University of St Andrews

New ‘squishy’ lasers could help solve the mystery of the biological forces that control the development of embryos and cancerous tumours. Fundamental biological processes driven by mechanical forces invisible to the human eye are…

Award-winning author Dina Nayeri, Reader in Creative Writing in the School of English at the University of St Andrews, is a finalist in the non-fiction category of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Dina’s critically acclaimed book Who…

A joint appointment scheme between the “sister” universities of St Andrews and Bonn has welcomed the addition of four distinguished researchers. Launched in 2022, the Bonn-St Andrews joint appointment scheme builds upon the long-standing…

The Third Generation Project (TGP), an international think tank based in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews, has been recognized by the 2024 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship. The Prize, which is…

New research from the University of St Andrews and the University of Copenhagen has harnessed the power of AI to generate new insight into the progression of ALS. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is a fatal disorder in which motor…

A trial project in the Cairngorms which involves the strategic placement of artificial nests filled with chicken’s eggs has led to an increase of 83% in capercaillie nest survival. The research was led by the School of Biological…

Astronomers have discovered three potential “super-Earth” exoplanets orbiting a relatively nearby orange dwarf star, marking an important development in the search for habitable planets. This groundbreaking discovery was made by an…

University of St Andrews postgraduate student Trevor Binau secured a remarkable victory in the 74th Boyd Quaich Memorial Golf tournament, the first time a St Andrews student has won the tournament since 2016.   The Boyd Quaich Memorial…

A project led by the University of St Andrews to protect the site of a 3.6-million-year-old human footprint at risk from climate change is one of 22 new projects to be supported by the British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund. The …

A Dalek, a set of original sketches by Scottish science-fiction writer Iain M. Banks, and a handwritten inscription by Galileo are among items on display in a new exhibition in St Andrews that is out of this world. Alien Worlds at the…