Have you had jamais vu?
A study into the phenomenon of looking at a familiar word until it seems strange has won an award celebrating unusual achievements in scientific research.
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Kirsty's rollercoaster ride
A Fife woman who has attended five universities during a "12-year rollercoaster" of health issues graduated from St Andrews today.
Celebrations in the air
Graduates celebrated their success in the glorious St Andrews sunshine on the fourth day of summer graduation ceremonies.
There’s more to life… sciences
Pupils from across Fife visited the University of St Andrews last week (Thursday 8 June) for a hands-on life sciences discovery day like no other.
Interactive summer exhibition explores the traits we share with animals
Visitors are being encouraged to talk like a chimpanzee, sing like a whale and think like a dog at the University of St Andrews’ Wardlaw Museum this summer.
Great ape gestures
Humans retain an understanding of gestures made by other great apes, according to a new study by St Andrews researchers.
Chimpanzees synchronise their steps just like humans
New research shows chimpanzees share a human tendency to unintentionally synchronise their steps when walking alongside one another.
Chimpanzee 'social media'
Scientists have shown that chimpanzees in Uganda’s Budongo Forest have their own signature style when drumming on trees.
Chimpanzee mothers may grieve loss of their young
New observations from the Budongo Forest in Uganda help us to understand why chimpanzee mothers carry their dead infants.
This one simple trick can improve your performance
Music performance is enhanced when musicians concentrate on the sounds they make, not on the movements of their fingers, according to a study led by researchers at the University of St Andrews.