THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH Annual Review 2011/2012 www.ed.ac.uk “ Our students go on to make hugely important contributions to the world. It is our responsibility to ensure that before, during and after their period of study with us, they benefit from the best support possible, so that they can reach their full potential.”

Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea, Principal and Vice Chancellor, the University of Edinburgh

Front cover shows students leaving the new Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine building.

INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES Honorary graduations and other distinctions and achievements Awards Appointments Appendices Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Undergraduate applications and acceptances Appendix 4 Student numbers Benefactions Research grants and other sources of funding leading the way in regenerative medicine leading the way in regenerative The personal touch: revolutionising student support Unique treasures: sharing the University’s collections Golden opportunities: nurturing sporting talent Understanding the universe: building on the genius of Higgs Enlightening literature: marking a 250-year milestone Sharing knowledge: student volunteering broadens horizons of the wave: Crest supporting the flow of innovation News in brief Financial review Our vision and our mission Our vision and our Principal’s foreword Collaborative thinking: www.ed.ac.uk/annual-review 28 30 32 34 visit: please online, Review Annual our view To 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 26 03 05 06 Contents Annual Review 2011/2012

02/03 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES provide the highest quality learning and teaching provide the highest quality learning of our students environment for the greater wellbeing portfolio and to deliver an outstanding educational personal and professional standards the world, contribution to Scotland, the UK and cultural wellbeing. promoting health and economic and research and teaching universities and to measure our universities and to measure our research and teaching standards performance against the highest international • equipped to achieve the highest produce graduates fully • and socially responsible make a significant, sustainable Our mission Our University is the creation, dissemination The mission of our of As a world-leading centre and curation of knowledge. we aim to: academic excellence • leading our position as one of the world’s enhance • Our vision Our the and developing the future by attracting To shape students and outstanding staff. world’s most promising Annual Review 2011/2012

The new Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine building, opened in 2012. See page 06 for the full story. 04/05 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES One of our greatest strengths is our trailblazingOne of our greatest strengths of innovation impactsresearch work. This spirit two We feature positively on students too. pioneering projects with which we’re involved Centre for – the recently opened Scottish Regenerative Medicine and the new wave currently under constructiontest facility at the University’s King’s Buildings campus. Ours is an institution that is about so much technologies of more than the cutting-edge the future. What greatly adds to Edinburgh’s appeal is its past and the history which it is in steeped. There is no greater example of this than the University’s Collections, comprising unique artefacts reveal the history and manuscripts that Scotland and the rest of the of the University, world. Inside you can read how the recent redevelopment of the Main Library has created new Research Collections,the Centre for a fitting these precious treasures from around home for the world and, in turn, a first-class learning and our students. teaching resource for Elsewhere in this publication we celebrate Peter Higgs and thethe work of Professor Theoreticalestablishment of the Higgs Centre for the discoveryPhysics, following of a in 2012 particle boson. This Centre thought to be the Higgs will result in the development of high-level masters programmes and open up fresh opportunities for up PhDs in relevant areas.students wanting to take on how students are at the centreWe also focus of the University’s department of English Literature, Its which has just celebrated its 250th anniversary. close-knit nature allows students to contribute to a diverse range of research projects, and gives them the unique opportunity to be judges in Britain’s Prizes. Black oldest literary awards, the James Tait Reflections on the past year of achievement cannot be undertaken without mention being made of the London 2012 Olympic Games and the world-beating performances in cycling and rowing of our alumni, Sir Chris Hoy and Edinburgh was the top Ms Katherine Grainger. performing UK university at the London 2012 Olympic Games, based on medals won by our representatives. The sports bursaries we provide talented young sportsmenfor and women and Sportthe quality of our renowned Centre for a substantial and Exercise allow us to make contribution to the development of future sports stars. Nurturing talent and providing an environment in which students can thrive is something to the benefit for which we are deeply committed of future generations. It has been another year of success and innovation for the University year of success and innovation It has been another the wider students and indebted to our staff, and I am of Edinburgh it so. community for making It is heartening optimism to see real grounds for within the University. both now and in the future At the heart of our activities are our students. young We are fortunate that we can attract people of world-class potential and we are proud that at the end of their time with us they go on to do so many inspirational things. In an increasingly competitive global market trends. higher education, we are bucking for Applications from prospective students are graduate increasing and our success rates for the first steps employment, once students take are among the very best on the career ladder, in the UK. This is in no small measure due to our worldwide reputation – as evidenced by our latest rise in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings – and to our ongoing commitment to student support. hugely importantOur students go on to make contributions to the world, whether those contributions lie in the fields of medicine and veterinary medicine, science and engineering or arts, It is our humanities and social sciences. during andresponsibility to ensure that before, after us, they benefit from their period of study with the best support possible, so that they can reach their full potential. That is why we have recently invested a significant amount in a new system of to guarantee the best academic Personal Tutors and pastoral support students. We possible for have also introduced Innovative Learning Week, to encourage experimentation within the curriculum, those students challenged by financialand for the most comprehensiveconstraints, we can offer of bursaries in the UK. package sure We work closely with students to make that the student voice is heard and their needs are met. It is gratifying when our student body recognises and rewards excellence in teaching, as it does every year with the Edinburgh University Awards. Students’ Association (EUSA) Teaching Our relationship with students after they have graduated is equally important to us and – again – it is tremendously heartening that so many of their supportour alumni were able to offer to the Edinburgh Campaign, which has raised a wide range of extremely £350 million for important University projects and initiatives. In this edition of the Annual Review you can read more about the new system of Personal and also discover how our students make Tutors significant contributions to the wider community, highly successful student thanks to EUSA’s volunteering scheme. Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea BSc, PhD, FRSE Principal’s foreword Principal’s Annual Review 2011/2012 Collaborative thinking: leading the way in regenerative medicine

The new Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) building This collegiate, multidisciplinary environment has opened at Edinburgh BioQuarter. is the outcome of long-nurtured ambitions for Edinburgh BioQuarter. For decades Scotland Sited next to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and “The research cohort primarily comprised leading has been host to a cluster of leading-edge the University’s world-leading facilities for medical stem cell researchers in the Institute of Stem Cell regenerative medicine technologies, but prior teaching and biomedical research, the SCRM is a Research and scientists working on very specific to BioQuarter’s development, expertise in the unique hub for collaborative science. tissues like blood, brain and liver, actually doing field was fairly disparate. clinical research into diseases that would be With funding from sources including the University Professor Simon Best, Chairman of Edinburgh targets for regenerative medicine,” says Professor of Edinburgh, the Scottish Government, Scottish BioQuarter, regards the SCRM as a vital component ffrench-Constant. “The ambition was to put them Enterprise, the Medical Research Council and the within the Little France site – and agrees that the together into one building and in that building British Heart Foundation, it is the first large-scale, new building will prove to be a particular draw to create a cell manufacturing facility, which has purpose-built facility of its kind. It provides for postgraduates. sufficient sterility and quality control that you can accommodation for up to 250 stem cell scientists actually put cells into patients.” “Within the UK if a young researcher is interested and, crucially, will extend and deepen study in joining the field it would be hard to think of and research experiences for the University’s anywhere better,” he says. “The SCRM is also student community. “You can feel the attracting attention from potential commercial SCRM scientists will undertake stem cell research partners. Clearly there is competition but at the to help find therapies for patients with conditions enthusiasm of research moment Edinburgh is very well placed and the such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, students when you SCRM is unique.” motor neurone disease, and heart and liver Professor Sir John Savill, Head of the University’s diseases. The Centre will also host the manufacture enter the building.” College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, is also of high-grade stem cell lines suitable for clinical use. convinced that the building will bolster students’ The shaping of the original vision for the SCRM, experiences at Edinburgh. Professor ffrench-Constant believes that the Centre’s and the securing of funding from a range of “You can feel the enthusiasm of research close-knit collaborative environment will bring gains backers, was led by Professor Sir Ian Wilmut, students when you enter the building,” he says. to students as well as established scientists. while Professor Charles ffrench-Constant, the “The clinicians and basic scientists have been Centre’s Director, was also a driving force “The great advantage for students is that they are around longer and are now cheek by jowl so new in its development. exposed to the entire spectrum of regenerative interactions are developing the whole time, but “A number of people, including Professor medicine here,” he explains. “Within the same for a whole group of new research students this Sir John Savill and Professor Marc Turner, building, there will be scientists working on is the only experience they’ve had. They’re clearly recognised that there was a real need for fundamental mechanisms by which stem cells benefiting from it.” remain stem cells, and the molecules involved a focus around regenerative medicine,” The building is a powerful expression of the in that, right through to scientists addressing Professor ffrench-Constant explains. “Although University’s commitment to research – and stem the problems of how a stem cell will behave conventional medicines can treat the cause of cell research in particular. “I don’t know of a in a diseased liver. That is a breadth of expertise diseases, they cannot repair damage already building in the UK that matches the SCRM yet that would be very hard to find anywhere else inflicted on the body, which is the cause of for integration of facilities and quality and scale,” in the world.” many degenerative diseases.” says Professor Savill. “Other cities are developing The consensus was that concentrating the The SCRM building joins an array of pioneering facilities not unlike this but we have a lead of University’s researchers in one place would University facilities at Edinburgh BioQuarter. several years. This is first in class and best in class.” The Clinical Research Imaging Centre opened provide experts with a better chance of Professor ffrench-Constant is optimistic that in two years ago, while early in 2012 a new discovering a spectrum of new regenerative 10 or 20 years’ time researchers at the Centre incubator building dedicated to supporting medicines, ultimately benefiting patients. will have discovered a range of new regenerative established and start-up companies began medicines and negotiated the roadblocks to operating on the site. In 2013 the Anne Rowling getting them into clinical use. He says: “I hope Regenerative Neurology Clinic – which aims that we will have established a clear pathway by to place patients at the heart of research which regenerative medicines can be tested and to improve outcomes for multiple sclerosis delivered and also have created a substantial bank sufferers – will also open. of knowledge that others can then use to make the next generation of regenerative medicines.”

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06/07 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES exposed to the entire spectrum of regenerative spectrum of regenerative the entire exposed to medicine here.” “The great advantage for students is that they are they are is that students for advantage “The great Research students work with cutting-edge facilities in the new SCRM building. students work with cutting-edge Research Annual Review 2011/2012 The personal touch: revolutionising student support

A new system of academic and pastoral care, launched in 2012, Like many elements of the new system, the Student will maximise the performance of Edinburgh students and prepare Support Teams are an example of how input from them for life beyond university. students has helped shape the project’s growth. “In developing the project we have been Replacing the previous Director of Studies set-up, uploaded to the software to provide students with responding to student suggestions and the Personal Tutor system is part of the University’s a valuable record of their activities, as well as a comments,” explains Ms Sara Welham, Assistant three-year, £4 million investment to enhance the platform for reflection on their academic progress. Head of Academic Services and a member of student experience. the team responsible for the implementation of This software very much supports the intention the new system. “We have tried to incorporate The enhancements are created in line with of the Personal Tutor system to encourage a the best aspects of the previous Director of Studies student feedback gathered from a number culture of accessibility between staff and students. system and build on this, with initiatives such as of sources, including the National Student The project team is confident that under the new the introduction of Student Support Teams.” Survey, and are designed to formalise the system, students will have multiple encounters student–tutor relationship, while providing with their tutor. Student input also pointed to the need for more students with maximum support, from tutors, support for undergraduates spending a year abroad “We’ve turned our approach around completely, other staff and peers. as part of their studies, something that the Personal so the expectation is that there will be regular Tutor system addresses. Meetings with Personal “While the Director of Studies scheme served us meetings throughout all years of study,” explains Tutors can be arranged online and conducted well in a variety of ways, it was very much of its Dr Rigby. “The meetings may well just confirm face-to-face through webcams and, as with the time,” says Professor Dai Hounsell, Vice-Principal that everything is fine, but could also make it campus experience, details and outcomes of Assessment and Feedback. “The Personal Tutor easier to identify potential issues.” discussions can be recorded, ensuring that system establishes clear lines of responsibility Personal Tutors have been trained to use these those studying overseas don’t feel isolated. that were not always obvious for either tutor meetings – which can be with individuals or in or tutee under the previous scheme. It’s a groups – to help students reflect on their university comprehensive, 21st-century solution to journey and build in an awareness of employability the issue of student support, making full “In developing the and goals beyond graduation. use of the technology now available to us.” project we have The system also ensures non-academic life is The project has been developed and looked after by bringing together existing support supported by three members of the University’s been responding to networks to ensure they are more accessible to senior management team: Professor Ian Pirie, students. Student Information Points have been student suggestions Assistant Principal Learning and Development, set up in library spaces to direct users to sources Dr Sue Rigby, Vice-Principal Learning and Teaching, of advice around the campuses. and comments.” and Professor Hounsell. It has been rolled out for all undergraduates and plans are in place Additional pastoral care comes from Student to implement the system for postgraduates. Support Teams, which are based within each Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) University School. Student feedback suggested has worked closely with the University throughout Every undergraduate is allocated a Personal Tutor that some students, for example those who are the creation and implementation of the new for the duration of his or her studies. With this living away from home for the first time, or arriving system and continues to play a vital role in the tutor, students review their academic progress in in the UK from overseas, may need extra help. project, in partnership with the University’s detail, and are encouraged to develop self-directed So these teams are on hand to assist with some Academic Services department. learning skills, reflect on how their learning can of the non-academic challenges of university life. help them pursue their longer term goals and Mr Andrew Burnie, EUSA Vice-President (Academic engage with their community of learners. Typically, Personal Tutors or Student Support Affairs), says: “The new approach addresses Teams are able to solve most challenges, but in significant student concerns and is an opportunity The project is supported by specially developed situations where this is not the case students are to give students clarity on where they should go software – the Personal Tutor channel – that referred to an alternative source of support, such for support. We’re really very excited about the students can access easily through the University’s as the Edinburgh University Students’ Association Personal Tutor system.” web portal. Through the channel, students make (EUSA) Advice Place, the Careers Service, the regular contact with their tutor, including a Institute for Academic Development or a study scheduled one-to-one meeting at least once support adviser. every semester. Notes and comments can be

