500th anniversary of one of world’s most influential poems
From Shakespeare to Harry Potter - this 16th-century equivalent of a box set has inspired Western culture for centuries
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Hope for kidney patients
New microscope developed by St Andrews physicists allows for quicker diagnosis of kidney disease.
New fibre-optic technology could heal wounds faster
New fibre-optic technology developed by St Andrews and Harvard Medical School could speed up the healing process of damaged tissue.
St Andrews gets funding to fight TB
St Andrews receives funding from the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership to progress the fight against TB.
New £10m marine lab for St Andrews
University development will provide global hub for marine research and conservation
Dr Who?
Researchers at the University’s Perception Lab have come up with the definitive Dr Who.
Study paints picture of 16th century arts patron
Researchers shed new light on Renaissance figure
Imperial Stormtroopers: crack troops or crap troops?
Mediaeval Historian Rory Cox considers the Empire’s conscription standards The faceless body armour undoubtedly lent the Stormtroopers an aura of menace and combat capability. But recruiting troops for a generation…
“Goth” parrots join exclusive tool-using elite
New evidence discovered of skills in parrots
The KKK – 100 years on
New book outlines ‘surprising and innovative use’ of media by the Ku Klux Klan