New Year Honours Recognise St Andrews Research Excellence
The achievements of three researchers at the University have been recognised in the 2022 New Years Honours list.
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Nature-Based Contributions to Carbon Storage
As our efforts to contain global warming ramp up, scientists are developing new ways to understand and harness nature's ability to store carbon.
Understanding and Reducing Marine Life Damage
Through research into animal behaviour and communications with national governments and international organisations, SMRU has helped ensure human activity in the oceans takes marine life into account.
Making Waves in the Fight to Save the Oceans
Marine research from the University of St Andrews has been used in a range of industries, from the sonar activities of naval forces to the placement of wind turbines.
African food security: research on climate resilient potatoes taking root
Torrance and Jones’ research has the potential to greatly impact the agriculture of Sub-Saharan Africa, mostly because they have focused on understanding the needs of its potato farmers.
What I’ve learnt from Online Public Engagement
Fran der Weduwen has played a starring role in many of our social media videos including the ‘micro-organism of the day’ series as part of Science Discovery Day and Explorathon. Prior to 2020, Fran had never taken part…
Humpback Whales Remixed
Sara Niksic is a 1st year PhD student who has over a decade of public engagement experience, has brought her skills and expertise to the University and her PhD. At our recent University of St Andrews Public Engagement…
Public engagement research: Happy healthy honey bees
Luke was the 2019 winner for the collaboration award at the University of St Andrews public engagement conference and award ceremony. Luke is a PhD candidate working in the Evans lab in the School of biology, and…
Biology Professor wins Book Award
This month, Professor Kevin Laland in the School of Biology was awarded the British Psychological Society’s best academic book award for 2017 for his monograph, Darwin’s Unfinished Symphony:How Culture Made the Human…
Protecting the future of seals in Scotland
The research of the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), on behalf of NERC, has been instrumental in identifying protected haul-out sites for seals. The recently approved Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-out Sites)…