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Careers are not like ladders: Female academics talk complexity
University of St Andrews publishes inspiring stories of female academics.
2 February 2018Public interest stories
Professor Reicher on Turkey
This week Steve Reicher, Professor of Social Psychology, was in Istanbul as an observer under the auspices of the International Society for Political Psychology at the trial of an academic colleague accused of terrorist propaganda by the Turkish Government. This is his personal first-hand account.
1 February 2018Public interest stories
Revolutionary guitar string rocks the guitar world
Interest from greats of rock and roll
22 September 2017Public interest stories
“Simple” chess puzzle holds key to $1m prize
University academics have issued a 'Queens Puzzle' style challenge to computer programmers.
31 August 2017Public interest storiesBarcelona Van Attack
Whether by direct command or mere toxic exhortation, the fading of the Islamic State continues to spew terror attacks across Europe. Vehicle attacks have become all the rage over the past 13 months or so: there have been eight so far in 2017. This time ISIS’s self-styled chariot of retributions struck Barcelona; a speeding van […]
18 August 2017Public interest stories
Explore the streets, markets, palaces and churches of 16th century Edinburgh
Virtual time travel opens doors to Edinburgh’s historic past
7 July 2017Public interest stories
Manchester terror attack
Phillips O’Brien, Professor of Strategic Studies in the School of International Relations comments
23 May 2017Public interest stories
New study finds young Scots still have sweet tooth
But St Andrews researchers say increased physical activity is ‘encouraging’
17 May 2017Public interest stories
Less than 50 per cent of UK adolescents eat fruit or veg daily
But the good news is young people are eating less sweets
17 May 2017Public interest storiesWilful blindness
They made us sing…’ by Owen Maseko © (image and painting) Britain was “wilfully blind” to atrocities committed by Robert Mugabe’s army in Zimbabwe in the early 1980s, according to St Andrews researcher Dr Hazel Cameron. In a paper published this month (April 2017) by The International History Review, Dr Cameron has revealed how Britain stood by and engaged in a […]
25 April 2017Public interest stories