The project Woven Communities, led by Dr Stephanie Bunn of the Department of Social Anthropology, has expanded awareness of Scottish social history and heritage through a focus on its basket-weaving, while showing how…
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…
Maré from the Inside / Maré de Dentro is an interactive visual and textual exhibit developed through the collaboration of Brazilian and Global North-based artists, activists, and academics, including Dr Nicholas Barnes…
Women fighting for change Dr Sarah Marsden, from the School of International Relations, and colleagues from Lancaster University, engage with activists, academics, artists, heritage, and community organisations to…
The scale and costs of illegal fishing are enormous and difficult to calculate. Recently, the Nigerian House of Representatives expressed concerns over the $70 million lost annually to illegal fishing. In comparison,…
Everyone will at some point in their life have heard “don’t trust Wikipedia because anyone can edit it” and students are often discouraged from referencing Wikipedia as their sources for their essays. However, in the…
Dr Maggie Ellis is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of St Andrews, with a research focus on the psychology of dementia. Through developing the technique of Adaptive Interaction, Maggie and her…
A disaster is looming in Peru caused by Covid-19 as thousands return to their rural homes where there are limited resources and facilities, according to research carried out at the University of St Andrews. When…
How can our use of energy help us create a better future for all? Global energy demand continues to rise. To meet this demand energy producers are increasingly relying on innovative methods of harvesting energy from…
The internal call for applications to the NERC Standard Grants Scheme -January 2021 is now open. Table 1: Timescale Timescale 1 Internal deadline: completed “intention to submit” for to [email protected] (cc:…