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Shipwreck project heads south

A University of St Andrews-based project which uses high resolution sonar systems to investigate shipwrecks will head south for an Open Day later this month.

Blue Nile’s source to reveal its dark secrets

A team of scientists from St Andrews and Wales are set to make an important contribution to understanding what caused the collapse of one of the World's great dynasties around 4200 years ago, that of the Egyptian Old Kingdom.

Tay search begins

The search for a fleet of Cromwellian ships which sank at the mouth of the River Tay in 1651 begins today (Wednesday 3 July 2002).