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08/09 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES the issue of student support, of student the issue full use making to us.” now available technology of the “It’s a comprehensive, 21st-century solution to solution 21st-century a comprehensive, “It’s Personal Tutors will offer support at every will offer care journey. and pastoral stage of a student’s degree Personal Tutors Annual Review 2011/2012 Unique treasures: sharing the University’s collections

An exhibition held at the University’s Main Library in summer 2011 The exhibition’s success has highlighted the brought together, for the first time in 400 years, the only surviving benefits of expanding access for students and record of significant music from 16th-century Scotland. the wider community to the University’s cultural and heritage archive. It’s a move that has been bolstered by the ongoing redevelopment of the ‘Singing the Reformation’ showcased the “We in Library and Collections would say that University’s Main Library, which has created a manuscript music of Thomas Wode, vicar of signifies how knowledge, learning and teaching state-of-the-art home for the CRC. St Andrews, giving visitors an understanding of the are the key elements of the University, and the music performed in 1560s Scotland and insights collections reflect that. We’ve been collecting into the religious and social tumult of the era. right across the academic spectrum for more than 400 years and it’s resulted in a dizzying richness “We’ve been collecting The exhibition was the outcome of partnerships of material that reflects all sorts of different areas forged between staff from the University’s Library right across the of human endeavour.” and Collections, Georgetown University in Washington DC, Trinity College, Dublin, and the One of Dr Scally’s favourite pieces is the original academic spectrum for British Library. Exhibits – including manuscripts, mould used to make penicillin. “Alexander Fleming more than 400 years musical instruments and portraits – were mainly was Rector of this University and he gifted the drawn from the University’s unique store of rare mould to us,” he says. “To hold that in one hand and it’s resulted in material encompassing books, manuscripts, and hold the first quarto of Shakespeare’s Romeo photographs, architectural drawings, theses and Juliet – which we also have – in the other, a dizzying richness and microforms. is very special. Those objects show you the true range of the material in the library.” of material.” The University’s collections are unique in their depth and diversity. Among the 480,000 rare ‘Singing the Reformation’ is praised by Dr Scally books sit Scotland’s oldest surviving Gaelic text; a as an example of the impact that can be made by Now concentrated on the library’s top two floors, single page from the final draft of Charles Darwin’s combining high-quality research and a world-class the CRC is equipped with seminar rooms for On the Origin of Species, complete with scribbled collection. The exhibition’s project team was led by practice-based teaching, focusing on manuscripts homework notes from his grandchildren; and a the School of Divinity’s Professor Jane Dawson, and and objects, and a high-quality digital imaging copy of the University’s first Laureation Album. included Dr Andrew Grout, Honorary Research unit for digitising some of the University’s most Other items are testament to the University’s Fellow in the Centre for Research Collections (CRC). iconic materials. internationalism. They include a 230-foot long Dr Grout hails the success of its engagement with Mr Arnott Wilson, Head of Special Collections and silk Mahabharata (a Hindu epic), produced in India audiences – for example through the creation of University Archivist, says that, although expanding in the 1780s, and one of the most significant a downloadable app that allowed users to listen the digital archive is a vital part of the CRC’s Islamic manuscripts ever created, made in to samples of 16th-century music – as epitomising ongoing work, it tends to be exposure to real Persia in the early 14th century. what the Library and Collections teams are now historical artefacts that most enthuses students. The artefacts date to the beginnings of the able to offer the University’s students and the “In the teaching we do, although you can use University itself. As part of the first graduations, wider Edinburgh community. all the technology you’d wish for, what brings students would donate books to their alma mater “By staging these exhibitions and making material the class to life is the actual original,” he explains. – an act that, according to Dr John Scally, Director available, people are more aware of the full “The comments you get back – ‘I was astounded of Library and Collections, speaks to Edinburgh’s spectrum of items in the collections,” he says. by the beauty of this manuscript’ or ‘it was such intrinsic values. “We’ve made a concerted effort to engage with a privilege to see this’ – are telling. These objects “The first thing you see when you look at the students and the academic community, and that is will continue to be our physical link with the past University’s coat of arms is that it has a book now bearing fruit. It’s one of the great plus points and a genuinely distinctive opportunity we can right in the centre of it,” he says. of coming to Edinburgh, that primary materials offer all our students.” of international importance can be right in front of students, for them to work on and discuss.” Redevelopment of the Main Library will be completed in 2013 and a directory of the collections, designed to boost interest and access, will be published in 2014.

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10/11 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES Edinburgh, that primary materials of international Edinburgh, importance of students, can be right in front to work on and discuss.” “It’s one of the great plus points of coming to “It’s one of the great Students, graduates and members of the public are free to access the University’s many and varied collections. and varied to access the University’s many free Students, graduates and members of the public are Annual Review 2011/2012 Golden opportunities: nurturing sporting talent

With Edinburgh alumni centre stage at London’s 2012 Olympic Games, the University is better placed than ever to help young athletes reach “If I hadn’t gone to their highest possible achievements. Edinburgh I’d never Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy won two gold medals at The hope of CSE staff now is that, in the aftermath London 2012. With one silver and six gold of London 2012, Edinburgh students will be have taken up rowing; Olympic medals to his name, he is now the most inspired to use these resources to try new sports. I’d never have had the decorated British Olympian in history. He was also “At Edinburgh we encourage anyone who can play the Team GB flag-bearer at the opening ceremony. sport, at the level that their talent or commitment life I’m currently living.” allows,” says Mr Aitken. “Our challenge from the Fellow Edinburgh graduate Katherine Grainger, Olympics is to ensure that our 64 student clubs with teammate Ms Anna Watkins, won gold in the can entertain and support the upsurge in Katherine Grainger, who started her rowing career Double Sculls rowing, having broken the Olympic enthusiasm we’re seeing.” while studying law at Edinburgh, is Britain’s most record by nearly five seconds at the heats stage. successful Olympic female rower. In addition to her 2012 gold, Ms Grainger won During Freshers’ Week at the start of the University’s Olympic silver medals in 2000, 2004 and 2008. 2012–2013 session, sports clubs recruiting new “If I hadn’t gone to Edinburgh I’d never have taken members were “overwhelmed with interest”, says up rowing; I’d never have had the life I’m currently Mr Jim Aitken, Director of the University’s Centre Mr Aitken. He credits the Olympics with sparking living,” she says: “I started rowing at university, for Sport and Exercise (CSE), says the combination excitement about less mainstream sports such as honestly without thinking it would go anywhere. It of sports bursaries and scholarships and the archery and rowing: “These are sports that schools was a great club – very sociable, really hardworking sports performance programmes developed don’t tend to offer but you can take them up at a but really, really friendly and welcoming.” by the University’s School of Education lays the late stage and still develop to a very high standard.” foundation for alumni to reach Olympic status. The club supported her through a time of Sir Chris Hoy studied sports science at Edinburgh, transition, she says: “I was a novice for my first “The recently launched Eric Liddell High graduating in 1999 with a 2:1. A consistently year, pretty awful at rowing to be honest. I was Performance Sports Scholarships will help support enthusiastic advocate for the University and its always quite fit and healthy but never really the next generation of young athletes,” he says. students, he says his studies gave him an invaluable technically very good. I finally learnt the technique “And I genuinely believe our sports performance understanding of how to improve his performance side and at the end of my fourth year I went for programme at individual and team level is the and become more competitive. the British trials and I haven’t looked back since.” best in the UK.” “A big part of why I came to Edinburgh to do Professor Mary Bownes, Senior Vice-Principal CSE staff work hard to strike the right balance sports science was to try to learn more about the External Engagement, believes the CSE’s between the academic imperative of a world-class physiology, about the biomechanics, about the honouring of achievement, and the continuing university and the needs of talented athletes to whole theoretical underpinning of performance,” input of the University’s successful sporting receive mentoring in sport. Nurturing students’ he says. alumni, will benefit future students. early enthusiasm is key. Sir Chris worked closely with the CSE’s “The CSE celebrates success and hosts the Sports “The biggest impact I think we make with our Dr Simon Coleman, who conducts research Hall of Fame, which recognises people from the programme is that we allow students to develop in biomechanics, and equipped Sir Chris with past who’ve come through the University and from a broadly junior stance when they start at the knowledge to finesse his performance. who’ve been outstanding sportsmen and university through the transition into the senior “Simon was very passionate about his subject, women,” she says. stage,” says Mr Aitken. and in particular ‘force pedals’, which are “Both Sir Chris Hoy and Katherine Grainger are Facilities at the CSE, which include a gym for essentially a way of measuring the direction very supportive of the CSE and what the University the dedicated use of performance athletes, an of force and the application of force during has done for them. They’re helping raise new eight-metre-high climbing wall, a 25-metre, six-lane the cycling motion,” he explains. sports bursaries that are going to help the next swimming pool, and the Fitness Assessment and Sir Chris remembers the class as being upbeat generation of students who really want to train for Sports Injuries Centre, make a vital contribution and supportive. “It was a great environment to sport but need some financial support to do so. to the University’s sports culture. The choice of the learn in but also a fun class – and sociable class That is crucial.” CSE for the Team GB swimming squad’s strength too,” he says. and conditioning work during final preparations for the Olympics sent a strong message about the quality of the sports environment at Edinburgh.

