Women in science
A University of St Andrews scientist will return this week from attending a prestigious international conference in Sweden for women scientists.
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International marine mammal conference
Almost 20 marine biologists from the University of St Andrews have been invited to attend a prestigious Marine Mammal Conference in Canada this week (beginning Monday 26th November, 2001).
Boost for ‘rubbish’ study
Scottish environmental historians who specialise in the history of pollution and waste have been awarded almost £900,000 to establish a unique international centre for research.
Funding for new chimpanzee culture study
CAPTION: Researcher Sarah Marshall teaches a young chimp how to crack nuts with a hammer stone at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda.
Forecasting space weather
A study by St Andrews solar scientists to establish why one of the most dramatic forms of solar phenomena occurs could lead to a significant contribution to the development of 'space weather forecasts'.
Good forecast for mobile phone signals
Scots scientists are one step closer to solving the problem of mobile phone signals breaking up in bad weather.
From iron collar to irn-bru
A book hailed as the most definitive record of Scotland's history is claiming to puncture the nation's best-known stereotypes.
Diabetes in Scotland
Does the care and treatment of young diabetics vary depending on geographical and cultural factors?
Where did Scotland come from?
Scottish geologists studying one of the major fractures in the Earth's crust may be able to prove once and for all the origins of the pieces of the Earth's crust which make up Scotland.
New Zealand war veteran study collaboration
A New Zealand-based chromosome researcher studying the long-term genetic effects of British nuclear testing on New Zealand war veterans, is spending the week (beginning Monday 10th September, 2001)in St Andrews collaborating with a fellow chromosomal specialist.