News & events

Brian Cox opens new Dundee University DNA lab

Jun 2013

In the hit X-Men movie franchise, Hollywood actor Brian Cox portrays a scientist determined to expose mutants as a threat to humanity. But today the tables were turned as his own mutations were exposed...

Andy Murray defeats Marin Cilic to claim third title at Queen’s Club

Jun 2013

Andy Murray defeated defending champion Marin Cilic in three sets to claim his third win at the AEGON Championships at Queen's Club.

A musical celebration of cultural diversity

Jun 2013

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra present a musical celebration of Qatar UK Year of Culture 2013 this month in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Tattoo: Genghis Khan story to be told

Jun 2013

RUTHLESS 13th-century warrior Genghis Khan is set to take Edinburgh by storm when a performance telling the story of his life and times is staged as part of this year’s Tattoo.

Charles and Camilla star in Beano comic

Jun 2013

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have been given a starring role in one of Britain's most popular children's comics.

Scientists to scan Perth mummy 3,000 years after death

Jun 2013

Curators at Perth's museum are sending a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy for CT scans and X-rays.

Edinburgh innovation camp investigates future life on an alien planet

Jun 2013

Science festival reveal the task force of 80 young innovators charged with starting life on a new planet, in the first ever Fuselab.

First panels of Scottish diaspora tapestry unveiled

Jun 2013

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop unveils the first completed panels in a major work of community art – a tapestry which is engaging Scots communities from all around the world.

New show to tell shinty’s World War I sacrifices

Jun 2013

The sacrifices made by Scotland's shinty teams during World War I are to be explained in a new show featuring music and war-era photographs.

The Scots beach huts with a 10-year waiting list

May 2013

THEY may be smaller than the average living room, have no toilets, power or running water, but there is a 10-year waiting list for these quirky huts on a remote Scottish beach.

Edinburgh Film Festival 2013 line-up announced

May 2013

Harry Potter star Emma Watson's new film The Bling Ring will have its UK premiere at the 2013 Edinburgh Film Festival, organisers have announced.

Ministers approve plans for world’s biggest wave farm in Western Isles

May 2013

Ministers have approved plans for the world's largest commercial wave farm

Edinburgh most popular with overseas tourists

May 2013

Edinburgh is named the most popular destination in Scotland for overseas visitors, and the second most popular in the UK as a whole.

Festival marks Livingstone’s thriving legacy

May 2013

The 200th anniversary of Dr David Livingstone's birth will be marked with a huge cultural festival in Zambia

Transport of delight: Museum is the best in Europe

May 2013

The Riverside Museum in Glasgow has been names European Museum of the Year