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12/13 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES continuing input of the University’s successful sporting students.” alumni, will benefit future “The CSE’s honouring of achievement, and the Encouragement and support is on hand at every sporting level of activity. Annual Review 2011/2012 Understanding the universe: building on the genius of Higgs

A major new research centre at Edinburgh aims to ensure the University Validation of Professor Higgs’ theory and the takes the lead in expanding insight into theoretical physics. creation of the new Centre are likely to have a profound impact on students’ experience at The Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics, based “It has been a long development over the years, Edinburgh, predicts Professor Trew. “We’re aiming at the King’s Buildings campus, is named after the building machines at higher and higher energy. to give high-level masters training that will then man whose 1964 theory sought to answer one of The Large Hadron Collider at CERN has been the permit students to take up PhDs in theoretical physics’ most enduring questions: why do particles one that has been energetic and intense enough, physics. Our PhD students will benefit from an have mass? His theory predicted the existence in terms of the particle beams, to do it.” increased number of academic staff but also of a new particle, the Higgs boson, and scientists from interacting with visiting professors at If it had been proved that the boson was have been searching for it ever since. Last summer workshops at the Centre.” non-existent, Professor Higgs says, it would have it was announced that a particle consistent with unravelled a chain of understanding that began Opening in January 2013, the Centre will include the Higgs boson had been found. when he was a student. an international visitors’ programme, facilitating A focal point for international research expertise, cross-disciplinary interaction between researchers “The existence of this particle is so crucial to the new Centre will strengthen our theoretical and lecturers, alongside complementary seminars. understanding how the rest of the theory works understanding of the physical world and the as well as it already does, in terms of previous Professor Lesley Yellowlees, Vice-Principal and composition of the universe. The University has verifications of the structure, that it was very hard Head of the College of Science & Engineering, committed an initial £750,000 for new academic for me to understand how it couldn’t be there,” believes physics students at Edinburgh will staff, PhD studentships and a programme of he says. “If it could be proved to be non-existent reap the rewards from working in these research- international visitors and workshops. A Higgs Chair I would say, ‘I no longer understand the whole area intensive conditions – and from proximity to of Theoretical Physics has also been established. of theoretical and particle physics that I thought the eponymous figure whose work inspired the In his original paper Professor Peter Higgs sought I did understand in recent years, which when I was Centre. “There’s nothing better for students in to unravel why the carriers of the weak force, an undergraduate were a complete mystery’.” terms of motivating and inspiring them than to responsible for radioactivity, can be massive when meet someone like Professor Higgs,” she says. the photon that carries the electromagnetic force “We can’t overestimate the impact of being is massless. His explanation was the presence of “Other than the moon part of the environment in which he worked.” a new field, the Higgs Field, which permeates all The new Centre embodies Edinburgh’s expansive space and with which some particles interact. landing, there are very approach to research, she explains. “Edinburgh Those that interact have mass, those that don’t few things in physics can put the environment in place that will allow interact remain massless. someone like Peter Higgs to come up with a Crucially, Professor Higgs also explained how to that have ever had theory such as the Higgs boson. The new Centre test this theory – search for the Higgs boson that aims to provide a nurturing space where it’s could be created by the Higgs Field. The theory more public impact understood you can do fundamental research would become the basis for the Standard Model than the Higgs boson.” and absolutely flourish.” of particle physics, which assumes that the Higgs Professor Trew feels the discovery at CERN and the boson is the signature particle for the mechanism creation of the Centre mark a tipping point for the that gives mass to other elementary particles. The discovery of the particle aroused intense study of physics – and an opportunity for ambitious Following confirmation of the existence of the media attention and public curiosity about students. “The Higgs boson was the last piece in boson, ongoing study of its properties holds the Professor Higgs’ work. the jigsaw of the old model of physics,” he says. potential to reshape physicists’ understanding “Somehow we have to see beyond that. We could “Other than the moon landing, there are very few of matter. have a period of revolution in physics, so from things in physics that have ever had more public the students’ point of view they are here at an Professor Higgs admits the gap between publication impact than the Higgs boson,” says Professor Arthur immensely fruitful and fascinating time. It’s of his initial theory and identification of the boson Trew, Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy. tremendously exciting and that’s what we’re has been “a long wait”. “It has triggered an enormous wave of interest at trying to get across to students – both Higgs’ Edinburgh. Student intake has risen at a time when “I had no idea if a discovery would be made in my discovery and what’s to follow it.” lifetime because we knew so little at the beginning it has declined across the UK. Having Peter here has about where this particle might be in mass and been a real stimulus for engagement.” therefore how high energy machines would have to go before it could be discovered,” he explains.

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14/15 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES will allow someone like Peter Higgs to come upHiggs to come like Peter someone will allow boson.” as the Higgs theory such with a “Edinburgh can put the environment in place that place in the environment put can “Edinburgh Professor Peter Higgs continues in his inspiring role in the University’s School of Physics & Astronomy. Professor Peter Higgs continues in his inspiring role in the University’s School of Physics Annual Review 2011/2012 Enlightening literature: marking a 250-year milestone

The University’s English Literature department – believed to be “Characters and plots can develop far beyond the the oldest in the world – celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2012. original idea, with the input of multiple voices, building rich layers for students to work from,” With the appointment of Reverend Hugh Blair as “It was clear from the comments in the visitors’ says Mr Warner. “The benefits of discussion in Regius Professor of ‘Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres’ book that the exhibition was a resounding success, writing are manifold.” in 1762, literary study at the University was born. and it attracted a larger number of visitors than The department encourages students to contribute To celebrate this impressive history and throw a we could have hoped for,” she says. “We were to the wide array of its research projects. One spotlight on the department’s literary achievements naturally delighted that all our efforts paid off. large-scale undertaking is to produce an accessible over the centuries, the University played host to Bringing the story of English Literature at Edinburgh text describing Ben Jonson’s walk to Scotland a number of events throughout the year. to a wider audience was especially pleasing.” in 1618. At the other end of the scale, work is In May 2012 Professor Stefan Collini, Fellow of An inspiration to literary greats such as Sir Walter under way to produce a ‘Literary High Street’ the British Academy and Professor of Intellectual Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan downloadable app, which unveils the city’s literary History and English Literature at the University of Doyle and more recently JK Rowling, Edinburgh history. Commitment to innovative learning has Cambridge, was invited to the University to deliver was designated the world’s first UNESCO City of been fruitful: alumni count among its numbers the prestigious Enlightenment Lecture. His topic Literature in 2004, recognising both the city’s popular authors Ian Rankin and Philippa Gregory, ‘From Belles-Lettres to ‘Eng-Lit’: Criticism and literary heritage and its aspirations for the future. and playwright Ella Hickson. its Publics’ attracted more than 400 attendees The University’s English Literature department A unique feature of the learning experience at and featured a lively, extended question-and- plays an important part in this aspect of the city’s Edinburgh is student participation in judging the answer session. cultural life. James Tait Black Prizes, Britain’s oldest literary Regius Professor of Rhetoric and English awards. Established in 1919 by Janet Coats, widow Literature, Greg Walker, and Senior Lecturer of publisher James Tait Black, to commemorate “The department has Dr Sarah Carpenter were closely involved with the her husband’s love of books, the award is the only long been outward city’s recent project to expand Makars’ Court, a major British book prize judged by both scholars courtyard in Edinburgh’s Old Town that celebrates and students, and is awarded annually during the facing and engaging.” the city’s literary heritage. Flagstones are inscribed Edinburgh International Book Festival. with quotes, ranging from the works of 14th- Professor of 20th-Century Literature, Randall century poet John Barbour to 20th-century Stevenson, explains how significant the student Professor James Loxley, Head of Department at the novelist Dame Muriel Spark. With the support of role is, in the process for selecting James Tait Black time, says: “People commented that the lecture Professor Walker and Dr Carpenter, the University’s prizewinners. “We start with an email vote and filled in a story that they hadn’t really been fully Sir David Lyndsay Society sponsored a stone then set up a series of debates within the Literary aware of: the invention of literary study as a commemorating the work of the 16th-century Society, which, although centred in the Literature discipline, and of Edinburgh’s place within poet and dramatist. Its inscription ‘Lat us haif the department, has University-wide membership. that history.” bukis necessare To commoun w’eill’ (let us have An advocate for each novel argues for inclusion the books necessary for our common good), A landmark exhibition, ‘City of Words: Writers, until we have our shortlist. It’s an inclusive system is a fitting sentiment for a place steeped in the Readers and Critics in Edinburgh, 1762–2012’, that brings fascinating results.” tradition of literary enlightenment. was held at the University’s Main Library from The department announced in its 250th August to October. It highlighted pivotal events, The department has long been outward facing anniversary year a new drama prize, to be characters and artefacts in the literary life of the and engaging. An established Writer-in-Residence awarded for the best original new play written University and included, among many fascinating programme offers students opportunities to work in English, Scots or Gaelic. The new prize will items, letters written to professors from Robert with published authors and gain insight from their be organised in conjunction with the National Burns and Sir Walter Scott, a portrait of John Dover experiences. Previous incumbents include the Theatre of Scotland. Also part of the 250th Wilson, pioneer of the tutorial system, and signed Scottish Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean, American celebrations, was a new, one-off award for first editions and letters from distinguished and writer Anne Stevenson and Scottish poet and fiction: The Best of the James Tait Black, won prizewinning authors. dramatist Liz Lochhead. by Angela Carter for Nights at the Circus.

An accompanying exhibition guide was published Alan Warner, whose 1995 first novel, Morvern Vice-Principal and Head of the College of to celebrate the 250-year history of literary Callar, won a Somerset Maugham Award is the Humanities & Social Science, Professor Dorothy studies. Its author, Dr Alexandra Lawrie, who spent current Writer-in-Residence. He provides guidance Meill, says: “The literary history of the city, coupled the last two years studying the department’s and support, particularly for creative writing with the engaging and innovative work of the archives as part of her PhD, saw the importance students. His workshops encourage students English Literature department, continues to place of sharing this unique story. to share their work and ideas. Edinburgh on the map as a leading centre for the study of literature, 250 years after its inception.”

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Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) provides a wide range on the Highland clearances. Another was able of services for the student body, but perhaps most successful among to connect the language work to an assignment its many activities and campaigns is student volunteering. they were completing on rainforests. Other schools introduced a country-specific topic to the curriculum to fit with the language In July 2012 EUSA had almost 1,800 registered Steven Charlesworth, a biology student from of the student volunteer. volunteers and had supported some 2,000 Norway, compiled a Viking project delivered over students in voluntary activities in the previous five sessions, which included classes on Danish “Having the students in the classroom has made 12 months. Opportunities to volunteer can involve and Norwegian family life, fairy tales and songs. the experience of learning about a new language befriending senior citizens, vulnerable and disabled Mr Charlesworth also taught the children how and culture much more real for the children,” people; working in the events industry; placements to say numbers, colours and days of the week says Katie Reeves, a teacher at East Linton Primary with charities such as the RSPB and the YHA; charity in Norwegian, with the final session featuring School. “It’s been amazing how quickly the shop work or working with children. a class on Norwegian cuisine, complete with children have picked up the basics of the language. authentic Norwegian food, some of which he Hopefully it will have increased their enthusiasm For international students – who make up 43 per prepared himself. for learning new languages in the future.” cent of EUSA’s volunteers – it’s a successful way to learn about the culture of a new environment, The success of the ‘Exciting Languages’ project mix with the local community and fine tune “Some students had to will see it repeated in 2013 and the aim is to run written and spoken English skills. it throughout the full academic year by 2014/15.

“International students really want to get the most catch four different “We’d like to do a lot more in the future and the out of their experience in another country,” says buses to reach their students’ willingness to travel is central to this,” Hilary Wardle, EUSA Volunteer Development says Ms Wardle. “Some students had to catch four Manager. schools, which is a different buses to reach their schools, which is a great commitment, and it didn’t deter them at all. The numbers of students from overseas willing great commitment, This has been a really positive example of EUSA and to volunteer led in 2012 to programmes being the University working with schools in the wider developed specifically for international students. and it didn’t deter community and there’s huge potential there.” One such project, ‘Exciting Languages’, was piloted between February and May. them at all.” Part of the evolution of the scheme will see students receive more comprehensive training in 2013, Devised by former head teacher Judith McClure delivered in consultation with the Bilingualism and developed by EUSA with the University’s “As a foreign student in a foreign country Matters research group. linguistic research group Bilingualism Matters, the this was a great opportunity to talk about project gave international students the opportunity my own background and country,” explains Professor of Developmental Linguistics and Director to work with teachers in local primary schools, Mr Charlesworth. “The children were genuinely of Bilingualism Matters, Antonella Sorace, explains: delivering not just linguistic but also cultural interested and excited by it, which made it all “The original training was very basic but having lessons to children who had not yet studied the more enjoyable.” now run the pilot scheme we have been able to a foreign language. identify a more thorough training programme The advantages of introducing children to a new for the students to undertake in the future. Many The project forged valuable links and contacts language at an age when they are at their most of them are not working towards education or between schools and the University. For the students receptive, and encouraging them to embrace teaching qualifications so we will provide them involved, it was about giving something back. the culture of each country, soon became clear. with skills they wouldn’t necessarily get on their “If they spend their entire time on campus, they are For some of the participating pupils it was the first degree programme alone.” not getting a true sense of the local community,” time they had heard a foreign language. Learning For students at Edinburgh, it is now easier than explains Ms Wardle. “Our volunteers are very about a foreign culture from a native speaker gave ever to volunteer. Senior Vice-Principal External altruistic and enthusiastic and are able to offer them further insights. Affairs, Professor Mary Bownes, says: “EUSA set up something unique by explaining to children what Following the pilot, Ofsted Inspector Fiona Pate a specific volunteering centre with its own office it’s like growing up in another country.” reported that the most successful examples of and has been very proactive and supportive. Edinburgh’s international students are drawn from the ‘Exciting Languages’ pilot were those that Students can go in and see what opportunities are 130 countries, offering huge scope for the project were able to link the language into the curriculum there and get matched up and be volunteering to incorporate a wide variety of countries from through project work. One school linked the study very quickly. It’s working incredibly well.” across the globe. of Gaelic to a project they were completing

