(IN BRIEF) Professor Colin Vincent, an esteemed electrochemist, officially inaugurated the Centre for Battery Technology at the University of St Andrews Eden Campus. The center specializes in the production of commercial-scale batteries and conducts cutting-edge research on new battery chemistries. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Media, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged battery technology, Colin Vincent, Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE, Professor John Irvine, Professor Sir Peter Bruce, sustainability, University of St Andrews
(IN BRIEF) New research, led by the University of St Andrews and published in Science, reveals that organisms worldwide are shrinking in size due to a combination of species replacement and changes within species. The study, conducted by an international … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Anthropocene era, Biomass, changes within species, Dr Franziska Schrodt, Dr Inês Martins, ecosystems, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, habitat, iDiv, Organisms, Professor Maria Dornelas, RESEARCH, species replacement, University of Nottingham, University of St Andrews
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow has been selected to lead a novel research alliance in quantum technologies, backed by the Scottish Funding Council’s (SFC) Alliance for Research Challenges (ARCs) program. This initiative, supported by up to £600,000 in funding … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alliance for Research Challenges, ARCs, James Watt Nanofabrication Centre, James Watt School of Engineering, QuantIC, quantum technologies, Quantum Technologies ARC, Scottish Funding Council, SFC, SFC funding, UK Fraunhofer Centre, UK Quantum programme, University of Glasgow, University of St Andrews
(IN BRIEF) An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of St Andrews, has made a breakthrough in the field of optical coherence tomography (OCT), a critical form of light imaging used in various medical applications. Published in … Read the full press release
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Tagged Disease Diagnosis, Dominik Marti, Dr Peter Andersen, Gavrielle Untracht, Harold Yura, Light Imaging, Mingzhou Chen, Optical Coherence Tomography, Peter Andersen, Philip Wijesinghe, Professor Kishan Dholakia, Science Advances, University of St Andrews
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of St Andrews have discovered that the choice of nest material in birds is influenced by the dimensions of their beaks. By using machine learning algorithms and data on … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The University of St Andrews in Scotland has signed The R&A Women in Golf Charter, committing to gender equality and diversity in the golf industry. The charter, launched in 2018, promotes the recruitment, retention and progression of women … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Management, News, Society, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged diversity, Education, gender equality, golf, Ian Muir, R&A Women in Golf Charter, Saints Sport, society, sports, University of St Andrews, WOMEN
(IN BRIEF) A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that widespread species tend to benefit from anthropogenic changes, increasing the number of sites they occupy, while more narrowly distributed species tend to decrease. The study was conducted by researchers … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Professor Dame Sally Mapstone has been elected as the next President of Universities UK (UUK). The role will begin on August 1, 2023, and run for two academic years. UUK’s 140 members elect the president through a ballot. … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 21-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Medical scientists at the University of St Andrews have won a prestigious award for a breakthrough that could help the fight against antibiotic resistance. The Orbital Diagnostics team at St Andrews won the Innovation Award … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 25-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Changes in the circulation of the North Pacific Ocean about 15,000 years ago released large amounts of CO2 to the atmosphere, helping warm the planet and end the last Ice Age, according to research by … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr James Rae, Dr Will Gray, Ice Age, Nature Geoscience, University of St Andrews
Fife, Scotland, 26-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Plans for a multi-million pound development which will see 400 University staff relocate from St Andrews to the Eden Campus at Guardbridge have been lodged with Fife Council. In what is a major strategic move by … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged building, office, Refurbishment, restoration, Stephen Gethins, University of St Andrews
Fife, Scotland, 08-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ground-breaking public engagement programme Cell Block Science, led by researchers at the University of St Andrews to deliver informal science learning to prisoners, receives £150k Wellcome Trust funding to roll-out nationwide. Cell Block Science is a … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Investment, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Cell Block Science programme, funding, learning, prisoners, STEM, University of St Andrews, Wellcome Trust
BIRMINGHAM, 05-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from the University of Birmingham, University of Tübingen and University of St. Andrews have suggested that gorillas are capable of learning food cleaning behaviours without having to witness it in others first. Though the authors … Read the full press release
DUNDEE, 05-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Footage of the Queen Mother being installed as the University of Dundee’s first chancellor and Stephen Fry’s hilarious rectorial address will be screened at an event next week. The University’s Archives team have been busy digging … Read the full press release
FIFE, Scotland, 08-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of St Andrews is helping to acknowledge the unsung heroes who provide care for their loved ones 24 hours a day, by participating in a national scheme to provide free holiday accommodation for … Read the full press release
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Tagged carers, free holiday accommodation, Kerry Donaghy, Respitality scheme, University of St Andrews
FIFE, Scotland, 14-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A legendary guide to the best universities and colleges in the United States has singled out the University of St Andrews as one of its top choices for Americans seeking high quality education. The University … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, United Kingdom
Tagged Best Buy, Fiske Guide to Colleges 2018, Lewis Wood, The Fiske Guide, University of St Andrews
Fife, Scotland, 21-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Chimpanzees adapt their behaviour to match the group, just as humans do, according to new research led by the University of St Andrews. A new study published in Current Biology found that a particularly rare kind … Read the full press release
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Tagged chimpanzees, Current Biology, Dr Edwin van Leeuwen, Roger Mundry, University of St Andrews
Fife, Scotland, 20-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of St Andrews have developed an advanced new microscopy technique that could revolutionise our understanding of how immune and cancer cells find their way through the body. Elastic Resonator Interference Stress … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 31-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The long-standing mystery of why there are so few volcanoes on Venus has been solved by a team of researchers led by the University of St Andrews. Dr Sami Mikhail of the School of Earth … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 31-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Award-winning author David Mitchell will visit the University of St Andrews on Saturday 3 June 2017 for a one-day international conference on his works. The conference, to be held in the School of English, brings … Read the full press release
