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Association between secondhand smoke exposure and survival following acute coronary syndrome: prospective cohort study of 1,261 consecutive admissions among never smokers
Objective: To determine whether exposure to secondhand smoke is associated with early prognosis following acute coronary syndrome. Design, setting and participants: We interviewed consecutive patients admitted to nine Scottish hospitals over 23 months. Information was obtained, via questionnaire, on age, sex, smoking status, postcode of residence and admission serum cotinine concentration was measured. Follow-up data […]
Imposter syndrome. What can be done about this?
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/studyhub/2023/10/19/imposter-syndrome-what-can-be-done-about-this/
(Photo:Unsplash) Research has shown that many students suffer from impostor syndrome during their time at university. This can make them feel anxious, depressed and isolated. What can be done about this? A study by Dr Carina Sonnack and Dr Tony Towell found that as many as 43% of second- and third-year undergraduate students at Westminster […]
The robust association between childhood physical abuse and heart disease in adulthood: Findings from a representative community sample
Objectives Although, the relationship between childhood physical abuse and adult heart disease has been documented, very few studies have controlled for many of the known risk factors for heart disease. The objective of the current study, therefore, was to investigate the association between childhood physical abuse and adult heart disease while controlling for the following […]
Welcome Week 2022: Wherever You Are is Always a Starting Point
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/cmcdona1/2022/09/15/welcome-wherever-you-are-is-always-a-starting-point/
It’s Welcome Week! And so much is new: the semester, the academic year, maybe even a new degree. There is a new monarch on the throne, and a new Prime Minister in Downing Street. The blackberries are fading now, but colour is on its way to the trees, and the lawns have greened once […]
Miles Jupp - Actor, Comedian and Alumnus of New College
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/wintertales/2021/11/11/miles-jupp-actor-comedian-and-alumnus-of-new-college/
Miles Jupp is one of our own, and whilst it’s easy to read a lot about his career, we thought you might like to know a bit about his early adult life which was started here at New College. Jupp, the son of a minister in the United Reformed Church, was born on 8 September […]
But Edinburgh is a Golden Dream
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/cmcdona1/2023/01/19/but-edinburgh-is-a-golden-dream/
Mindfulness Chaplain Dr Kitty Wheater reflects on how we might retain a sense of transcendence as we move into the busyness of the semester. As I roll up the blind in the mornings, I have learned to guess the colour of the dawn sky from the tones of light that creep in upon the window-seat. […]
Associations between odours and stages of life (Questionnaire)
Hello, thank you for filling out our questionnaire! We the postgraduate student from the University of Edinburgh conduct research on how different odours relate to different life stages. The questionnaire will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and your responses will be confidential. Thank you for participating. 1. When you smell this odour, what […]
Vote of Thanks
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/gifford-lectures/2019/11/10/vote-of-thanks-3/
Below is the vote of thanks that Professor David Fergusson gave at the conclusion of Senior Professor Michael Welker’s 2019/2020 Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh. Fergusson is Professor of Divinity and Director of Research at New College here at the University of Edinburgh, Chaplain to the Queen in Scotland, and a former Gifford […]
More than just a qualification - the skills I didn’t know I’d gain at university
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/careersinformed/more-than-just-a-qualificationtheskillsididntknowidgainatuni/
Cait, one of our Student Engagement Assistants and a soon to be graduate of Sociology and Social Policy, shares with us the skills she has gained through her time at university. When coming to university I was excited to learn more about my chosen subject (Sociology) but what I didn’t know was how many skills university life would teach me outside of […]
Gifford Lectures Vote of Thanks
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/gifford-lectures/2017/05/12/gifford-lectures-vote-of-thanks/
Last night following Professor Stout’s final lecture Professor Larry Hurtado delivered a brief vote of thanks. Hurtado is Emeritus Professor of New Testament Language, Literature & Theology at the University of Edinburgh. His vote of thanks is posted below. In these six Gifford lectures, Professor Stout has challenged cogently the grand narrative of a “great […]
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