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Perfect security possible

A new uncrackable security system created by researchers at St Andrews, KAUST and CUP Sciences will revolutionise communications privacy.

Mackenzie-Institute-launch-group-landscape

Early diagnosis institute

A new institute has been created to help improve earlier diagnosis of cancer, cardiovascular disease, mental health and infection.

Observatory Open Night

Budding astronomers will be given the opportunity to view the night sky this Saturday when the Observatory opens its doors to the public.

Don’t adjust your sets...

St Andrews researchers have achieved a breakthrough in laser measurement which could revolutionise the future of fiber-optic communications.

Sound and vision

A marriage of sound and light could hold the key to diagnosis of the early stages of various diseases, including cancer.

Tiny lasers light up cells

A team of researchers at the University has developed tiny lasers that could revolutionise our understanding of many diseases.

PhoG project receives €2.6m

A €2.6m project, led by researchers at the University, is part of a €1 billion scheme to boost quantum technologies in Europe.

The ultra-diffuse galaxy NGC1052-DF2 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope.

Gravity theory saved

An international group of astronomers, including physicists at St Andrews, has revived a previously debunked theory of gravity.