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18/19 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES and are able to offer something unique by and are what it’s like growing explaining to children up in another country.” “Our volunteers are very altruistic and enthusiastic “Our volunteers are Young learners in local schools are inspired by the University’s band of volunteering international students. inspired learners in local schools are Young Annual Review 2011/2012 Crest of the wave: supporting the flow of innovation

A major new test facility for marine energy research and development is due Researchers, staff and developers do not have long to open at the University’s King’s Buildings campus in summer 2013. to wait until they can start using the FloWave tank. The building housing the facility, and the main The All-Waters Combined Current and Wave Test This track record was central to the decision by basin, have already been completed, and early Facility (or FloWave tank) is designed to test wave the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research in 2013 the wave-makers, current generators or tidal current generator devices and will be able Council to partially fund the development of the and instrumentation will be installed. Following to mimic everything from normal to extreme new test tank. calibration, the tank will be ready to open in July conditions in coastal waters around the UK or August 2013. Without access to cutting-edge testing equipment, and Europe. marine energy companies would face the Professor Ian Bryden, Head of the Institute for At its heart is a fully instrumented, 25-metre expensive and time-consuming task of trialling Energy Systems and Chair of Renewable Energy diameter, circular tank that can emulate waves of devices at sea. Mr Brown hopes the facility will at Edinburgh, says there is a direct link between up to 28 metres and currents of up to 12 knots help to liberate the industry, allowing companies the achievements 40 years ago of Stephen Salter – simulated conditions currently unachievable to “de-risk” new technology, and thus bring – now Emeritus Professor of Engineering Design – anywhere else in the world. “right-first-time” products to market more rapidly. and the facility emerging at King’s Buildings. He views Edinburgh’s science and engineering The £9.3 million structure, which includes “The work in the 1970s was responsible for students as the seedbed for staffing those extensive workshop and office space, will allow making rigorous the whole concept of testing companies, and stresses the test tank’s role in researchers, academic staff and companies to waves in laboratory conditions,” he explains. enriching the relationships between students, test novel and existing technologies in a realistic “Prior to that, and no pun intended, it was research and industry. environment before devices are deployed at sea. a fairly hand-waving discipline.” “Marine energy companies need sufficiently skilled The shape of the tank makes it a unique asset He adds: “No one else has been bold enough and talented people,” Mr Brown says. “Where are in marine energy research, according to Stuart to propose something on this scale worldwide. those people going to come from? They’re going Brown, Chief Executive Officer of FloWave TT Ltd, Our doctoral students are going to be exposed to be at Edinburgh doing their studies, then the University subsidiary company set up to to beyond world-class facilities, beyond state-of- hopefully doing research in our tank, then going manage the facility. the-art facilities.” out into industry. From the University’s perspective “This is a circular tank that can produce both it’s a virtuous circle. This tank brings developers waves and currents at the same time, and on a in and around the University. That stimulates an “No one else has significant scale. This means that it is completely industry that requires staff – and they need to be different to anything else that’s out there,” talented students who are used to playing with been bold enough to Mr Brown explains. this kind of kit. So for the University and students it’s a win-win situation.” propose something on “Every other wave tank is rectangular with waves coming from one short end. This is the only one The decision to build the tank at Edinburgh this scale worldwide.” that’s fully encircled, so we can add in waves, and has already had other positive consequences combinations of waves, from any direction. Our for students, as Professor Stefano Brandani, multidirectional wave capability is outstanding. Head of the School of Engineering, explains. Professor Lesley Yellowlees, Vice-Principal and It’s the world’s first.” Head of the College of Science & Engineering, “As a result of the commitment to the structure considers the FloWave tank to be an important The new facility is the latest investment resulting being made we were successful in obtaining the expression of the University’s status as an from more than four decades of pioneering Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable international research hub. marine energy research at the University. Energy (IDCORE), in partnership with the universities of Strathclyde and Exeter,” he says. “It offers a “The wave tank is particularly exciting because In the 1970s, Professor Stephen Salter and his four-year Engineering Doctorate programme it shows we are at the heart of trying to find Wave Power Group created the iconic Salter’s and will initially train 50 doctoral students. solutions for the global challenges we face,” Duck, also known as the Edinburgh Duck, a IDCORE links us with a number of significant she says. “That’s what the University does and revolutionary device for converting wave energy companies, so students will go and work in should be doing. It’s also exciting for the city of into electricity. That breakthrough and the quality industry as well as undertaking research with us.” Edinburgh to have it, because in the very near of subsequent research at Edinburgh have led to future this city will be the worldwide centre for the University being regarded as one of the world’s research into marine energy.” leading institutions in marine energy research.

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AUGUST 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011 OCTOBER 2011 GENETICS STUDY HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL SCIENTISTS UNITE EXAMINES INTELLIGENCE INSTALLED AS CHANCELLOR TO BEAT DISEASES A University study – to test people’s DNA for HRH The Princess Royal was installed as the One of Europe’s largest centres for research into genetic variations linked to intelligence – Chancellor of the University at a special event held human genetics and molecular medicine was provided the first direct biological evidence for in the newly refurbished Old College quadrangle. created when more than 200 staff and students a genetic contribution to human intelligence. The Princess Royal succeeds HRH The Prince Philip, from the Medical Research Council Human Previous studies on twins and adopted people Duke of Edinburgh, who stepped down from the Genetics Unit joined the University of Edinburgh. have suggested that there is a substantial genetic role in 2010, having held the position since 1953. The newly strengthened Institute of Genetics and contribution to thinking skills. The Edinburgh The Princess, who is also Patron of the University’s Molecular Medicine, a partnership between the research team, which studied two types of Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, is the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Molecular intelligence in more than 3,500 people from eighth Chancellor in the 150-year history of the Medicine, the Medical Research Council and Scotland, England and Norway, found that 40 to position. The Chancellor is Chair of the General Cancer Research UK, will deliver clinical benefits 50 per cent of people’s differences in knowledge Council and nominates an Assessor in the directly to patients suffering from a variety of and problem-solving skills could be traced to University Court. Degrees are conferred by diseases. Conditions studied will include brain their genes. More than half a million genetic the Chancellor, or by the Vice-Chancellor. and eye disorders, cystic fibrosis and childhood markers on every person’s DNA were examined. and adult cancers.

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NOVEMBER 2011 DECEMBER 2011 JANUARY 2012 MEMORY LINK TO GOLD AWARD FOR ANATOMY ARTEFACTS SCHIZOPHRENIA REVEALED CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE UNVEILED TO PUBLIC Edinburgh researchers, working with Cardiff The University’s Confucius Institute received Intriguing artefacts, such as a facial cast of University colleagues, made a vital discovery a gold medal to mark its outstanding contribution 19th-century murderer William Burke, were about how schizophrenia develops. The scientists for strengthening ties with China. The award made available to the public, following a revamp identified changes to genes in patients with is the latest in a line of honours attributed to the of the University’s 1884 Anatomy Museum. The schizophrenia who had not inherited the disorder Institute, which was crowned Confucius Institute of Museum launched regular public opening hours and found that these genetic mutations could the Year for four consecutive years. The Confucius for the first time, allowing visitors access to its be linked to systems in the brain responsible for Institute for Scotland at the University of Edinburgh unique collection on the last Saturday of every learning and memory. The findings could inform was established in 2005 as a partnership between month. Among the objects on show are death new drug therapies for the condition. “Although it Edinburgh and Fudan University, Shanghai. The masks of Sir Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, has been known for some time that DNA mutations Institute acts as a bridge between Scotland and King George III and King George IV, a gorilla’s predispose individuals to the development of China by offering an extensive programme of skeleton and a preserved body from the late schizophrenia, it has remained a puzzle as to how Chinese language training and working with 1790s. “The museum provides a fascinating these genes cause behavioural problems,” said stakeholders to develop greater awareness of insight into how anatomy has progressed Seth Grant, Professor of Molecular Neuroscience. China in Scotland. from the late 1700s to the present day,” “The surprising finding was that DNA mutations said Dr Gordon Findlater, Head of Anatomy. that cause schizophrenia are interfering with the same proteins in the molecular machinery that controls learning and memory.”

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FEBRUARY 2012 MARCH 2012 APRIL 2012 STUDENTS SAMPLE NEW RECTOR BEGINS CARBON RESEARCH LEARNING METHODS THREE-YEAR TERM ATTRACTS INVESTMENT Traditional teaching was abandoned for one Edinburgh alumnus and political blogger Investment of £13 million was awarded to carbon week in February for a new scheme to encourage Mr Peter McColl was installed as the University’s capture and storage research coordinated by the students and teaching staff to explore alternative new Rector. The Rector chairs the University University of Edinburgh. The UK Carbon Capture methods of learning. The University’s first Court, the governing body of the University, and Storage Research Centre will bring together Innovative Learning Week gave students a and is elected every three years. Mr McColl, a leading researchers from across the UK and act packed programme of learning activities, which former Vice-President of the Edinburgh University as an interface for government, industry and offered extra opportunities designed to develop Students’ Association, is the 51st person to hold international collaboration. Carbon capture and new skills and prepare for employment. Instead the post. He was formerly Rector’s Assessor, storage (CCS) involves capturing carbon dioxide of attending conventional lectures and tutorials, while Mr Mark Ballard MSP held the post of Rector. emitted from burning fossil fuels in power plants students participated in work-based projects, “The Rector’s position as Chair of the University and industrial processes, and transporting it to attended science communication workshops, Court is a vital part of good governance, and I secure geological storage sites under the seabed. took part in course design or received support look forward to ensuring that this continues,” The Centre’s multidisciplinary teams will work with with CV and career preparation. Innovative said Mr McColl. Previous rectors have included UK and international partners on priority research

Learning Week will run again in February 2013. Sir Winston Churchill (1929–32) and Sir Alexander areas to contribute the use of CCS to limit CO2 Fleming (1951–54). emissions from fossil fuel use.

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MAY 2012 JUNE 2012 JULY 2012 FASHION SHOW AFRICAN STUDIES CELEBRATES ONLINE COURSES MAKES PLAYFAIR DEBUT 50-YEAR HISTORY LAUNCHED FOR ALL The University’s iconic Playfair Library Hall was The University’s Centre of African Studies (CAS) The University launched six new courses available transformed into a catwalk to host the Edinburgh celebrated its 50-year history with a landmark to anyone for online study. These Massive Open College of Art Fashion Show, a major event in the conference exploring issues relating to the Online Courses (MOOCs) are delivered through city’s cultural calendar, and the first show since the continent, including politics, development and the Coursera partnership, a network of leading University of Edinburgh merged with Edinburgh climate change. Founded in 1963, the Centre international universities that offers short College of Art in August 2011. An audience of has generated leading research on many aspects undergraduate-level online courses free of charge. almost 2,500, including more than 400 school of Africa. Its activities include teaching and Edinburgh was the first UK university to join the children, viewed collections from final-year students supervision, seminars, conferences, workshops initiative. The available courses cover a broad from the Fashion, Performance Costume and and fundraising for scholarships. CAS also links range of subjects, including astrobiology, equine Textiles programmes, during the show’s three-day with major educational and cultural organisations nutrition, artificial intelligence, e-learning and run. More than 150 students, supported by a team in Africa and Scotland. The University’s educational digital cultures, philosophy, and critical thinking of staff, models and professional hair and make-up links with Africa can be traced back to the in global challenges. Developed by senior artists, took part in the show’s production, from 19th century. James ‘Africanus’ Horton (1835– academic staff, the content of MOOCs is checked backstage support to front-of-house duties. 1883) of Sierra Leone was the University’s first using the same quality assurance methods as recorded African graduate. other programmes. However, they do not offer a credit towards entrance to the University.

