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Health Data Hackathon with Public Health Scotland

05 February, 2026

Yesterday we hosted a one-day Health Data Hackathon in collaboration with Public Health Scotland,…

Four SoM professors elected Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences

29 January, 2026

Professors Miguel Anjos, Chris Dent, Minhyong Kim and Ruth King are amongst the inaugural cohort of…

EPSRC IAA Seed Funding success with ENODA

07 January, 2026

A new academic-industry project with Professor Miguel Anjos, Dr Zeynep Suvak, Dr Burak Buke, and…

School secures £2.4 million from XTX Markets to boost pure mathematics research

04 December, 2025Alumni Structure and Symmetry

The School of Mathematics has received a major philanthropic gift of £2.4 million from XTX Markets…

University of Edinburgh Ranked 4th Globally for Sustainability

24 November, 2025Sustainability

The University of Edinburgh has been ranked 4th in the world, 3rd in Europe and 2nd in the UK in…

MAC-MIGS PhD Students Win First Place at International Cryptocurrency Forecasting Competition

19 November, 2025AI PhD

PhD students in the MAC-MIGS Centre for Doctoral Training, secured First Place at the ACM ICAIF…

Jan Sbierski awarded EMS Sir Edmund Whittaker Prize

05 November, 2025Staff success Analysis and Probability

The Edinburgh Mathematical Society Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize 2025 has been awarded to…

NIA funding success for HiGHS and NESO

22 September, 2025Optimization and OR Staff success

HiGHS is pleased to announce that the National Energy System Operator (NESO) and the University of…

IAA AIMday Digital Frontiers Seed Funding success

21 September, 2025Industry and Impact Staff success

The School is involved in three collaborative projects following the Digital Frontiers AIMday held…

Ofgem SIF invests £12million in transformational energy projects

21 September, 2025Energy Staff success

Energy regulator Ofgem and Innovate UK have announced the latest round of projects awarded through…