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Of the Land: Music and research meet to explore care for people, nature and place

27 November, 2025

Researchers in the School of GeoSciences and the School of Social and Political Science at the…

An orchestra containing young musicians pictured performing

Dr Ualisson Donardelli Bellon named 2026 Bullerwell Lecturer

26 November, 2025

We are delighted to announce that Dr Ualisson Donardelli Bellon, a Postdoctoral Research Associate…

Photo of Dr Ualisson Bellon

AI quake tools forecast aftershock risk in seconds, study shows

25 November, 2025

Earthquake forecasting tools powered by AI can forecast the risk of aftershocks seconds after the…

The destruction of an earthquake is shown by collapsed buildings and debris in the street

More mess please! How a little clutter can protect our crops under climate change

19 November, 2025

In this article, originally published in the COP30 Advancing Action Brochure on 10 November 2025,…

Image of a field in the sun

Young people’s awareness and use of nicotine pouches explored in first UK qualitative study

14 November, 2025

A new joint research study conducted by the Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) and…

A container of nicotine pouches being held in a hand

School of GeoSciences researchers contribute to global UNESCO report warning of unprecedented glacier loss

10 November, 2025

Researchers from the School of GeoSciences have contributed to a major new international…

Image showing glacier loss

Using Earth Observation and Machine Learning for poverty mapping – Researchers urge greater transparency for real-world impact

07 November, 2025

Satellites and machine learning are transforming how we see poverty on the ground. In recent years…

Earth Observation satellite image

New study maps how submesoscale ocean flows shape Antarctic sea-ice change

29 October, 2025

A new study led by Dr Channing Prend in the School of GeoSciences reveals how small-scale ocean…

Sea ice surrounded by ocean in Antarctica

Research uncovers last-surviving dinosaurs in New Mexico

27 October, 2025

Professor Steve Brusatte, from the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences, is part of an…

An artist’s impression of the last dinosaurs from southern North America features a long-necked Alamosaurus

Tropical rainforest shifts from carbon sink to source

21 October, 2025

Tropical rainforests in Australia are the first in the world to contribute more carbon to the…

View through Australia’s relict tropical rainforest- individual trees are painted with identification numbers and dead trees lie on the ground. Credit: Andrew Ford