University of Edinburgh
- Type
- Research, Education & Health Organisation
- Location
- City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Industries
- Food safety & quality, Consumer health & consumer effects, Food ingredients & products
- Technologies
- Other technologies
About University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh is a major public research university in Scotland, serving undergraduate, postgraduate, research, and international students across a wide range of disciplines. It positions itself as a globally connected institution with strong research, teaching, and civic missions, and says it advances knowledge through partnership and collaboration.
The university also presents itself as a place for research-led innovation and public impact. Its website highlights high research performance, a strong student learning experience, and a commitment to contributing to the city of Edinburgh through research, teaching, facilities, events, and community projects.
Core Values
- Research excellence: The university emphasizes high research power and a strong reputation for research-led teaching and innovation.
- Global collaboration: It presents itself as a truly global university, working through international partnerships and cross-border engagement.
- Social responsibility: The university highlights widening participation, equality and diversity, community contribution, and civic responsibility.
- Sustainability: Its regenerative sustainability strategy aims to go beyond net zero toward restoring natural systems and embedding sustainability across campus life and operations.
Unique Aspects
- Regenerative sustainability strategy: The university says it is pursuing one of the most ambitious sustainability plans in UK higher education, with a goal of becoming a zero-carbon and zero-waste university and restoring natural systems.
- Strong sustainability recognition: It states that it is ranked highly in global sustainability rankings, reflecting work across research, teaching, partnerships, and operations.
- Commercialisation and spin-out activity: Through Edinburgh Innovations, the university supports research commercialisation, spin-outs, and venture investment, including activity in health, climate, and data/AI.
- Named partnership with Royal Bank of Scotland: The university has a partnership with Royal Bank of Scotland spanning accelerator, innovation, research, and student experience and recruitment, including support for the AI Accelerator.
- Community Grant Scheme: Its Community Grant Scheme, launched in 2017, has supported more than 330 projects.