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New appointments cement strategic St Andrews partnership
The second round of the joint appointment scheme between the Universities of St Andrews and Bonn has welcomed four distinguished researchers.
Award shortlist for Dina
Award-winning author Dina Nayeri, Reader in Creative Writing in the School of English at the University of St Andrews, is a finalist in the non-fiction category of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
Cheaper than couples counselling: take a five-second break
Researchers from the University of St Andrews have found that couples who take a five-second break during an argument could stop their row from escalating.
Lasers look at tumour growth
New 'squishy' lasers could help solve the mystery of the biological forces that control the development of embryos and cancerous tumours.
University Court Discharges Rector
Statement from the Court of the University of St Andrews - University Court Discharges Rector
MRSA enzyme could help tackle antibiotic tolerance timebomb
Scientists from the School of Biology will spend the next two years researching whether an enzyme found in MRSA bacteria from the 1950s could help solve today's problem of antibiotic tolerance.
St Andrews Organ Week 2024
Organists of all ages from around the world will gather at the Laidlaw Music Centre this weekend for St Andrews Organ Week (Sunday 28 July to Thursday 1 August).
St Andrews student scoops top social mobility award
A St Andrews Business School student with caring responsibilities has had his academic success recognised at a ceremony in London
Scientists find similarities between chimpanzee and human communication
Wild chimpanzees share humans' snappy conversational style, a new study shows.
St Andrews professor elected Fellow of the British Academy
Professor Tim Greenwood (School of History) has been elected into the British Academy's prestigious international Fellowship of leading scholars from the humanities and social sciences.
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
Dr Daphné Lemasquerier has been awarded £1.4m by UKRI's Future Leaders Fellowship for a project looking at Jupiter and its icy satellites.
St Andrews to welcome new Global Fellows
A total of 21 internationally recognised academic colleagues have been awarded Fellowships through the University's prestigious Global Fellowship Scheme.
Organic compounds show promise as cheaper alternatives to metal photocatalysts
Organic compounds that can be sustainably and affordably mass-produced show promise as replacements for expensive metal photocatalysts, according to a new report.
Chair in Energy for St Andrews
The University, in partnership with the Faraday Institution, has appointed Professor Venkataraman Thangadurai as its new Chair in Energy.
Royal Society of Edinburgh awards for St Andrews academics
Five world-leading research projects led by academics at St Andrews receive Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Awards funding.
Most positive students in UK
St Andrews students are the most positive about their education, according to the National Student Survey 2024.
New report on climate curriculum launched
New report on climate curriculum hailed "essential reading for new ministers" by Dr James Rae from the University of St Andrews.
St Andrews student wins prestigious international golf tournament
University of St Andrews postgraduate student Trevor Binau secured a remarkable victory in the 74th Boyd Quaich Memorial Golf tournament, the first time a St Andrews student has won the tournament since 2016.
Astronomers find potentially habitable 'super-Earth' exoplanet
An international team of researchers have discovered three potential "super-Earth" exoplanets orbiting a relatively nearby orange dwarf star, marking an important development in the search for habital planets.