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First “results” of partnership to graduate

The first students to complete a joint degree from the Universities of Dundee and St Andrews finish their postgraduate studies this month with some students securing PhD places to do some very fishy research.

Enterprise cash to help calm war of words

Scottish Enterprise Fife has awarded a substantial grant to a University of St Andrews economist's drive to produce high- quality on-line and print economics journals at a fraction of the price of their commercial counterparts.

Scientists leading the way in TB cure

Scottish Scientists have made a key discovery which brings them ever closer to finding a cure for tuberculosis (TB) - the contagious disease which currently affects one third of the population of the planet.

Do humans ‘own’ culture?

Experts in evolution and animal behaviour will gather next week to debate whether chimpanzee 'culture' is any less real than human culture - the outcome of which may lead to a rethink of the human evolution process.

Funding to protect Scots landmarks

Scots historians have been awarded £100,000 to help local communities prevent Scotland's most prized historical landmarks from crumbling into the sea.

From ship to shore

The extraordinary role of a Hampshire water mill in preserving evidence about the construction of a late 18th century American warship has been revealed by a Univeristy of St Andrews maritime archaeologist.