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Have you connected with the outdoors more during the Covid-19 pandemic? We talked to Catharine Ward Thompson, Professor of Landscape Architecture, about why that’s important, socio-spatial inequality and the idea of 20-minute neighbourhoods.

Demand for student counselling services at the University of Edinburgh has increased by 270% in the past eight years, so we asked our Director of Student Wellbeing, Andy Shanks, to tell us more about what is behind the rise and what the University is doing to help our students’ wellbeing, especially during Covid-19.

Can Edinburgh become the space data capital of Europe? A University space data and satellites programme is yielding some exciting projects, including a student-led venture to launch a nanosatellite into space. We talked to project-founder Ani Vasudevan about his plans to use space technology to advance understanding of global challenges.

The world’s oceans are facing an existential crisis. A new global programme for professionals, hosted by the University of Edinburgh, is bringing together emerging ocean leaders, from different sectors and different countries, and supporting them to identify solutions. We caught up with some of the people involved.

How does a team of three mobilise an operation to supply 100,000 meals for vulnerable people across Edinburgh? We caught up with Scran Academy, a recipient of the University’s Community Grants Scheme, to find out.

As the University of Edinburgh Business School’s 100th anniversary celebrations draw to a close, we asked the school’s staff, students and alumnus Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever, to share their different perspectives on how the business sector can be a force for social good.

A team at the University of Edinburgh is investigating the science behind the ancient practice of nasal irrigation and gargling and whether it could protect public health during Covid-19. We talked to the team’s researchers to find out more.

Two years ago, Professor Linda Bauld was appointed the University’s first female holder of the Bruce and John Usher Chair of Public Health. Today, she is one of the UK’s leading expert voices helping us understand the virus and its public health consequences. We caught up with her to find out more about her role during this crisis.

The ramifications of the Covid-19 outbreak have been rippling through communities for weeks, affecting people in myriad ways. Find out how the University of Edinburgh has been working with local charities to support those in need.

For 20 years, climate scientist Dave Reay has had a dream for the world to achieve net zero emissions. Now, he tells us why lessons learnt during this global crisis might help us, as nations, communities and individuals, move closer to that goal.

As a youngster, Shona Richardson noticed a distinct lack of opportunities to develop her burgeoning love of science. Now the PhD candidate is one of the School of Chemistry’s public engagement scholars, devising fun and interactive experiences that give school children the chance to explore and interact with various aspects of science and its application.

New year, new decade. What will we be talking about, thinking about, concerned about in 2020? We asked some of our academics to share their predictions on what the urgent issues will be during the year ahead.

Edinburgh researchers have found that women receive poorer heart attack treatment than men, despite improvement in diagnosis. And they are now investigating why.

Edinburgh researchers have developed a biosensor that attaches to a smartphone and uses bacteria to detect unsafe arsenic levels – a device that could help millions of people avoid drinking water contaminated by arsenic.

A new investigation by University researchers on the International Space Station is asking the question: could we unleash microbes to mine rocks in space?

The University’s Talbot Rice Gallery will this summer launch its first Patrons Programme, offering supporters the unique opportunity to contribute to new artistic talent and community outreach, to take contemporary art into classrooms and prisons, and invite groups dealing with homelessness into the Gallery for every exhibition.

Fresh insights into how cells alert the body when they are in danger of becoming cancerous could open new doors in the search for cancer therapies.

The process for making the best chocolate has been revealed by researchers studying a 140-year-old mixing technique, and could lead to both greener and lower-fat products.

An unripe mango has helped inspire an Edinburgh graduate’s research that shows we can all help tackle climate change by taking control of our own food choices.

The Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre is the University's hub for investigating the causes of childhood epilepsy. And now children are being given a voice through research that focuses on their own experiences and words.