Efforts to encourage cycling at the University of St Andrews – including a bike loan scheme, maintenance sessions and social events – have been recognised with a special award. Fife, Scotland, 18-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Proctor Professor Lorna Milne, accepted the … Read the full press release
FIFE, Scotland, 05-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Upcycling may be viewed as a new “green” trend, but an Art Historian at the University of St Andrews has discovered 15th century book owners were way ahead of their time. In a new book … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Environment, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged 15th century book, Dr Kathryn Rudy, early “upcyclers”, University of St Andrews
ST ANDREWS, 25-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — After stunning British success at the Olympics there has been much speculation that this will increase sporting participation and hence improve the nation’s health. However recent research by an international team, coordinated by Professor Stephen … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Society, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged Olympics, Olympics could be good for our well-being, University of St Andrews
Fife, Scotland, 07-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Marine scientists are appealing to citizen scientists to collect information about Britain’s saltmarshes with a new mobile phone app. Using the free Saltmarsh App individuals can identify the specialised plants and wildlife found on saltmarshes … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Scotland’s data revolution takes a step forward today (Monday 9 May, 2016) with the launch of Scotland’s first Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in Computer Science, announced today by the University of St Andrews’ School of Computer Science … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 28-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A trio of academics from the University of St Andrews have been awarded top research grants from a national funding body. Dr Karen Spencer (School of Psychology and Neuroscience) and Dr Nicola Allison (School of Geography … Read the full press release
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Tagged Awards, Dr Karen Spencer, Dr Rebecca Sweetman, Philip Leverhulme Trust, University of St Andrews
Fife, Scotland, 12-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Four academics at the University of St Andrews have been honoured by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Sharon Ashbrook is the Royal Society of Chemistry Corday-Morgan Prizewinner for 2015. Professor Ashbrook is a physical chemistry … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 6-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest stage in a £14m redevelopment of the University of St Andrews Sports facilities has been launched by Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Louise Richardson. The current Sports Centre was built in 1968 when the student … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 6-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Research at the Universities of St Andrews and Dundee has confirmed that levels of neonicotinoid insecticides accepted to exist in agriculture cause both impairment of bumblebees’ brain cells and subsequent poor performance by bee colonies. The … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of St Andrews have produced the world’s first solid-state protein lasers, capable of record performance and some capable of self-assembly, by harnessing the optical engineering skills of bioluminescent jellyfish. The findings, reported … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of St Andrews have developed a light-based sensor that can be used to control the movement of artificial limbs, according to research published today in the journal ‘Advanced Materials’. Professor Ifor Samuel … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 17-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A groundswell of activity, led by the University of St Andrews and community partners, to make St Andrews a greener, more environmentally conscious place has received a major funding boost; with the announcement of £148,000 Climate … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 15-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A researcher at the University of St Andrews has made one giant leap closer to “a profound moment for humanity”, with a discovery that could help prove the existence of alien life. Working alongside colleagues at … Read the full press release
A new £1.5m grant will allow researchers at the University of St Andrews to explore light in exciting new ways. Fife, Scotland, 17-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The funding, awarded by the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council), will see St Andrews scientists … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 11-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP will set out a positive case for why Scotland’s brightest future is as part of the UK, when he delivers a public lecture at the University of St Andrews next later … Read the full press release
Professor James Naismith of the University of St Andrews has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Fife, Scotland,7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Naismith (45), currently the Director of the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex (BSRC) at St Andrews, is a structural … Read the full press release
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Tagged Andy Smith, Bill Hunter, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, Dave Garner, David O’Hagan, Dr Campopiano, Fellow of the Royal Society, Garry Taylor, John Helliwell, Malcolm White, Marcel Jaspars, Nick Westwood, Professor Chris Whitfield, Professor James Naismith, Professor Louise Richardson, Professor Peter Bruce Professor Chris Hawkesworth Professors Emeriti Wilson Sibbett Eric Priest, Professor Ron Hay, Professors Ian Booth, Professors Malcolm White, Professors Steve Chapman, Steve Sprang, University of St Andrews
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Peter Higgs, who predicted the existence of a sub-atomic particle which gives mass to all the matter in the universe, will be awarded an honorary degree by Scotland’s first University next month. Fife, Scotland, 7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Nicholas Penny, Higgs Boson particle, Lyse Doucet, Professor Bernard Silverman, Professor Christina Romer, Professor Dana Scott, Professor Dusa McDuff, Professor Gayatri Spivak, Professor Peter Brown, Professor Peter Higgs, Professor Silvia Gherardi, Professor Tim Shaw, Sarah Coakley, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, University of St Andrews
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, 12-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A United Nations expert on human rights will speak at the University of St Andrews on the crisis in Colombia. Dr Gustavo Gallón, a lawyer who has represented victims of human rights violations before … Read the full press release
29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of St Andrews have shown that bottlenose dolphins can use copying of signature whistles as a way of addressing or labelling animals on an individual basis. The research was carried out by marine … Read the full press release
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