Building capacity for low-level environmental radioactivity measurements
Environmental radiation can teach us a lot about the world and its history, and the University now has the capacity to measure it self-sufficiently.
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The Mystery of the Durrington Pits
Researchers from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences are part of the team that discovered a massive Neolithic structure near Stonehenge, thought to be the largest prehistoric structure ever found in…
Curious Travellers: rebuilding the past through citizen science
By crowdsourcing images of destroyed heritage, Professor Richard Bates offers a glimpse into a world as it used to be.
Women in Drama: Recreating Theatre for the 21st Century
While theatre is full to bursting with ‘everyman’ roles, the ‘everywoman’ has been notable mostly by her absence. In the School of English, Professor Zinnie Harris addresses these fatal flaws in theatrical tradition by…
Dive In to the New Wardlaw Exhibit and Help Save Our Oceans
'Dive In! Protecting Our Ocean' The University of St Andrews’ Wardlaw Museum recently announced Dive In! Protecting Our Ocean, its new exhibition, digital content and events programme highlights the wonders of the…
The Music in Virginia Woolf’s writing
Professor Emma Sutton reveals the full significance of Virginia Woolf's declaration that ‘I always think of my books as music before I write them’.
3-dimensional thinking: from its roots to universal influence
The Thinking 3D project has changed perceptions of early modern printed books, and inspired museums around the world to experiment with how they share information.
Life Support: Forms of Care in Art and Activism
What support do we need to stay alive? Who gets this support, and who is left in the cold?
Re-imagining Local Film Histories through Critical and Creative Practice: 1300 SHOTS (Mark Lyken, 2020)
‘Re-imagining Local Film Histories through Critical and Creative Practice’ provides an innovative, creative response to local cinema history and memory.
The Universal Short Title Catalogue: Book history on a global scale
The Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) as it is today began in 1995 as the ‘French Religious Book Project’. Initially exclusively focussing on, perhaps unsurprisingly, French books, the 26 ensuing years have seen…