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Fundraising challenge
Saints Sport kicked off a £2022 charity challenge this week calling on 2022 staff and students to walk, cycle, run or row 2022 miles.
Music across borders marks Spring Festival
Music from the Chinese-speaking world will form a centrepiece for celebrations of Chinese New Year at the University of St Andrews.
ALDI renews sponsorship with Saints Sport
Supermarket chain ALDI has extended its sports sponsorship deal with Saints Sport.
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.
Bat expert scoops award
A leading St Andrews researcher has been 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).
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.
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.
Antarctic expedition
Researchers from SMRU have set sail on the third and final ship-based research expedition to Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.
New Year honours
Three leading researchers at St Andrews have been named in the New Year's Honours list.
Shooting fish
Shooting prey is a more common hunting technique in fish than previously thought, new research has found.
Crows keep tools safe
New Caledonian crows are particularly careful when handling their most valuable tools, according to a new study.
Two major awards for St Andrews
The Leverhulme Trust has awarded two Major Research Fellowships to academics at the University of St Andrews.
Urgent Covid Omicron update
Principal Professor Sally Mapstone has tonight (Friday 10 December) informed all staff and students of the cancellation of imminent large events at the University.
Political divisions deepen globally
Political divisions are deeper than at any time in the past 50 years, according to a new study led by the University of St Andrews.
St Andrews staff asked to work from home
Staff at the University of St Andrews have been asked to work from home wherever possible at least until the middle of January.
New tools to unearth rare metals
A new understanding of how volcanic processes form deposits of rare earth metals is revealed in a new study from St Andrews.
St Andrews Forest grows
The St Andrews Forest has grown with a further 620 trees planted thanks to staff, students and members of the community.
One woman and her dog
Degrees of success for St Andrews student and her canine companion.
Connecting Generations
The University of St Andrews is to share in a major £8.26m funding award for a joint initiative which will study inequality in society.
St Andrews staff share their lockdown tales
The highs and lows of pandemic life have been shared by University staff as part of a project that documents the HE lockdown experience.
New source for planetary water explored
New findings by an international team of astronomers reveal that some planets may have had water since their creation.
Ethnic stacking keeps dictators in power
New research led by the University of St Andrews reveals how ethnic stacking in African countries helps keep authoritarian leaders in power.
University gifted invaluable collection
Dundee and St Andrews receive clinically significant samples to help further research aimed at overcoming antimicrobial resistance.
Principal's December update
Principal addresses Winter Graduation, the rights of trans people, strike action by the UCU, climate change, and plans for next semester.
Honorary degree for Andrew Marr
Respected journalist and political commentator, Andrew Marr, will join fellow honorands and students for in-person winter graduation.
Survival of the richest - attempts to curb illegal fishing are hurting small-scale fishers in Africa most
Attempts to curb illegal fishing in African waters are putting small-scale fisheries at risk, according to new research.
St Andrews joins multimorbidity consortium
The School of Medicine has joined an £8.5m consortium of Scottish universities to deliver a new PhD Doctoral Training programme.
St Andrews wins Green Gown Awards
The University of St Andrews is celebrating after scooping two awards at the 2021 Green Gown Awards.
Not always back in black
Scientists at St Andrews have finally proved that a person's complexion determines the colour of clothing that suits them.
Further funds forthcoming for Fife
Victims of domestic abuse, sufferers from Long-Covid, migrants and disabled children have benefited from the University Community Fund.
Hydrogen train showcased
During COP26, the University of St Andrews' hydrogen train project has been showcased to invited guests from around the world.
Surveillance during Covid has damaged trust
Increasing use of staff surveillance by employers during the Covid-19 pandemic endangers trust in the workplace, according to a new report.
New model will help find Earth-like Exoplanets
Newly categorised 'eggshell planets' have ultra-thin crusts too thin to sustain tectonics and will be hostile to life, says new research.
Renewable energy in India
The University has signed up to help India achieve 100 per cent of the country's energy requirements through renewable energy (RE).
Boost for dyslexia research
A project to help understand the genetic basis of dyslexia and learning difficulties has been awarded a grant from the RSE.
Four reasons why businesses won't adopt reusable packaging - and one way to address them all
New research involving St Andrews suggests a digital track and trace system will encourage businesses to switch to reusable packaging.
The carbon element - the good, the bad and the ugly
The Element Scarcity Periodic Table has been updated to reflect the significance of carbon in the week world leaders meet for COP26.
Ancient genes vital for dolphin survival
Ancient genes that predate the last Ice Age may be the key to survival, at least if you are a dolphin, according to new research.
Messages of hope for COP26
Students at Scotland's oldest university have sent a powerful message to world leaders ahead of COP26.
Chimps communicate in context
New research led by St Andrews reveals bonobo chimpanzee gestures change meaning according to the specific context in which they are used.
Whales react in the blink of an eye
Whales have reaction times as fast as humans, according to new research from St Andrews and a team of international researchers.
Three major prizes for St Andrews
Three top research prizes have been awarded to academics at the University of St Andrews by a major national funding body.
Climate change warning
Climate change will be amplified on the hottest days in tropical regions, causing severe impact to human health, new research has found.
Ocean acidity climate predictor
New international climate modelling and geochemical data research confirms major changes to Pacific Ocean currents.
Toba or not Toba
New research reveals the timing of a volcanic super-eruption that may have shaped the evolution of our early human ancestors.
Raisin Monday foam fight 2021
Almost a thousand students gathered to take part in the annual Raisin Monday foam fight today for the first time in two years.
Hollywood director backs new St Andrews International Film Festival
The Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews announces its inaugural year featuring legendary Hollywood film director, Joe Russo.
Locust at the Laidlaw
An environmental murder mystery will mark the first opera to take place in the ground-breaking new music centre at St Andrews.
Dive in and protect the ocean
A chance to meet weird and wonderful sea creatures on an underwater journey is launching at the Wardlaw Museum this week.