Women in Science
To mark the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we asked some of our leading female scientists what inspires them and what advice they would give to females and young girls looking to pursue a career…
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Very Superstitious
To mark Friday the thirteenth, historian Dr Peter Maxwell-Stuart provides us with an insight into superstition and the history behind the phrase ‘unlucky for some’. Is it really rational behaviour or just a trick of…
Explaining Trump’s appeal
New book predicted the success of the new US President
Canada and Syrian Refugees
Ayman Al-Yassini, former Coordinating Member of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada and RSD Expert, gives an account of Canada’s successful refugee resettlement programme. It was a cold December day in 2015…
Close encounters
Is there life on HD164595b? The news that Russian scientists observed an unexplained ‘strong signal’ from a star just 95 light years away has piqued the interest of scientists and would-be alien hunters worldwide. Dr…
Revolutionary app to help people quit smoking
“Mobile health buddy” for smokers
Women still fail to reach top jobs
New project aims to inspire female academics
Versaille… and St Andrews
To celebrate the 300th anniversary of Louis XIV’s death in 1715, the French television channel Canal Plus commissioned 'Versailles', a ten-part drama on the Sun King and the great palace with which he is most associated. The first episode on BBC2 was transmitted on Wednesday 1 June, after a good deal of advance billing that generated high expectations of lust, violence and intrigue.
Gifford lectures 2015
The historic Gifford Lecture series returns to St Andrews this year with five lectures on the subject of Exemplarism given by American philosopher Professor Linda Zagzebski.
Welfare reform hitting vulnerable young people
New University report highlights the plight of 'Generation Rent' - young people facing considerable challenges navigating the housing market