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In financial terms, this past year The strong balance sheet reflects another year Main Library. Major investment has been made has proved to be another very of positive cash generation, and includes £50 in the IT-related infrastructure with essential successful one. During this period million of long-term loan finance secured from the additional network resilience installed at Easter European Investment Bank. This cash generation is Bush. The year also saw the official opening the University merged with key to our ability to reinvest in our extensive estate of the £54 million Scottish Centre for Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) against a background of reducing support from Regenerative Medicine. and the MRC’s Human Genetics public funds. Unit (HGU), adding to the core The University Court has agreed a financial The total value of the endowment fund increased strategy to support the Strategic Plan which strengths of the University, during the year by £2 million to £238 million and sets some key financial targets, such as delivering building on our international income, together with that on bank deposits, consistent recurrent surpluses and maintaining reputation, and diversifying and grew strongly by 25 per cent. an adequate level of expenditure on building strengthening our scientific and maintenance and refurbishment. It also addresses Consistent with our Estate Strategy 2010-2020 investment management and liquidity. cultural contributions to society. and Strategic Plan 2012-2016, a range of developments is underway, including: We continue to pursue an active international Income and expenditure highlights include: agenda with a range of new developments. • the final phase of the Main Library The University has achieved the highest rating in • Funding Council grants reduced to redevelopment; the skilled worker and student categories under 27 per cent of total income compared the UK Borders Agency (UKBA) rating system and to the previous year (29 per cent); • the £10 million Edinburgh Centre for maintained a highly trusted status, ensuring our Carbon Innovation (ECCI). The ECCI will ability to recruit the best staff and students from • tuition fee income grew by £19 million facilitate development of workable around the world is maintained. The special to £150 million, within which we achieved solutions for a low carbon future; a 24 per cent increase to £85 million in relationship with North American institutions was respect of students from outside the EU. • a £10 million test tank facility at King’s further consolidated by the formal launch of the Fees from UK and EU students increased Buildings is being developed, which will International Office’s North America Liaison Office. moderately, and overall student numbers provide a facility for testing off-shore In addition the new Office of the Americas based exceeded 31,000 for the first time; renewable energy devices; in São Paulo has now been opened.

• research grants income grew as a • a £33 million redevelopment of a major Following the Scottish Government’s decision to result of the mergers with ECA and HGU, building in the George Square area, remove funding for students studying in Scotland, and a steady performance elsewhere; to relocate the School of Literatures, who usually live in the rest of the UK, the University Languages & Cultures from around set fees for this cohort of (RUK) students at £9,000 • other income includes sources such as 17 different sites; per annum. It also introduced the UK’s most residences, catering and conferences as generous package of bursaries for RUK-domiciled well as income from subsidiary companies. • a £12 million extension to the Advanced students on the lowest household incomes, with Overall, this category increased its Computer Facility; the aim of ensuring that no student is prevented turnover from £137.6 million to from attending the University on the basis of £155.4 million, a 13 per cent increase • post-merger, refurbishment works financial difficulty. More than 50 per cent of on the previous year; continue on the ECA estate; the additional tuition fee income goes towards bursaries with the remainder going towards • the £3 million Anne Rowling Regenerative • the University of Edinburgh Development enhancing the student experience. A major Neurology Clinic development. Trust received more than £11 million in new scheme for access and accommodation donations, one of its strongest results Other projects include the McEwan Hall bursaries for Scottish-domiciled students has to date; (£27 million), St Cecilia’s Hall (£7 million), also been introduced. Appleton Tower cladding (£27 million), and the • reflecting this growing activity, staff The University also remains fully committed School of Biological Sciences at King’s Buildings numbers increased by 8.5 per cent. to improving its performance in the National (£37 million). Other new building projects being Overall staff costs, at £355 million, Student Survey. progressed include new avian facilities at the represent 54 per cent of total expenditure. Roslin Institute (£14 million), a link building for It is extremely pleasing to see that the University Systems Medicine at the Western General Hospital has maintained its strong performance despite (£10 million) and a Day Nursery at King’s Buildings a very challenging external climate. None of this (£3 million). Completed estates developments success would have been possible without the during the year included the new Noreen and commitment and ingenuity of our staff, students Kenneth Murray Library facility at King’s and supporters. Buildings and the penultimate phase of the

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The above information reflects The above information the audited accounts published in December 2012. year to July 2012 the for Anyone wishing further is invited to contact information the University’s Director of Finance. GROUP BALANCE SHEET JULY 31 AS AT GROUP INCOME AND AND GROUP INCOME ACCOUNT EXPENDITURE JULY 31 THE YEAR ENDED FOR Annual Review 2011/2012 Honorary graduations and other distinctions

Those awarded honorary degrees between 1 August 2011 and 31 July 2012

Professor Mr Pascal Lamy Professor John Beddington Director-General, William McKelvey UK Chief Scientific Adviser World Trade Professor of Veterinary and Honorary Principal Organization Science and Former Research Fellow in Doctor of Science Principal of the Scottish Applied Population Agricultural College Biology, Imperial Doctor of Science College London Doctor of Science

Ms Nicola Benedetti Professor Dr John Markland Violinist Malcolm Longair Former Vice-Convener, Doctor of Music Jacksonian Professor The University of of Natural Philosophy Edinburgh Court (1991–2008), Doctor honoris causa The University of Cambridge Doctor of Science

Professor Fergus Craik Ms Helen Ann Professor Senior Scientist, Mackinnon Sir Fergus Millar Baycrest Rotman Director of Nursing, Emeritus Camden Research Institute Midwifery and Allied Professor of Ancient Doctor of Science Health Professions, History, The University in Social Science NHS Education for of Oxford Scotland (retired) Doctor of Letters Doctor of Science in Social Science

Professor Mrs Irene McTernan Professor Jonathan Douglas Dunn Administrator, Edward Harland Mills Emeritus Professor The University of Director, Edinburgh of English, Edinburgh Sports International Festival The University Union (retired) Doctor honoris causa of St Andrews Honorary Fellow Doctor of Letters

Mr Suresh Kumar Goel Mr David McAllister Mr Edson Arantes do Director-General, Prime Minister Nascimento (Pelé) Indian Council for of Lower Saxony Footballer and Cultural Relations Doctor honoris causa United Nations Doctor honoris causa ambassador for ecology and the environment Doctor honoris causa

28/29 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES The Kirby Laing Foundation Represented by the Reverend Charles Burch, of the Foundation. Trustee The Kirby Laing Foundation has been a long-standing supporter of the University’s School of Divinity Mr Hugh and Mrs Josseline Langmuir University benefactors Dr Joanne Kathleen Rowling Author JK Rowling donated £10 million to the University for the establishment of the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic www.ed.ac.uk/ about/people/ honorary-degrees BENEFACTORS as University recognises This award individuals or organisations benefactors contributions, that have made significant or otherwise,financial to the University. honoris causa honoris causa honoris causa The Very Reverend Professor Iain Richard Torrance President, Princeton Theological Seminary Doctor of Divinity Dr Lincoln Wallen Officer, Chief Technology DreamWorks Animation Doctor The Rt Hon Lord Wilson of Tillyorn Chancellor, The University of Aberdeen Doctor Mr Martin Wishart Chef and entrepreneur Doctor honoris causa honoris causa honoris causa honoris causa Dr Vyacheslav Nikonov Chairman of the Management Board, Mir Foundation Russkiy Doctor Professor Pippa Norris McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, The John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Doctor Professor Stephen Salter of Emeritus Professor Engineering Design, The University of Edinburgh Doctor of Science Mr Jon Snow Journalist and broadcaster Doctor Professor Dame Joan Kathleen Stringer Principal and Vice- Edinburgh Chancellor, Napier University Doctor Annual Review 2011/2012 Awards and achievements

A selection of accolades bestowed upon members of staff and associates of the University of Edinburgh between 1 August 2011 and 31 July 2012

QUEEN’S HONOURS EUSA Teaching Awards FELLOWSHIPS The EUSA Teaching Awards recognise New Year Honours List teaching excellence across 13 categories. Academy of Medical Sciences Professor Alan Bundy, Professor of Professor Jane Norman, Professor of 2012 winners Automated Reasoning, was made CBE Maternal and Fetal Health, and Professor Award for Teaching in the Vet School: for services to computer reasoning. Philippa Saunders, Director of Postgraduate Professor Graham Pettigrew Research (MVM), were made Fellows of Dr Frances Dow, Honorary Fellow in (Preclinical Veterinary Science) History, was made CBE for services to UK–US the Academy of Medical Sciences. Best Course: Pioneers of Cultural relations and the Marshall Scholarships. British Academy Communication: Europe, Professor Neil Walker, Regius Professor of Professor Ursula Martin, Visiting Professor India & Japan (History) with the School of Informatics, was made Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations, Best Department: English Literature CBE for services to computer science. was made a Fellow of the British Academy. Best Director of Studies: Professor Stuart Haszeldine, Scottish Chartered Institute of Dr Dimitra Politi (Economics) Power Professor of Carbon Capture and Personnel and Development Storage, was made OBE for services Best Feedback: Dr Graeme Trousdale Professor Brian Main, Professor of to climate change technologies. (Linguistics & English Language) Business Economics, has been made an Academic Fellow of the Chartered Mr Gordon MacKinlay, General Paediatric Best Postgraduate Tutor: Institute for Personnel and Development. Surgeon and Child Life and Health Senior Lecturer, Ms Charity McAdams (English Literature) was made OBE for services to paediatric surgery. Best Research or Dissertation Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Mr Brian Cameron, Technical Support Officer Supervisor: Dr Mary Ho (Business) Professor Bernie Mulgrew, Professor of with the School of GeoSciences, was made MBE Campbell Award for Teaching in Signals and Systems, was elected Fellow of the for services to science engagement in Scotland. the Humanities & Social Sciences: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Dr James Roy Robertson MBE, part-time Professor Hector MacQueen (Law) Institute of Physics Reader in General Practice with the Centre Developing Student Employability: Professor Lesley Yellowlees, Professor of for Population Health Sciences, was made Ms Susan Kemp (Film, Performance & Media Arts) Inorganic Electrochemistry, Vice-Principal and Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO). Innovative Teaching Award: Head of the College of Science & Engineering, Birthday Honours List Ms Fumiko Narumi-Munro (Japanese) was made a Fellow of the Institute of Physics. Professor Heather Cubie, Head of the Kendell Award for Teaching in Medicine: International Research Society University-based Human Papillomavirus Group Professor Jamie Davies (Biomedical Sciences) for Public Management and Honorary Professor of Research and Simon van Heyningen Award for Teaching Professor Stephen Osborne, Professor of Research Management, was made MBE for in Science & Engineering: International Public Management, was made services to healthcare science in Scotland. Dr Kristel Torokoff (Physics & Astronomy) an Honorary Fellow of the International Professor Scott Murray, St Columba’s Research Society for Public Management. Supporting Students’ Learning Award: Hospice Chair of Primary Palliative Care, was Ms Edyta Monika Hunter (Psychology) Royal Scottish Geographical Society made MBE for services to medical science. Mr Bruce Gittings, MSc in GIS External Relations Coordinator, was made a Fellow www.ed.ac.uk/news/ www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/ of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. staff/honours-040111 teachingawards Royal Society Professor Alan Bundy, Professor of www.ed.ac.uk/news/ Automated Reasoning, and Professor Principal’s Medals Andrew Miller, Professor of Systems Biology, staff/honours-180612 Two medals are awarded to recognise staff who were made Fellows of the Royal Society. have made a significant contribution to the Royal Society of Edinburgh University and those who have made an impact University of Edinburgh academics elected to the UNIVERSITY AWARDS in the wider community outside the University. Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh were: The 2011 Principal’s Medal for Outstanding Chancellor’s Awards • Professor Polly Arnold, Chair of Service was jointly awarded to Ms Karen These annual awards, presented by the Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry University’s Chancellor, are given in recognition Bowman, Director of Procurement, and Mr Jake • Professor David Cameron, Professor of innovation, relevance, creativity and personal Broadhurst, International Projects Manager. of Oncology and Clinical Director of the dedication in teaching and research. The 2011 Principal’s Medal for Service Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre Professor Mark Bradley, Professor of to the Community was awarded to • Professor Rebecca Cheung, High-Throughput Chemistry, received Dr Chris Speed, Reader in Architecture. Professor of Nanoelectronics the Chancellor’s Award for Research. Tam Dalyell Prize for Excellence in • Professor Hilary Critchley, Professor Sue Welburn, Professor of Medical Engaging the Public with Science Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Veterinary Molecular Epidemiology, This annual prize rewards an individual or group received the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching. for work with a focus on science communication. • Professor Heather Cubie, Honorary Professor of Research and Research Management Dr Dominic Johnson, Reader in Politics and The 2011 award was given to Professor Colin International Relations, received the Rising Pulham, Professor of High-Pressure Chemistry. • Professor Jane Dawson, Star Award. Professor of Reformation History 30/31 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES Professor of Professor

