Professor John Sawkins is to be appointed as Deputy Principal (Learning and Teaching) and will be stepping down from the office of Dean of the University in the near future.

In accordance with Ordinance 12: Deans of the University and Associate Deans, an election for a new Dean will ...

It is with immense sadness that we report the sudden death of Dr Roland Burkhard on Monday 6 February. Although he had been ill for some time, nevertheless his death was unexpected. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends.

Dr Burkhard was a lecturer in Geographic Information Systems ...

For a second week running, Chemical Engineering students, closely followed by Mathematics students, are currently leading the response rates for the National Student Survey.

Students in departments which reach an overall response rate of 60% will be awarded a University print allocation of £10.00.

The response rates for all departments can ...

Ellen Bertram, Student Service Centre Adviser – Banking, will be taking early retirement from the University on Wednesday 29 February after 35 years loyal service.

An informal farewell reception will take place in the Student Service Centre on 29 February starting at 3.30pm.

If you would like to attend, or make a ...

The Charity Burns night held at the James Watt Centre on Saturday 28 January raised £3000 to be shared between Alzheimer's Scotland, Maggie's Cancer Care Centre Edinburgh and womanVcancer.

The event organised by Jacqui Baird and Susan Jordan (James Watt Centre Reception), was a memorable success. Guests were greeted by ...

This meeting will take place on June 28-29 2012 at Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh.

Participants will discuss how and when self-renewing tissue stem cells arise during embryonic development. Abstracts for oral and poster presentation are invited.

• Oral abstract submission: February 27
• Poster abstract submission: April 23
• Early ...

We invite any interested members of staff to participate in their choice of the following workshops taking place over the next few months.

Career Thinking Programme – take control of your career.
The aim of the programme is to give you the skills and tools to actively manage your career. It ...

The January report of grants and awards can be viewed online.

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