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Diagnostic Innovation and Livestock (DIAL)

This project aims to demonstrate how improvements in diagnostics and treatment decisions can lead to better, more effective and sustainable applications of antibiotics in livestock farming in an international context.

Domestic Abuse Court Experience Project

This research project found that victims and witnesses of domestic abuse are still experiencing trauma within the justice system despite major legal reforms introduced in 2019.

Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Energy Pathways

The research will analyse pathways that meet current UK policy targets for reducing emissions.

Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Engaging with the Agri-Food Business Sector

A knowledge exchange fellowship funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

Enriching Exhibition Scholarship

Enriching Exhibition Scholarship (EES) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary project that uses exhibitions and the sharing of objects as the key to enriching existing art metadata developed by the Linked Art collaboration. It was led by the University of Edinburgh and Yale University with substantial engagement from Oxford University’s e-Research Centre and Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology.

Evaluating academic engagement with UK legislatures

This project explores knowledge exchange between the UK’s legislatures and UK universities

Exploring data and knowledge sharing in response to welfare reform and benefit sanctioning

This research project sought to better understand and improve public services in order to reduce inequalities.

Centre of African Studies

Fighting high-level corruption in Africa: Learning from effective law enforcement (2019-20)

The research project is the first systematic and comparative study of law enforcement efforts targeting high-level corruption in Africa.

Food Researchers in Edinburgh (FRIED)

Food Researchers in Edinburgh (FRIED) is a group that brings together academics, students and others at and around the University of Edinburgh who are interested in food-related research.

Foundations and Methods of Moral Analysis in Education

We are an international network of researchers exploring the foundtions and methods of moral analysis in education. The network meets regularly for discussions of work-in-progress and recent published research. We include researchers working on themes such as social ontology, conceptual engineering, reflective equilibrium, ideal/non-ideal theorising, and much more. The network is open to all researchers with interests in this area.

Classroom with table, chairs and paintbrushes

From Paris to PISA: Governing Education by Comparison 1867-2015

From Paris to PISA is a research project about the history of governing education with international comparisons, from the late 19th century world fairs to present international large scale assessments.

GLIMER – Governance and the local integration of migrants and Europe’s refugees

GLIMER works towards solutions that transform the 'refugee crisis' into an opportunity for European cities.