Honorary

first-year PhD student

was awarded an

Sociology, won the Granovetter Award for the Award for won the Granovetter Sociology, best published article on economic sociology from the American Sociological Association. His winning article was ‘The Credit Crisis as a Problem in the Sociology of Knowledge’. Honorary Degree The University’s Principal, Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea, honorary degree from McGill University, Montreal. He received the Doctor of Laws. Professor, received France’s highest honour. received France’s highest honour. Professor, He was presented with the insignia of Grand Officier de la Légion d’honneur. Organization World Stroke , Professor Professor Peter Sandercock received the World of Medical Neurology, Organization President’s Award. Stroke Les Prix du Québec , Ms Harriet Kennedy in the Centre of Canadian Studies, won the postgraduate Prix du Québec. Award Granovetter , Professor Donald MacKenzie MAKING AN IMPACT Royal Society of Edinburgh Devine, Senior Research Professor Tom was awarded the RSE of History, Professor Engagement. Public Beltane Senior Prize for Society for Applied Microbiology , second-year PhD student Ms Vicky Jane Young Reproductivewith the MRC Centre for Health, won the Society’s Communications Award. Society for General Microbiology Hoeve, Research Fellow and ProjectDr Marieke Regenerative Manager with the Centre for Medicine, was awarded the Society for General Microbiology Outreach Prize. RISING STARS Nexxus Life Science Awards Fellow Dr Sarah Reece, Wellcome Trust in the School of Biological Sciences, won Scientist of the Year. 2011 Nexxus Young Royal Astronomical Society Kitching, Fellow at the Institute for Dr Tom won the Winton Capital Award Astronomy, from the Royal Astronomical Society. Society for Primary Care , Research Fellow at the Dr Kathrin Cresswell Population Health Sciences, was Centre for Primary awarded the Society for Care’s Yvonne Carter Researcher. Outstanding New Award for ACCLAIMINTERNATIONAL Honour French Professor Sir Michael Atiyah, Simon Professor of Professor

HR Coordinator with

Senior Research Assistant in

Award Professor of Language Evolution, Professor

Professor Gordon Plotkin, Professor Gordon Informatics, received the Milner Award. received the Milner Informatics, , ForbesProfessor David Leigh of Organic Chemistry, Professor Lecture.will give the Bakerian LOCAL HEROES LOCAL Award The Edinburgh Emeritus Professor Peter Higgs received the Edinburgh Award. A sculpture of the theoretical physicist’s handprints was installed on a flagstone in the City Chambers’ quadrangle. The List EXCELLENT SERVICE National Government Opportunities (GO) Awards in Public Procurement Excellence departmentThe University Procurement of the Year. was named GO Team HR Network National Awards , Ms Linsay McKeown • FOUND, the band and artFOUND, collective featuring Campbell, University staff members Mr Ziggy and Professor Sound Technician, Kirby, an won the inaugural List award for arts. exceptional contribution to Scottish BAFTAs Scottish Ms Morag McKinnon, Edinburgh won the award for College of Art tutor, her film Donkeys. for best feature, Accommodation Services, the award received of HR Assistant/HR Officer of the Year. Awards PraxisUnico Impact , Roslin Institute Business Dr Sonja Vujovic was named Development Manager, Achiever of the Year. Knowledge Transfer EducationInvestor Awards Launch.ed, the University’s free support service student entrepreneurs, won the for higher education innovation. award for • Royal Society of Chemistry , Chair of SyntheticProfessor Polly Arnold won the Royal Society Inorganic Chemistry, of Chemistry’s Corday-Morgan Prize. (RSE) Royal Society of Edinburgh Dr David Wright, the School of GeoSciences, was awarded the Prize in Energy Innovation. first RSE/BP Hutton Zoological Society of , Professor Little Professor Tom received the Zoological Evolutionary Biology, Society of London Scientific Medal. Professor of Professor

Buchanan Emeritus

, Professor Simon Kirby of Language Evolution Professor Kruuk, Professor Loeske of EvolutionaryProfessor Ecology of Leng, Professor Professor Gareth and Head ofExperimental Physiology the School of Biomedical Sciences Professor Leonid Libkin, Professor Polly Arnold, Chair of Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry, received the Rosalind Franklin Award. , Professor Adrian Bird , Professor of Medicine , Professor Professor John Iredale Foundations of Data Management of , Professor Professor Lesley Yellowlees Vice-Principal and Inorganic Electrochemistry, Head of the College of Science & Engineering Murray, Emeritus Professor Sir Kenneth was awarded the Royal Medal. Professor, Professor of Genetics, was awarded Professor the GlaxoSmithKline Prize. • • • • RESEARCH OUTSTANDING International Glaciological Society Professor David Sugden, Emeritus Professor, was awarded the Seligman Crystal by the International Glacialogical Society. Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland Professor Barry Dawson, in the School of GeoSciences, Professor was awarded the Society’s Collins Medal. Royal Academy of Engineering of Professor Stephen Salter, Emeritus Professor Engineering Design, received the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Sustained Achievement Award. Royal Astronomical Society , Regius Professor Andy Lawrence received the Royal of Astronomy, Professor Astronomical Society Group Award as part of the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) team. Geographical Society Royal Scottish Professor David Sugden, Emeritus Professor, Research Medal was awarded the Coppock Geographical Society. from the Royal Scottish Professor Charles Withers, Ogilvie Chair of received the Founder’s Medal. Geography, Royal Society Five Edinburgh researchers were among an elite group of scientists to receive the Society’s highly regarded awards, medals and lectureships in recognition of the wider societal impact of their work. • • • • • Annual Review 2011/2012 Appointments

Appointments commenced between 1 August 2011 and 31 July 2012

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES Professorships COLLEGE OF MEDICINE & SOCIAL SCIENCE Professor Emilios Avgouleas & VETERINARY MEDICINE Chair of Banking Law Professor Christine Bell Personal Chairs Chair of Constitutional Law Personal Chairs Professor Mark Aspinwall Professor Ewen Cameron Professor Alison Douglas Personal Chair of Politics Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish Personal Chair of Reproductive and International Relations History and Palaeography Neuroendocrinology Professor Christina Boswell Professor Grant Jarvie Professor Ross Fitzgerald Personal Chair of Politics Chair of Sport Personal Chair of Molecular Bacteriology Professor Holly Branigan Professor Nanette Mutrie Professor Thomas Freeman Personal Chair of Psychology Chair of Physical Activity for Health Personal Chair of Systems Immunology of Language and Cognition Professor Lydia Plowman Professor Brian McKinstry Professor Tom Devine Chair of Education and Technology Personal Chair of Primary Care E-Health Personal Senior Research Chair of History Professor Mona Siddiqui Professor Igor Rudan Professor Anthony Lynch Chair of Islamic and Inter-Religious Studies Personal Chair of International Health Personal Chair of Student Learning Professor Urs Matthias Zachmann and Molecular Medicine Professor Andrew McKinlay Handa Chair of Japanese–Chinese Relations Professor Mark Stevens Personal Chair of Social Psychology Personal Chair of Microbial Pathogenesis

Professor Fiona McLachlan Honorary Professorships Professor David Wilson Personal Chair of Architectural Practice Personal Chair of Paediatric Professor David Breeze Gastroenterology and Nutrition Professor Jolyon Mitchell School of History, Classics & Archaeology Personal Chair of Communications, Professor David Wyllie Arts and Religion Professor Bronwen Cohen Personal Chair of Ion Channel School of Social & Political Science Professor Elspeth Reid Physiology and Pharmacology Personal Chair of Scottish Private Law Professor Henry McLeish School of Social & Political Science Professor Andrew Thompson Professorships Personal Chair of Public Policy and Citizenship Professor Belinda Thomson Edinburgh College of Art Professor Andrew McIntosh Chair of Biological Psychiatry Professor Jeremy Hall Chair of Psychiatry Professor Paul Digard Chair of Livestock Immunology

32/33 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES Professorships Professor Charles Cockell Chair of Astrobiology Senior Honorary Professorships Professor Alexander Davie School of Mathematics Professor Colin Graham School of GeoSciences Honorary Professorships Mitchell Professor Richard School of GeoSciences Professor Alan O’Neill School of GeoSciences Professor Prakash Panangaden School of Informatics Tokuda Professor Keiichi School of Informatics COLLEGE OF SCIENCE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING Personal Chairs Professor Stuart Anderson Systems Personal Chair of Dependable Professor James Douglas Armstrong Personal Chair of Systems Neurobiology Professor Philip Best Personal Chair of Extragalactic Astrophysics Blackburn Professor Claire Personal Chair of Tissue Stem Cell Biology Professor Euan Brechin Personal Chair of Coordination Chemistry Professor Stephen Gilmore Personal Chair of Software Modelling Systems Professor Maurizio Mencuccini Personal Chair of Forest Science Professor Peter Nienow Personal Chair of Glaciology Professor Jamie Pearce Personal Chair of Health Geography Professor Graham Stone Personal Chair of Ecology Professor Henry Thompson Personal Chair of Web Informatics Professor John Thompson Personal Chair of Signal Processing and Communications Honorary Professorships Professor John Bartlett Medicine School of Molecular & Clinical Professor John Fazakerley University of Edinburgh The Roslin Institute at the Professor Brian Fleck & Community Health School of Clinical Sciences Professor John Forsythe School of Clinical Sciences & Community Health Professor David Harrison School of Molecular & Clinical Medicine Ibbetson Professor Richard School of Clinical Sciences & Community Health Professor Jacqueline Matthews School of Veterinary Studies Royal (Dick) Professor Alan McNeilly School of Clinical Sciences & Community Health Meehan Professor Richard School of Molecular & Clinical Medicine Professor Elspeth Milne School of Veterinary Studies Royal (Dick) Professor Anne O’Hare School of Clinical Sciences & Community Health Professor Christopher Prowse School of Clinical Sciences & Community Health Professor Robin Sellar School of Molecular & Clinical Medicine Professor Michael Sharpe School of Molecular & Clinical Medicine Turner Professor Marc School of Clinical Sciences & Community Health Professor Hamish Wallace School of Clinical Sciences & Community Health Professor Elaine Watson School of Veterinary Studies Royal (Dick) Annual Review 2011/2012 Appendix 1

UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES

2004 year of entry Men Women Total Applications* 16,692 20,386 37,078 Acceptances 1,908 2,439 4,347

2005 year of entry Men Women Total Applications* 18,767 22,959 41,726 Acceptances 2,043 2,477 4,520

2006 year of entry Men Women Total Applications* 20,578 24,636 45,214 Acceptances 1,842 2,319 4,161

2007 year of entry Men Women Total Applications* 22,174 26,609 48,783 Acceptances 1,936 2,442 4,378

2008 year of entry** Men Women Total Applications* 21,193 24,462 45,655 Acceptances 2,221 2,618 4,839

2009 year of entry** Men Women Total Applications* 22,523 25,299 47,822 Acceptances 2,479 2,870 5,349

2010 year of entry** Men Women Total Applications* 21,601 25,657 47,258 Acceptances 1,631 2,190 3,821

2011 year of entry** Men Women Total Applications* 18,549 22,189 40,738 Acceptances 1,981 2,895 4,876 Please note: 2012 year of entry** Men Women Total * Number of applications received in each cycle for entry Applications* 20,371 27,188 47,559 in the same year or deferred entry the following year. Acceptances 2,281 3,224 5,505 ** UCAS reduced the number of applications per applicant from six to five from the 2008 entry cycle.

48,783 47,822 47,258 47,559 45,214 45,655 41,726 40,738 37,078

5,349 5,505 4,347 4,520 4,161 4,378 4,839 3,821 4,876 Acceptances Applications 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 ENTRY YEAR

Please note: Figures for 2011 include Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) acceptances but exclude ECA applications. Figures for 2012 include both ECA applications and acceptances.

