‘Pioneers’ made fellows of RSE
Present-day pioneers at the University of St Andrews have followed in the footsteps of distinguished names such as Sir Walter Scott by being elected new Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
Present-day pioneers at the University of St Andrews have followed in the footsteps of distinguished names such as Sir Walter Scott by being elected new Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
Future is bright
Scientists from the Universities of St Andrews and Dundee have won a major new research grant to develop a completely new technology for delivering cell-by- cell medical treatments.
World-first studies are underway at the University of St Andrews, exploring how a novel 'white light' laser could penetrate skin tissue more effectively than current laser surgery methods.
CAPTION: Recent advances by the St Andrews researchers include the development of a purple laser used to deliver genes into cells.
Light, colour and optics are the subjects of a public lecture at the University of St Andrews this week.
A device using light to detect, diagnose and monitor cancer is one step closer, with news of a cash award for two St Andrews scientists.
The role of light in everything from non-invasive medical procedures to the next generation of space travel will be demonstrated by a new UK-wide science roadshow.
Scientists at the University of St Andrews have developed non- invasive methods of moving and manipulating biological cells using lasers, which could have important implications for future methods of drug-delivery.
St Andrews physicists feature on Radio 4's Frontiers