The head of Britain's leading funding agency for academic research and training in the non- medical life sciences visited St Andrews today (Wednesday 25th July, 2001) to take a tour of the University's state-of-the-art Centre for Biomolecular Sciences (BMS).
A Scottish Biomolecular Scientist has been granted a triumverate of awards which will enable him to continue his work in tackling 'superbugs' such as Salmonella and E-coli.
University of St Andrews scientists have today been awarded £2.3 million to fight infections and search for new drugs for everything from tuberculosis to foot and mouth disease.
A range of infra-red lasers with commercial implications for gas leak detection and medicine are to be developed by University of St Andrews scientists.
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has announced allocations of £672M for 2001/02 to Scottish higher education institutions in a funding settlement which supports widening access, develops Scotland's knowledge base and boosts research infrastructure.
Experts from the lab and the land are joining forces to improve the understanding of climate history.
A £2 million, five year funding package has been awarded to the Universities of St Andrews and Heriot-Watt to develop a new Masters degree aimed at meeting the needs of Scotland's booming photonics telecommunications industry.
The University of St Andrews has been awarded nearly £1.5 million to establish a world class centre for the characterisation of solid state materials.
The University of St Andrews has been awarded over £1 million to design a new group of drugs for some of the world's most common infections.