34/35 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES 156 158 158 180 190 196 193 215 Undergraduate postgraduate Taught postgraduate Research 212 248 261 250 302 253 MaleMMaleMaleMaleMale Male 13,415 380 445 lelelelele 393 1,705 17,920 FemaFFemaFemaFemaFema Female Female Male 507 2,037 445 253 250 248 215 196 180 158 507 393 380 302 261 212 193 190 158 156 2,037 1,705

United States of America China Mainland Canada Malaysia India Kong Hong Norway Singapore Taiwan Australia Germany Greece Ireland (Republic of) France Italy Bulgaria Poland Spain Sweden Lithuania Research Research Please note: orThe figures above represent all students matriculated during the session, with the exception of those exiting interrupting their studies within five weeks of the first semester start date. Visiting students, part-time and distance learning students, and students on collaborative programmes are included. Domicile on entry is declared by the student when first matriculating onto their programme. TOP 10 EU DOMICILE ON ENTRY (EXCLUDING UK) EU DOMICILE 10 TOP DOMICILE ON ENTRY INTERNATIONAL 10 TOP Taught Taught 38% 61% 12,040 7,696 7,688 0.5% 24.5% 25% 25% 14% 12% Channel Islands and Isle of Man 139 Scotland International UK Other Other EU and Cyprus 3,772 Science & Engineering Medicine & Veterinary Medicine 4,337 7,837 Humanities & Social Science 19,161 STUDENT BODY BY DOMICILE STUDENT BODY BY DOMICILE REGION ON ENTRY STUDENT BODY BY COLLEGE STUDENT BODY BY LEVEL OF STUDY AND GENDER BY LEVEL OF STUDY AND STUDENT BODY Appendix 2 Appendix

Undergraduate postgraduate postgraduate Total postgraduate postgraduate Undergraduate Female 11,893 3,773 2,282 13,415 Male 8,626 2,507 2,254 20,519 Total 17,920 6,280 4,536 31,335 Total 31,335 Total Total 31,355 Total Annual Review 2011/2012 Appendix 3

Benefactions Giving from 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2012

*Donors to the University of Edinburgh USA Development Trust Inc, an organisation formed to advance the purpose of the University of Edinburgh.

£1,000–£4,999 Dziniak Charitable Trust for Animals Mrs Bridget Macaskill* Mr Bruce Rae Mrs Jill Acheson Mr Dugald Eadie Dr Alexander MacGregor Sheriff Rita Rae Mr Geoffrey Adam Ede and Ravenscroft Ltd Mr Jim MacGregor Mr Donald Rice Alzheimer Scotland Mr Goetz Eggelhoefer Mr WK Maciver CBE and Mrs Maria Robertson Analog Devices Ltd Mr Christopher Ewan* Mrs Virginia Maciver Dr Alex Robertson Dr Margaret Angus F Hoffmann-La Roche AG Dr John Mackay and Rev Alan and Mrs Roma Roy Mrs Cynthia Atkinson Miss Rosalind Fairbairn Dr Judith Mackay OBE Annabelle Rose Foundation Mr J Allan Auchnie Mr Simon Fennell* The Rt Hon The Lord Dr Frank Rushbrook CBE Mr Michael Avery Mrs Kathleen Fraser Mackay of Clashfern The late Sir William S Ryrie KCB Mr David Baillie Dr James French Mr George Mackintosh Schlumberger Cambridge Research The Barns-Graham Charitable Trust The Friendship Fund Dr Benjamin Malcolm Miss Rachel Scott Dr Alastair Berry Ms Gillian Fyfe Mr James Manclark Mr Douglas Sharp Dr Stuart Blackie Dr Angus Gibson Mr Ross Marshall Sheila and Denis Cohen Miss Dorothy Boardman Mr Colin Gilchrist Dr Pamela Martin Charitable Trust Mr Stephen and Mr Ian Gilchrist Mr David Massingham R Shelton Mrs Stephanie Bourne Ms Marlene Gilchrist and Ms Bridin O’Connor Professor Dan Shen Senior Vice-Principal Mr Baram Golzari Mr Richard Maudslay CBE The late Dr John Shepherd Professor Mary Bownes Google UK Ltd and Mrs Rosalind Maudslay Shire Pharmaceuticals Ltd Mrs Patricia Britton Mr Morton Gould The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation The late Dr John Sloss Sir Francis Brooke Bt Mr Malcolm Gourlay Professor R Alexander Mr Gordon and Mrs Gillian Smith Mr Richard Brotherston Dr Joyce Grainger McCall Smith CBE Andrew Smith Memorial Foundation Mr William Brotherston Mr Murray Grant Mr Gordon McConnachie Dr Isabella Smith Hon H Broughton Mr Alan Gray Mr David McCorquodale Ms Rhoda Smith Mrs Ann Burleigh Professor James Gray OBE Mr Gordon McCulloch Mr Edward Sparrow Caem Store Design Ltd and Mrs Catherine Gray Sir Ian McKellen Lady Valerie Stacey QC Dr Niall Caldwell Dr Mary Hall Dr Duncan McMartin* Mr Nigel Stein Mr Thomas Campbell Dr John Hamilton Mr John McNeil Dr Uwe Stein Mr Christopher Carter Mr Ian Harley Mr Jeffrey Meek Mrs Margaret Stevenson Professor John Cassels FRS FRSE Dr Roy Harris OBE Mr Paul Meitner Sheriff Alastair Stewart QC Mr David Cavaye Dr Erik Hauge Dr Elaine Melrose Dr John Stewart Mr Alan Chainey Mrs Caroline Haviland Mr David Millar OBE Rev Robin Stewart Mrs P Joyce Chapman Mrs Marilyn Hay Mrs C Miller Professor Michael Stubbs Mr Colin Christie Heritage Lottery Fund Sir Ronald Miller CBE Ms Sascha Sudikoff The Church of Scotland Dr Edward Ho Misses Barrie Charitable Trust Mr Louis Susman* Mr William Clark Mr Mark Hope Mr David Morgan Mr Gavin Tait Mrs Jean Colquhoun In Conference Ltd Ms Caroline Morrison Mrs Pamela Tames Ms Kirsty Connell Italian Institute of Culture Mr James and Mrs Grace Morrison The Tay Charitable Trust Dr Alexis Cornish Dr William Jack CB Morrison Construction Rev Bryan and The Council of American Mr Andrew Jamieson Mr Fred Multon Mrs Jennifer Tomlinson Overseas Research Centers* Dr Brian Jamieson Mr Michael and Dr Anne Munro Professor Henryk Urich Mr James Courtenay-Evans Jeremy Gardner Associates Mushroom Trust The Vernet-Trump Charitable Trust Dr Robert Craig Mr Alan Johnston Mr Donald Ness Vittoria Restaurant Ltd Mrs Elizabeth Croft Ms Fiona Kerr Dr Philip Nye Mr Edward and Cummins Generator Technologies Mrs Joan Kidd Lady Fiona Pattullo Mrs Catherine Walker Dr Anna Daiches Mrs Maria-Christina Kreith Mr Benjamin Pentreath Mr Andrew Watters Mr Stuart Davies Mr Ramzi S Kurban Rev Ian and Mrs Marion Petrie Mr Ian Wattie Dialog Semiconductor The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust Mr Lance Phillips Mr David Willis Mr Stewart Dick Dr Qiming Li Professor Gordon D Plotkin Ms Sally Womersley Dr Rosemary Dolan Mr Alan P Liebing Mr Charles Plouviez Wood Mackenzie Ltd Mr Nicholas Donofrio* Mr John Lloyd Mr John Porter Sir Stephen Young Bt QC The Henry Drucker Memorial Fund Dr Jim Love* Dr Peter Powell Dr Helen Zealley OBE

36/37 INTRODUCTION FEATURES NEWS FINANCIAL REVIEW HONORARY GRADUATIONS AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS APPENDICES Ms Katharine T Friese-Greene Mrs Margaret M Garvie Miss Christine Gough Mr John Harris Mr Anthony P Howatt Mr Javed Hussain Mr Andrew Hutcheson John P Hutton Professor Mrs Margaret Ireland Dr John Johnston Mr John Kettle Colonel Julia Kneale MBE Kuhara Mr Tsuneo Mr Gordon Laing Mrs Linda Laing Mr Hugh M Langmuir Mrs Josseline Langmuir Dr Callum Livingstone Mr Hugh G Mackay Mr Alistair and Mrs Carol Martin Mrs Carol Martin Rev Dr Lee McDonald Ms Janice Newlands Miss Alisoun Nisbet Mr Giles Orr Mr Timothy H Peake Ms Mairi Rosko Ms Ella L Russell Mr Earl Sampson Mr Douglas Scott Dr Rhoda Scott Ms Louise Silverton Dr Charles Sim Sheriff Ian Simpson Dr Anthony Smith Mr Peter Smith Mr Alexander Stevenson Dr Gavin Strang QC Mr John G Sturrock Dr Colin Tinline Mrs Anne W Vallings Mr D B B Walters Miss Janice Wason Mrs Margaret C Webster Mr Kenneth M Weighand Dr Martin White USA Development Trust Inc USA Development Trust and Mrs Louise MacDonald Cancer Research for and Dr Norma Nimmo 1988 Foundation Sackler Development for Carlyle Circle Alumni and friends who pledged a legacy to the University between 1 August 2011 and 31 July 2012 Irmawati Agustini Dr Sally Birse Mrs Moragh C Bradshaw MBE Mr Stephen Bramhall Dr Ian Bruce Mrs Beverley Casebow Mr Richard Casebow Mr Gordon Clyne Mrs Julia Clyne Dr David Cross Dr Laura Cross Mr John Daly Mr John Farn The University of Edinburgh Fidelity International Mr Robert Funk* Trust William Ramsay Henderson High Blood Pressure Foundation CBEMr A Donald M MacDonald The RS Macdonald Charitable Trust The Doreen Maguire Trust Trust Marchig Animal Welfare Mary Kinross Charitable Trust The Muir Maxwell Trust Nicola Murray Foundation Walter Nimmo Professor PiggyBankKids Row Fogo Charitable Trust The Dr Mortimer and Theresa Santander PLC Power Scottish The Shirley Foundation E&P UK Ltd Total Lady Trotman* Dr Alfred Wild Wolfson Microelectronics Worldwide Support the Charitable Chiels and Mrs Mary Choksi* and Lady O’Shea The Late Mr Peter Banks Mrs Lindsay Barclay and Barham Benevolent Foundation Binks Trust Miss Anthea Bond Mrs Maude Brownlie The Emer Casey Foundation Castansa Trust Dr Armeane Choksi Mr John Crawford Mr David Cruickshank Dr Bruce Davie E.ON New Build & Technology Edinburgh University Club of Toronto Dr Robin Ewart Glenmore Charitable Trust Global Health and Security Initiative Mr Kenneth Greig Dr Anthony Hayward Keycom PLC Associates Ltd Korala Mr Keith Lough Mr David Miller and Ms Tina Marinos Mr Sean Minehane Mr Bruce Minto Mr Kenneth Morrison Mr Derek and Mrs Maureen Moss Miss Gladys Ogilvy-Shepherd Sir Timothy O’Shea Professor Richards Mrs Anne and Mr Matthew Mr Robert Robertson Royal National Theatre Foundation Schlumberger Oilfield UK PLC Journal of Theology Scottish Mr Emmet Stephenson Derek Stewart Charitable Trust Mr Christopher Stone The Waterloo Foundation Mr Steven Thomson Warnock Mr David and Mrs Terri £50,000+ Foundation Alwaleed Bin Talal Coca-Cola Foundation* The Crerar Hotels Trust Deutsche Post DHL and Lady Atiyah and Dr Isobel Bader Children’s Charity £5,000–£9,999 Mr Hugh Andrew Ltd Ardbarron Trust Mr Mark Astaire Sir Michael Atiyah FRS Atkins Aberdeen Ltd Dr Alfred Bader CBE Mr Michael Barron Broadcom Networks (Edinburgh) Ltd Mr Richard Burns Mr John Clare CBE Mr Stephen Cowden Mr William Coyle Dr Neil Cross Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Ms Claire Forrest Mrs Rosalind Fortune Foundation Merieux Mr Ian Godden Goodman Mann & Broomhall Dr Alastair Graham Dr Graham Hamilton Mr James Hunter Dr Anne Ince Miss Aileen Ker Dr Kester Kong Lady Eda Jardine Charitable Trust Dr David and Dr Diana Leitch Dr Margaret Mackay Mr Roger Miller and Ms Tina Marinos Pfizer Ltd Rev Dr Norma P Robertson* ST Microelectronics The David Stevenson Trust & Partners Ltd Walter Scott Watsonian Football Club Welsh Family Trust* £10,000–£49,999 AG Leventis Foundation AEB Charitable Trust Afton Chemicals Mr Robert Anderson The Ardgowan Charitable Trust BG Group PLC Mrs Margaret Bailey Mrs Sheila Baillie Annual Review 2011/2012 Appendix 4

