- University of Bath Spin-Out Launches to Enhance Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Prothea Technologies, a new spin-out company from the Universities of Bath and Edinburgh, has launched with a mission to enable lung cancer biopsy and treatment in a single visit.The firm has ...
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- Peter Higgs transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe
Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle ...
- Peter Higgs, Man Behind Discovery Of 'The God Particle', Dies At 94
Higgs predicted the existence of a new particle — the so-called Higgs boson - also known as 'The God Particle - in 1964. Interestingly, the subatomic particles known as bosons are named after Indian ...
- Peter Higgs, a Giant of Particle Physics, Dies at 94
The Nobel Prize-winning theorist’s prediction of the Higgs boson sparked a half-century quest of discovery that reshaped physics—and our understanding of the universe ...
- Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the 'God particle' has died at 94
The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of a sub-atomic particle that came to be known as the Higgs boson, has died at 94 ...
- Peter Higgs, who proposed existence of “God particle,” dead at 94
Edinburgh University Vice Chancellor Peter Mathieson said Higgs ... Gianotti recalled how Higgs often bristled at the term "God particle" for his discovery: "I don't think he liked this kind of ...