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.
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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