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A 900-year-old church and a theatre group for disabled artists are some of the beneficiaries of an initiative expected to return more than £18 for every pound invested.

Care for the wellbeing of children is a commonly cited reason for people making a formal complaint about an advert, a study shows.

Providing radiotherapy after surgery could prevent breast cancer from returning in the same place for up to 10 years, a long-term study suggests.

Markings on a stone pillar at a 12,000 year-old archaeological site in Turkey likely represent the world’s oldest solar calendar, created as a memorial to a devastating comet strike, experts suggest.

Controversial questions are being asked by leading researchers as the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The first continent-wide mapping study of plant life across Antarctica reveals growth in previously uncharted areas and is set to inform conservation measures across the region.

Shifts in the Earth’s continental plates that drove long-term changes in sea level set the stage for the evolution of the earliest animals on Earth, a study suggests.

The University has held a series of conservation days to repair the path to a much-loved hill on its land in Stirlingshire.

Scientists using cutting-edge AI to analyse medical data have been able to predict a person’s risk of developing conditions such as Alzheimer’s and heart disease up to 10 years before a diagnosis.

Feelings of satisfaction with life are shaped more by people’s personalities than by their circumstances, a study suggests.