One of the world’s top research-intensive universities
The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education's REF power ratings), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
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- Rapid infection test in dogs could curb antibiotic resistance
- Covid risk study pinpoints ethnic inequalities
- £46.3m funding boost to shine light on dark genome
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