The Art of Science exhibition opens

As part of Edinburgh International Science Festival, a new exhibition featuring a life size hologram of the human body has opened at the University Visitor Centre near Bristo Square.

From cutting-edge medical research to the discovery of the Higgs boson, this exhibition of striking images and objects celebrates the diverse and surprising range of scientific research going on right now at the University. Be inspired and ponder the science at the heart of so many aspects of our lives.

See inside a human body

A 3D hologram of a human body from the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine will be on display. This is the largest anatomy teaching tool of its kind in the world. Standing at 1.7 metres high, the 3D female body is believed to be the largest and most detailed anatomical hologram ever made. The hologram has three layers which have been digitally reconstructed from Computerised Tomography (CT) scans, a special type of X-ray. When viewed from different angles, it shows the muscles, the skeleton and internal organs, and the blood vessels and nerves.

Goal scoring robots

Robots from the School of Informatics are also on show. These include the Nao robot which has been programmed by researchers from the School of Informatics to play football. This research team, known as Edinferno, are the UK’s first ever entry in the Standard Platform League at the RoboCup International Competition.

The art of the natural world

The exhibition showcases a wide range of images from each school in the colleges of Science and Engineering and Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. From microscopic cancer cells up close, to volcanic magma, to the intricacies of the human brain, these images show you science as you've never seen it before, and highlight the beauty and art of the natural world.

Celebrating scientific pioneers

The theme of Science at the University of Edinburgh continues outdoors in the Central Area with a collection of images and fascinating stories from the University archives, celebrating the people who shaped the University's long history of research, innovation and discovery in the fields of medicine and science.

The exhibition continues until 19 April 2014.