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Dr Chloe Stanton awarded grant to further research on retinal degeneration

14 April, 2026CIR

The Academy of Medical Sciences funds IRR Group Leader proposal for research to improve diagnosis,…

Chloe Stanton headshot on left and the Academy's logo on the right

Trogenix announces publication of breakthrough in aggressive brain cancer model

08 April, 2026CRM

IRR spinout published pre-clinical data in Nature demonstrating complete tumour eradication and…

Steve Pollard in a lab coat standing in front of a lab bench with lots of bottles on the shelves behind him

2026 Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh announced

08 April, 2026CIR CRH

IRR Professors James Boardman and Jonathan Fallowfield are two of 15 University of Edinburgh…

james boardman and jonathan fallowfield rse

300 Faces of Edinburgh Medical School exhibition

31 March, 2026CIR CRH CRM

Faculty from the Institute for Regeneration and Repair have been included in a brand-new exhibition…

Tourists observe the outdoor photo exhibition on The Mound, Edinburgh

Healthcare Technology Accelerator Facility receives MHRA backing to support drug manufacturing

17 March, 2026CIR

A new contract manufacturing facility at the University of Edinburgh has received Medicines and…

Scientists working at a sterile laboratory cabinet

New test more accurately measures immune system trapping mechanism

10 March, 2026CIR

Immune cells called neutrophils can trap and kill bacteria by releasing webs called neutrophil…

Illustration of neutrophils (pink) releasing neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) made up of DNA and proteins (red and green)

Professor Mathew Horrocks announced as Finalist for the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

19 February, 2026CIR

Professor Mathew Horrocks, IRR Group Leader and Professor of Biophysics at the School of Chemistry…

A network of the finalists for the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom

Re-purposed drug activates immune system to kill bacteria, without need for antibiotics

19 February, 2026CIR

In this study, researchers have found ways to improve our body’s immune response to a bacterial…

Close up of a petri dish with purple bacteria growing in colonies on the gel

Protective swelling could repair MS nerve damage

12 February, 2026

Researchers have uncovered a process by which nerve cells damaged in multiple sclerosis (MS) could…

Oligodendrocytes in zebrafish exhibiting myelin swelling. They look like whice see-through spheres and sticks on top of a black background

IRR researcher named in TIME’s 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health

11 February, 2026

Professor Brian Bigger has been named in TIME’s 2026 Most Influential People in Health list for his…

Photograph of Brian Bigger in a black background with a red wide border. Text reads TIME100 Health 2026 Honoree