University of Edinburgh

School of Biomedical Sciences

“The biological and clinical sciences that
underpin 21st century medicine”

The School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh is located in the heart of the city, next to Edinburgh‟s Old Town and close to Edinburgh Castle. The School is one of four that make up the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and its particular role is to sustain the cutting-edge research needed to underpin advances in clinical medicine, and to sustain teaching in subjects important to medicine. The School organises BSc Honours programmes in Pharmacology, Physiology, Neuroscience, Infectious Diseases, Repro-ductive Biology and Medical Biology. In addition, it hosts an elite BSc programme in Medical Sciences that provides opportunities for motivated individuals to explore the biological and clinical sciences that underpin 21st century medicine.