1. University of Edinburgh
Scotland’s highest ranked university - Medicine taught in Edinburgh since Fundamental to the (Scottish) Enlightenment
Almost 2,300 academics and support staff produce a wealth of 4* rated research in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM)
In the UK, ranked fourth overall for ‘research power’ in REF2014
Globally, ranked 23rd in the Times Education Survey of the best centres for Life Sciences

2. Research - Organophosphorus Insecticide Poisoning
Researched in North
Central Sri Lanka
since 1993
Clinical care of
organophosphorus
pesticide
poisoned patients
Edinburgh
Clinical
Toxicology
Over 5,000 patients recruited to
clinical trials
Over 53,000
households
recruited to
Community
Cluster RCTs

3. Research – Cancer & Radiotherapy
Edinburgh Cancer
Research Centre
40 research groups
combining clinical and
Basic research
Clinical care offered
In linked NHS hospital
Active programme
recruiting patients
to clinical and
tissue collection studies
Radiotherapy performed on
patients with cancer each year