Research grants and other sources of funding

From charities, industry International Institute for Environment EU – OTHER and Development 65 and other institutions Sponsor name Project total £’000 Japan Foundation Endowment Committee 5 Kennel Club Charitable Trust 20 European Centre for Disease Prevention Kidney Research UK 287 and Control 64 UK – CHARITY Lady Tata Memorial Trust 60 European Science Foundation 190 The European Society for Clinical Sponsor name Project total £’000 Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research 543 Leverhulme Trust 1,486 Nutrition and Metabolism 19 Action Medical Research 96 Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine 363 Human Frontier Science Program Organization176 Alzheimers Research UK 45 Marie Curie Cancer Care 64 449 Alzheimers Society 522 Medical Research Scotland (SHERT) 910 Anonymous donor 50 Melville Trust 129 Arthritis Research UK 630 Mental Health Research UK 74 ASH Scotland 21 LEARNED SOCIETIES Motor Neurone Disease Association 34 Association for International Cancer Research 237 Multiple Sclerosis Society 136 Sponsor name Project total £’000 Ataxia UK 66 Muscular Dystrophy Campaign 50 Bailey Thomas Charitable Fund 131 Academy of Medical Sciences 27 National Association for the Relief British Heart Foundation 2,601 Anatomical Society 126 of Pagets Disease 36 British Library 2 The Biochemical Society 2 National Deaf Children’s Society 20 British Medical Association 20 British Academy 1,131 National Society for the Prevention The British Museum 26 The Genetics Society 2 of Cruelty to Children 1,099 British Schools Exploring Society 4 The Physiological Society 1 Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children 135 British Skin Foundation 81 Royal Academy of Engineering 823 Nuffield Foundation 7 British Society for Cell Biology 2 Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh 82 The Pancreatic Society of Great Britain Ms Fyffe Georgina Campbell 44 The Royal Microscopical Society 3 and Ireland 10 Cancer Research UK 2,332 Royal Society 1,471 Parkinson’s UK 53 Carnegie Trust for the Universities Royal Society of Edinburgh 348 Pasold Research Fund 1 of Scotland 107 Society for Endocrinology 47 Pathological Society 1 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Rescue Society for General Microbiology 4 Paths for All 2 and Welfare 5 Society of Biology 1 Pet Plan Charitable Trust 60 Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland 52 4,068 Pilgrim Trust 5 CICRA – Crohns in Childhood Research Postcolonial Studies Association 1 Association 62 Committee on Publication Ethics 5 Coeliac UK 17 Scottish Infection Research Network 15 UK – INDUSTRY Colt Foundation 207 Stroke Association 188 Gordon Cook Foundation 28 Sponsor name Project total £’000 Systematics Association 27 Creative Scotland 14 Tenovus – Scotland 20 Agilent 18 Crohn’s and Colitis UK 82 Tommy’s Campaign 400 Alltech Ireland 12 Cunningham Trust 169 UK Biobank 168 Altrika 52 Cystic Fibrosis Trust 449 The Urology Foundation 50 Antoxis 5 Daphne Jackson Trust 51 Wellcome Trust 16,610 Argans 12 Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust 7 ARM 30 32,258 Dunhill Medical Trust 438 Aviagen 46 Edinburgh and Lothian Health Foundation 214 AWE 242 Edinburgh, Lothians, Fife and Borders Black and Veatch 36 Regional Articulation Hub 15 EU – INDUSTRY BPEX 6 Equality and Human Rights Commission Building Research Establishment 97 Sponsor name Project total £’000 (Scotland) 5 Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre 36 Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust 60 APEPTICO – Innovation in peptide drugs 17 CereProc 114 Henry Ford Health System 51 AXA 100 Conoco Phillips (UK) 190 The Gloag Foundation 33 EADS Deutschland 18 Converteam 25 The June Hancock Mesothelioma Electricite de France 25 Costain Oil Gas & Process 194 Research Fund 75 Galapagos SASU 500 Deliverics 6 Historic Scotland 8 Michelin 195 Doosan Babcock Energy 10 Humanitarian Innovation Fund 17 Oceantec Energias Marinas 13 Doosan Power Systems 15 The Independent Social Research Foundation 39 STMicroelectronics 6 EDTC Technology Gateway 5 Institution of Engineering and Technology 4 874 Eli Lilly and Company 30

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5 15 15 16 16 21 21 21 47 47 28 28 28 35 35 22 26 36 131 131 746 691 260 Project total £’000Project total £’000Project Center at Houston and other institutions £’000 48,810 OVERSEAS – OTHER OVERSEAS – OTHER Sponsor name Studies (ACTS) Technology African Centre for 107 HeartAventist Wockhardt Hospital Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory CSIRO Australia Genome Canada International Ocean Drilling Program 4 Agency Japan Science and Technology SRI International 36 200 91 OVERSEAS – UNIVERSITIES ETC Sponsor name 117 76 Erasmus University Rotterdam European University Institute 115 Stockholm University Stockholm The University Centre in Svalbard Health Science The University of Texas University Tufts Universität Bielefeld University of Copenhagen University of Florida University of Maryland University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California University of Toronto Wageningen University from charities, industry Total

3 7 2 3 9 11 11 12 12 74 74 32 32 42 42 59 59 27 27 62 53 25 29 29 34 80 184 184 184 184 237 342 342 752 140 140 550 550 656 106 106 1,068 1,466 Project total £’000Project Project total £’000Project Project total £’000Project Evaluation and Planning 78 Administration OVERSEAS – INDUSTRY Sponsor name Laboratories Abbott Services Anglo Technical Bioniche Animal Health BP Automation Cobb-Vantress 16 Cytec Industries DSM Nutritional Products Company Hewlett-Packard Novartis Animals Health Pultrall 3 International Rockwool 54 Toyota Unhwa Biotech OVERSEAS – GOVERNMENT Sponsor name Air Force Office of Scientific Research OVERSEAS – CHARITIES OVERSEAS – CHARITIES Sponsor name Brigham & Women’s Hospital Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Graham Foundation Guggenheim Foundation Pathology The Japanese Society of General Hospital Massachusetts National Geographic Society Syndrome Research Trust Rett Saving Newborn Lives/Save the Children USA Stiftung Auxilium Zug 12 72 UNICEF World Health Organization Fund WWTF – Vienna Science and Technology 59 Institute of Industrial Technology Korea National Institutes of Health National Oceanic & Atmospheric National Science Foundation Office of Naval Research Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia US Army Research Laboratory

6 12 12 12 18 18 16 16 61 61 61 61 24 24 24 24 10 10 37 37 32 32 42 42 27 27 35 35 35 35 22 75 38 38 25 36 30 30 23 23 23 64 44 117 117 114 114 176 176 139 139 661 661 190 190 190 200 6,438 FM Global Evotec (UK) R&D UK France Telecom Galliford Try Infrastructure Try Galliford Howden Group JP Kenny Caledonia Lamellar Biomedical Lloyds Register Group Services M Squared Lasers Genus 32 32 Genus 1,332 GlaxoSmithKline Green Estate IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme International Paint Intervet UK Sciences ITI Life 50 Macphie of Glenbervie Maersk Oil North Sea UK Mars Chocolate The Mentholatum Company Microsoft Research Motor Design Napp Pharmaceuticals National Nuclear Laboratories Nexen Petroleum UK 38 NGenTec Novartis Pharma Ove Arup Randox Laboratories Roche 105 Samsung 41 Schlumberger Cambridge Research Service National Blood Transfusion Scottish Selex Galileo 15 SESMOS 573 190 Space ConneXions Spire Murrayfield Hospital Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Novauris Technologies 127 Pfizer PricewaterhouseCoopers Services Statoil Petroleum AS UNISON 10 Vitacress Salad UK Vitol Services Winton Capital Management Syngenta 28 Syngenta 28 Medical Visualisation Systems Europe Toshiba E&P UK Total 6 TPP Global Development Annual Review 2011/2012 Appendix 4

Research grants and other sources of funding (continued)

From research councils and Institute of Medical Science and Technology 68 Keele University 10 other government agencies Joint Information Systems Committee 397 King’s College London 12 Knowledge Transfer Network Biosciences 20 London School of Hygiene and Knowledge Transfer Partnership 30 Tropical Medicine 56 Met Office 8 Nottingham Trent University 83 UK – RESEARCH COUNCIL Scottish Enterprise 56 Queen Margaret University 24 Sponsor name Project total £’000 Scottish Funding Council 2,101 Queen Mary University of London 11 Scottish Government 5,065 Queen’s University of Belfast 16 Arts and Humanities Research Council 3,813 Scottish Natural Heritage 49 Scottish Agricultural College 28 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Scottish Water 24 Scottish Universities Life Science Alliance 114 Research Council 12,499 Technology Strategy Board 697 Scottish Universities Physics Alliance 74 Centre for Ecology and Hydrology 229 UK-India Education and Research Initiative 93 SINAPSE 27 Economic and Social Research Council 871 UK Onshore Geophysical Library 32 Soillse 10 Engineering and Physical Sciences Welsh Assembly Government 49 Sporting Chance Initiative 5 Research Council 54,268 Swansea University 22 Medical Research Council 36,140 14,699 UCL Institute of Neurology 3 National Centre for the Replacement, University of Aberdeen 26 Refinement and Reduction of Animals University of Abertay 286 in Research 1,218 UK – HEALTH AUTHORITIES University of Bath 614 Natural Environment Research Council 9,167 University of Birmingham 851 Science and Technology Facilities Council 15,711 Sponsor name Project total £’000 University of Cambridge 312 The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre 75 133,916 University of Central Lancashire 17 Cambridge University Hospitals University of Dundee 2,099 NHS Foundation Trust 107 University of East Anglia 5 Freeman Hospital 310 University of Glasgow 443 EU – GOVERNMENT Greater Manchester West Mental Health University of Leeds 50 NHS Foundation Trust 422 Sponsor name Project total £’000 University of Leicester 37 Leeds Teaching Hospital 9 European Commission 30,972 University of Liverpool 72 National Institute for Health Research 4,897 European Regional Development Fund 741 University of Manchester 483 NHS Lothian 25 Finnish Meteorological Institute 13 University of Newcastle 59 NHS Scotland 101 University of Northumbria 4 31,726 Royal Brompton and Harefield University of Nottingham 8 NHS Foundation Trust 6 University of Oxford 1,204 Southampton Hospital 7 University of Reading 690 UK – GOVERNMENT 5,959 University of Salford 96 Sponsor name Project total £’000 University of Sheffield 328 University of Southampton 2,036 British Council 29 University of St Andrews 963 British Council – Turkey 17 UK – UNIVERSITIES ETC University of Stirling 231 British Geological Survey 60 Sponsor name Project total £’000 University of Strathclyde 304 Chief Scientist Office – Scotland 4,375 Aston University 22 University of Surrey 2 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory 22 Bord Na Gaidhlig 3 University of Warwick 16 Department of Energy and Climate Change 180 Cardiff University 147 Department of Health 1,189 15,403 De Montford University 15 EBLEX – the organisation for beef and Edinburgh Beltane 3 lamb levy payers in England 16 Total from research councils and Edinburgh Napier University 8 The City of Edinburgh Council 38 other government agencies £’000 201,703 Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) 125 Education Scotland 6 Heriot-Watt University 475 Forestry Commission 32 Higher Education Academy 55 Grand total £’000 250,513 Information Commissioner’s Office 46 Imperial College London 2,819

Please note: The above list sets out the total project value of research grants funded from these sponsors. The sponsor will have contributed this whole amount, with the exception of some governmental sources (including research councils) and charitable sources, who fund the majority, with the balance being received indirectly via the Scottish Funding Council. 40 Students enjoying the city’s green space on Calton Hill, with Old College dome and McEwan Hall in the background.

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