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Business School launches new Executive Education programme
St Andrews launches new courses to empower global leaders to address pressing issues from generative AI to redefining leadership and value-based healthcare.

New partnership will broaden understanding of UK's public art collection
The University of St Andrews' School of Art History is teaming up with education charity Art UK on an pioneering project to research and tell stories about the art collection owned by the UK public.

Whales sing how humans speak
New research led by the School of Biology finds whale song has a human language-like structure

First Minister and former Taoiseach celebrate St Andrews taking leadership of national think tank
Event marks St Andrews' chairmanship of Scottish Council on Global Affairs

Study finds bats are able to tolerate coronaviruses without becoming ill
New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that bats can tolerate coronaviruses and other viruses without becoming ill.

UK Harbour seals in decline
SMRU aerial surveys revealed harbour seal numbers in The Wash (southeast England), the main population centre in England, are ~25% lower than in 2018

University launches 2023-2024 sustainability report
The annual report includes a summary of carbon emissions reporting, along with an extensive overview of work being undertaken across the institution in alignment withe the 17 UN SDGs

St Andrews researchers featured in climate science podcast series
Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society (SAGES) have released 11 episodes of their podcast series, The SAGES Climate Podcast, featuring several University of St Andrews researchers

Lung cancer trial reveals 40% drop in deaths using biomarker testing
Groundbreaking research from the University of St Andrews School of Medicine has found that biomarker testing in individuals at risk of lung cancer led to a major reduction in deaths.

Saints Rugby Celebrates 10-Year Partnership with Aldi
The University of St Andrews Rugby Programme, Saints Rugby, has marked 10 years of its relationship with Aldi by renewing its sport sponsorship deal for academic year 2024-2025.

Secrets of Earth's climate past
Researchers have shed new light on the fundamental role played by carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth's geological warming and cooling.

Historic volcanic mystery solved
The mystery location of a giant volcanic eruption that has puzzled scientists for almost 200 years has finally been solved.

New Leverhulme Fellowship
Professor Emma Sutton from the School of English has been awarded The Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship.

Child-free employees face Christmas bias, according to research
An ongoing study led by Dr Giulia Giunti from the University of St Andrews Business School is highlighting forms of workplace discrimination towards those without children.

Study links air pollution to mental illness
New research from the University of St Andrews has revealed that cumulative exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of admission to hospital for mental/behavioural as well as physical illness

Antarctic bay named after Professor Andrew Brierley
A bay in the Antarctic has been named after a University of St Andrews professor, who passed away in February this year, aged 56.

University golf programme strikes up partnership with Eden Mill St Andrews
The University of St Andrews has formed a new partnership with local distillery Eden Mill St Andrews, who have become an official Partner of the University's Golf Programme - Saints Golf.

Prestigious book award for St Andrews Director of Music
A book written by the Director of Music at the University of St Andrews, Dr Michael Downes, has been chosen by Presto Music as one of their five best music books of the year.

Tool recognises dolphin accents
An expert at the University of St Andrews' Scottish Oceans Institute has developed a groundbreaking tool that uses machine learning to identify dolphin species based on their calls.

St Andrews crew make waves in prestigious European coastal regatta
A rowing team from the University of St Andrews finished just outside the top ten in the First European Coastal Regatta in Monaco, featuring some of the top rowers from across the globe.