Two-Day Event Marks Launch of the Specific Learning Difficulties Network
The Specific Learning Difficulties Network was officially launched this month during a two-day event at The Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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Touching books
An exhibition at Oxford co-curated by Kathryn Rudy explores how people handled, touched, annotated, and inadvertently damaged their books in the era before screens.
Beyond Fact or Fiction: Enhancing Documentary Discussions
In their research at the Department of Film Studies, Dr Leshu Torchin and Dr Philippa Lovatt have expanded the limits of how documentary can be understood and studied.
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.
Public Engagement at the Core of Research
Andrew Demetrius is a part-time PhD student in the School of Art History, where he investigates the historical position and legacies of public art in new towns such as Glenrothes. Although, cataloguing and archival…
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…
Challenging global energy use through online art
The first of its kind in the world, the Centre for Energy Ethics engages members of the public with art and science through initiatives like the virtual gallery, which is open now.
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.
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…
Using Wikipedia’s Force for Good
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…