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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.
The great egg caper that could save the capercaillie
A trial project in the Cairngorms which involves the strategic placement of artificial nests filled with chicken's eggs has led to an increase of 83% in capercaillie nest survival.
AI supports breakthrough ALS research
New research from the University of St Andrews and the University of Copenhagen has harnessed the power of AI to generate new insight into the progression of ALS.
St Andrews think-tank receives international honors
The Third Generation Project received an honor for the MacJannet Prize in recognition of exceptional student engagement
Alison's drawing the difference
Graphic novelist Alison Bechdel was awarded an honorary degree by the University of St Andrews this week in recognition of her major contribution to the comic art form and her advancement of diversity