£1.6 million award for dementia research
Dr John Danial has been awarded a £1.6 million Career Development Award from the Medical Research Council (MRC).
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Ancient Inka string writing used to record climate change
Ongoing research has discovered that khipus have been used to record climate change
The biggest biodiversity time-series database on the planet will give unprecedented insight into global change
The BioTIME database offers unprecedented insight into how biodiversity is changing through time across the world
Working from home isn’t helping to level up Britain
Hopes that working from home would help struggling UK regions attract high-skilled workers are not being realised
Nessie loves a sunny summer’s day – how anecdotes become data
New research from the University of St Andrews has used a database of Loch Ness Monster reports to translate anecdotes into data.
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
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
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.
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.