Scottish Enlightenment
Intellectual movement in 18th–19th century Scotland
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| 2022 | The medical school is ranked 1st in the UK by the Guardian University Guide. |
| 2022 | Ranked 1st in the UK by the Guardian University Guide. |
| 2021 | The medical school is ranked 3rd in the UK by The Times University Guide and the Complete University Guide, and 21st in the world by Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings. |
| 2021 | Ranked 3rd in the UK by The Times University Guide and the Complete University Guide, and 21st in the world by Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings. |
| 2020 | Released the Britannica All New Children's Encyclopedia: What We Know and What We Don't, their first children's encyclopedia since 1984, which was widely praised for returning to the print format. |
| September 2020 | University of Edinburgh Medical School launched the HCP-Med programme, a new 5-year medical degree designed for healthcare professionals already working in Scotland, with the first 3 years being part-time and online. |
| 2018 | Dropped the previous requirement for an additional AS-level for entry following the reform of English A-level specifications. |
| June 7 2018 | Britannica released a Google Chrome extension called 'Britannica Insights', which displays information snippets from Britannica Online during Google searches. |
| 2017 | Karthik Krishnan was appointed global CEO of the Encyclopædia Britannica Group, bringing digital media expertise to lead the company's digital strategy. |
| 2017 | Krishnan launched Britannica Insights, a Chrome browser extension providing fact-checked information alongside search engine results. |
| August 2017 | EEMeC was retired and replaced by LEARN, the University of Edinburgh's new virtual learning environment. |
| 2016 | The University of Edinburgh Medical School made the intercalated degree a standard part of the medical course, requiring all students to complete an additional year of scientific study in one of over 20 fields, typically in the School of Biological Sciences or Biomedical Sciences. |
| 2016 | Moira Whyte becomes the head of the medical school. |
| 2016 | Began publishing exclusively as an online encyclopaedia. |
| 2015 | Researchers developed a UK national prescribing test that became mandatory for all graduating UK medical students, standardizing medical training and assessment protocols. |
| 2014 | The Medical School was ranked third in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework for Neuroscience and Biological Sciences, and top five for Clinical Medicine, highlighting its significant research capabilities. |
| 2014 | Researchers led by Dr. Clare Blackburn achieved a groundbreaking medical milestone by successfully regenerating a living thymus organ for the first time in mice, demonstrating potential advances in organ regeneration. |
| 2013 | Researchers at the University of Edinburgh Medical School successfully synthesized human blood using stem cells, marking a significant breakthrough in regenerative medicine. |
| 2013 | The medical school received 2,150 Home/EU applications for 190 positions (11:1 ratio) and 715 overseas applications for 17 international spots (42:1 ratio), highlighting the extremely competitive admission process. |
| 2013 | Global Edition of Britannica released, containing approximately 40,000 articles. |
| 2012 | For the 2012 admissions year, the University of Edinburgh Medical School did not make any offers to students who achieved below 41 International Baccalaureate points with 776 at Higher Level. |
| April 2012 | Remaining copies of the 2010 printed edition sold out at Britannica's online store. |
| March 2012 | Announced discontinuation of printed editions, shifting focus entirely to the online version of the encyclopaedia. |
| October 26 2011 | Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. launched its encyclopaedia as an iPad app. |
| July 20 2011 | Britannica announced that Concentric Sky had ported the Britannica Kids product line to Intel Atom-based Netbooks. |
| 2010 | Last printed edition of the 15th version published, marking the end of its long print tradition. |
| 2010 | Published the final print edition, a 32-volume set. Also released the Britannica Global Edition with 30 volumes, 18,251 pages, 8,500 photographs, maps, flags, and illustrations, and over 40,000 articles by scholars worldwide. |
| 2010 | Britannica released Britannica ImageQuest, a comprehensive database of images. |
| September 14 2010 | Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. partnered with Concentric Sky to develop iPhone products targeting the K–12 market. |
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