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Virtual reality headset opens up immersive astronomy
Edinburgh astronomers have combined the new Oculus Rift virtual reality headset with Stellarium planetarium software to produce an exciting and immersive way to explore the sky.
Michael - MSc (Taught) in History | School of History, Classics & Archaeology | History Classics and Archaeology
Recent graduate Michael is interested particularly in medical history. One thing Michael enjoyed since moving here is reading books set in Edinburgh and exploring the city in life and literature. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and the Rebus novels
Will a large stable system be complex?
We consider a first-order dynamical system where the NxN pairwise interaction matrix is random and sparse, i.e. it is the (weighted) adjacency matrix of an underlying random graph. We focus on the transient behaviour in the vicinity of a stationary
Diffusion with stochastic resetting (part I)
I will consider the addition of a rate of 'resetting' a diffusive particle to its starting point - think of searching for an object such as one keys and after some time going back to the starting point of the search (where the keys ought to be). I
Claire, Candice, and Endo Warriors | Fundraise Your Way | Giving
In March 2020, Claire, Candice and their group of Endo Warriors walked 31km to raise awareness and funds for endometriosis research here at the University of Edinburgh.
Saving Guinea Pigs with Survival Analysis
At Quantics we deal with a wide variety of different statistical and mathematical challenges. We aim to help clients, mainly in the Life Sciences sector, to maximise the information they can extract from the data they collect, improving the
An Introduction to Nematic Liquid Crystals
Liquid crystals are an important class of Soft Matter systems, occupying the region between liquids and solids. They are not just 'squishy solids' or 'hard liquids' but display several unique properties not displayed by either of the conventional
Random searches with finite-lived targets
Random searches find applications in a broad range of problems in biology, chemistry or computer sciences. In a typical set-up, a searcher follows a random motion and reacts with a fixed target site upon first encounter. In many situations,
Childhood and Youth Studies – Contributing to realising children and young people’s human rights through research, teaching, policy and practice in childhood and youth studies
CYS 23rd January 2026. In line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a child is anyone under 18.
Ellie - MSc (Research) in History | School of History, Classics & Archaeology | History Classics and Archaeology
Ellie is a MSc by Research student focusing on perceptions of witchcraft and the supernatural. She can often be found wandering around historical sites, museums, and galleries...she is a historian after all!