Research excellence in Biology
Research at Scotland’s oldest university amongst the highest quality in the country. Over 84% of research carried out by the School of Biology is world-leading or internationally excellent, according to the results of…
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Biology Head of School weekly update
A slight delay in the message as it was a University holiday on Monday. I am delighted to report that on Monday evening David and Marie Paterson and myself were at Edinburgh Airport to welcome our first two Ukrainian…
Congratulations to ‘Give Back’ Award winner Verena Dietrich-Bischoff
Congratulations to Verena Dietrich-Bischoff who was honoured on Tuesday evening at the Gives Back Awards 2022, hosted by the University of St Andrews Charities Campaign (USACC). The USACC is the official charitable…
Welcome to Teaching Administrator Sarah Harris
“Hello everyone! My name is Sarah Harris and this week I commenced my employment with the University as Teaching Support Administrator within the School of Biology. I recently relocated from Lincolnshire with my…
University change to Chemical Management processes
Over the summer the School of Biology along with all Science Schools at the University will adopt a new chemical management process for category 4 and 5 chemicals. This will standardise the way all Schools are…
See what the new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion web site has for you
The Biology EDI Committee wants our school to be a supportive working environment in which all members of staff (academic, teaching, research, administrative and technical) and students reach their full potential. We…
Biology EDI advertising and recruitment checklist and updated generic school text for use in ALL staff recruitment
Biology is working to ensure that our staff have thought about ensuring equality, diversity and inclusiveness in their advertising and recruitment, and have a new process for submitting adverts and further particulars…
Health and Safety guidance
Safe use of UV equipment in Biology Use of equipment that emits ultraviolet (UV) radiation is widespread across Biology. Examples are transilluminators and microbiological safety cabinet sterilisation lamps. A ‘safe…
New anti-viral light could make indoor settings Covid-safe
Far-UVC (222nm) efficiently inactivated an airborne pathogen in a room-sized chamber Eadie, E., Hiwar, W., Fletcher, L., Tidswell, E., O’Mahoney, P., Buonanno, M., Welch, D., Adamson, C. S., Brenner, D. J., Noakes, C.…
Recording now available for 2022 Women in Science Lecture – Why BioDiversity matters?
A recording is available for Professor Anne Magurran’s (University of St Andrews) public lecture on her world-leading research on biodiversity, Why BioDiversity Matters. This lecture was in celebration of the UN…