Semester 2 of 2021-2022
Principal Professor Sally Mapstone emailed all staff on Friday 7 January 2022 ahead of Semester 2 of the 2021-2022 academic year.
New Caledonian crows are particularly careful when handling their most valuable tools, according to a new study.
Date 21 December 2021
Category Research
Researchers from SMRU have set sail on the third and final ship-based research expedition to Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.
Date 6 January 2022
Category Research
Shooting prey is a more common hunting technique in fish than previously thought, new research has found.
Date 27 December 2021
Category Research
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St Andrews adopts green web technology
The University will implement the eco-friendly search engine Ecosia across its computer network as part of an ambitious strategy to reach net zero carbon by 2035.
University bat expert scoops high flying UK award
A leading researcher at St Andrews has become one of just nine scientists across the UK to be recognised in the prestigious 2022 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists.
New president of philanthropy network elected
Professor Tobias Jung has been elected as the new President of the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP).
Earliest human remains in eastern Africa dated to more than 230,000 years ago
Dating of a massive volcanic eruption in Ethiopia has reassessed the age of Homo sapiens remains, revealing they are almost 30,000 years older than previously suggested.
New Year honours
Three leading researchers at St Andrews have been named in the New Year’s Honours list.