Health and Safety Reminders
Please remember that the University’s new online Travel and Fieldwork resource is now live: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study-abroad/travel/travelra/ ALL business-related travel should be logged and fieldwork risk…
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Election to the Royal Irish Academy
Congratulations to Anne Magurran, Professor of Ecology and Evolution in the Centre for Biological Diversity and Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI), has been elected to the Royal Irish Academy (RIA). Members are selected…
School of Biology receives an Athena SWAN Gold Award
The School of Biology is delighted to be awarded an Athena Swan Gold award. This is the culmination of work by the Biology Equality and Diversity committee, led by Sascha Hooker and Kevin Laland, on behalf of all staff…
Equality and Diversity app: Development through collaboration
Dr Nicola Veitch and her team at the University of Glasgow School of Life Sciences recently launched an Equality and Diversity app for Apple and Android devices, and have acknowledged Jacqueline Nairn’s (School of…
“Tackling racism: time to step up” article
Kevin Laland (BEDI Vice-Chair) has published an excellent article in the Spring 2021 edition of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Resource magazine, entitled “Tackling racism: time to step up”. The article reflects on…
Seminar by Carron Shankland
On Wednesday 21 April 2021, the EDI committee hosted (virtually) Prof. Carron Shankland, from the University of Stirling, who gave a talk entitled ‘Being Productive and Staying Well‘. The personal, powerful and…
Fellow of the Society of Marine Mammalogy
Congratulations to Professor Ailsa Hall, formerly of the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), who has been elected as a Fellow by the Society of Marine Mammalogy. Fellows are members who have “rendered conspicuous service…
Upcoming seminar by Carron Shankland – “Being Productive and Staying Well”
All staff and postgraduate students are invited to a Biology Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Wellbeing Event by Prof Carron Shankland that will be given 21st April at 14:00 on Teams entitled “Being Productive and…
Two new Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Congratulations to Sue Healy and Maria Dornelas (Director and Deputy Director of the CBD, respectively) who have both been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh recently. Sue’s research focuses on animal…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science lecture
The 2021 International Day of Women and Girls in Science lecture, entitled ‘The Extraordinary World of Birds and Their Eggs’ was delivered by Professor Cassie Stoddard on Friday 12 February 2021. Thwarted by the…