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The most enterprising area in Scotland

Edinburgh Science Triangle has been named the most enterprising area in Scotland in the Enterprising Britain 2007 competition.

Edinburgh is the Best Place to Live in the UK

Edinburgh is the best place to live in the UK according to Channel 4 property programme Location, Location, Location.

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Record year for Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh has strengthened its position as Scotland's leading research institution by earning a record £210 million to fund its research in 2006/07 – an increase of 50 percent on last year.

Life Sciences

Scotland’s life science community is home to around 600 life science organisations – around 15% of the UK’s total. It is supported by 13 universities, eight research institutes and 43 colleges of further education.

Animal health

Animal Health concerns veterinary medicine and microbiology to diagnose and control pathogens that affect animal health, meat quality and food safety.

Informatics

The study of the structure, behaviour, and interactions of both natural and artificial computational systems.

Micro- and Opto-electronics

This fast growing global market produces electronic systems using ‘chips’, while opto-electronics combines photonics and electronics to provide capacity to generate, transport and manipulate data at high-speed.

Energy

Tap into Scotland's long-standing expertise in the oil and gas and renewable energy sectors.

Enabling technologies

Find out more about Scotland's excellent record in nanotechnology, microelectronics and other technologies.