Fife and Tayside school pupils get a taste of studying at St Andrews
Over 140 pupils from schools in Fife and Tayside, as well as from further afield, have spent a week getting a taste of what studying and living in St Andrews would be like.
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Relief following academic’s safe release
The University community was relieved to hear this week of the safe release of Dr Antonis Vradis who was amongst a group of activists detained by Israeli defence forces while taking part in what the Global Sumud Flotilla
Children of mothers who work nonstandard hours face greater vulnerability
In the first study of its kind using UK data, researchers found that when mothers work nonstandard schedules, their children’s socioemotional health is often compromised
The peatland ‘nurseries’ of Peru give new insights for conservation
An important group of peatlands in the western Amazonia region of Peru developed more recently than many other peatlands in the tropics.
Aacademic supports UN disaster response
Lecturer in Physical Geography, Dr TJ Young, is travelling to Mozambique as part of an emergency UNDAC mission responding to severe flooding.
Reducing social isolation protects the brain in later life
The new study found a consistent pattern of higher social isolation causing faster cognitive decline whether or not people identify as lonely.
St Andrews researchers featured in climate science podcast series
Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society (SAGES) have released 11 episodes of their podcast series, The SAGES Climate Podcast, featuring several University of St Andrews researchers
Study links air pollution to mental illness
New research from the University of St Andrews has revealed that cumulative exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of admission to hospital for mental/behavioural as well as physical illness
St Andrews researcher in political ecology awarded prestigious £1.3 million funding Grant
Dr Jessica Hope, Lecturer in Sustainable Development, has been awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant worth £1.3 million for her Roads2SUSTAINABILITY project.
Glen Roy a Geological Heritage Site
Glen Roy, a special geological area in the Highlands of Scotland, has gained recognition from The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Geological Heritage Sites