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Disease experts join study of Andes hantavirus

25 May, 2026CIR

UK network to study information and samples from patients following infection outbreak on cruise…

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IRR Innovator Competition 2026 winner

25 May, 2026

Finalists pitched their projects to our expert panel on Tuesday 19th of May and a winner was…

Andrew McBryde, Dan Edwards, Becca Belmonte, and Marcin Kedziera stand in front of a yellow wall and a pop-up banner. Dan is holding a glass trophy

Forum strengthens global pandemic preparedness

25 May, 2026CIR CRH

An initiative led by Edinburgh researchers, including those in IRR, will help the world prepare…

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IRR researchers elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences

18 May, 2026CIR CRH

The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected Professors Richard Anderson and Manu Shankar-Hari as…

Headshots of Manu and Richard with AMS logo between them

Hilary Critchley named 'Giant in Obstetrics and Gynecology'

14 May, 2026CRH

Centre for Reproductive Health researcher, Professor Hilary Critchley, has been profiled by the…

Professor Hilary Critchley

New light-based method for identifying resistant bacteria

13 May, 2026CIR

New study led by Yanzi Zhou (Vendrell lab) develops fluorescent dyes that bacteria take up,…

Different bacteria fluorescing yello, teal and indigo

MS Society Edinburgh Centre for MS Research funding renewed

04 May, 2026

MS society has committed to funding the centre for another 5 years.

Professor Anna Williams has short white hair and is wearing glasses. She is stood in a hallway in front of a staircase

Tiny fish model to tackle a ‘silent epidemic’ of blindness

30 April, 2026CIR

New study develops a zebrafish model that can be used to study microbial keratitis. Using this…

Close up of a zebrafish larvae eye

Repurposed drugs may improve treatment for infant leukaemia

27 April, 2026CRM

Three clinically available drugs could pave the way for safer and more effective treatments for one…

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AI could diagnose blood disorders and infections in minutes, not days

21 April, 2026CIR

IRR researchers have developed an AI model capable of identifying different blood cells and…

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