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Edinburgh University creates record number of new companies

  • 30 August 2010

The University formed 40 new firms in the 2009-2010 academic year - the most ever generated by a Scottish university in a single year. It created 26 new companies in 2008-2009.

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Scots stone to be used for Australian statue repairs

  • 30 August 2010

Stone from a Scottish quarry is to be sent to Australia to repair the oldest existing statue of Robert Burns.

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Young white-tailed eagles spread their wings

  • 30 August 2010

Nineteen white-tailed sea eagles, gifted to Scotland as part of a reintroduction programme, have been released into the wild from a secret location in Fife.

Winners announced for Britain's oldest literary prizes

  • 25 August 2010

Scotland’s rare underwater wildlife explored

  • 17 August 2010

Edinburgh University dig set to unearth scene of Darnley’s mysterious death

  • 17 August 2010

World Champion Pipers

  • 16 August 2010

Rosslyn's Resurrection

  • 13 August 2010

World's largest tidal turbine

  • 13 August 2010

Monboddo the Musical

  • 10 August 2010

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  • 16-18 September

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