Public Engagement Officer Vacancy
The University of St Andrews is seeking a dynamic, innovative individual with extensive experience of public engagement with science to be our Public Engagement Officer. This is a fixed term post for 2 years in the…
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Great British Bioscience pulls in the crowds!
Scientists from the University of St Andrews presented one of the selected exhibit displays in the Great British Bioscience Festival in London, the culmination of this year’s celebrations by the Biotechnology and…
Bright Club
Bright Club is a public engagement event like no other. Six local academics at any stage in their career, many of whom have never done comedy before, perform an eight minute stand-up routine about their research.…
Animal Cultures pilot at Edinburgh Zoo
This week the Biology and Psychology collaborative exhibit about Animal Cultures is piloting at Edinburgh Zoo. The exhibit, which is part of the BBSRC Great British Bioscience Festival 2014, is a collaboration…
Forfar Academy Pi
The University of St Andrews hosted a visit from Forfar Academy on Monday August 18th, to help an enthusiastic group of S5 pupils begin to explore the use of computers in biology. Dr Daniel Barker of the University’s…
Garden Wildlife
Come visit and enjoy the Community Garden at Ninewells Hospital – across from A & E, behind Maggie’s Centre. Wildlife, craft and educational activites suitable for the whole family. Plant sale to benefit the garden and…
Night in the Museum
Children from Fife primary schools had a spooky dark safari in the Bell Pettigrew Museum recently on – of all days – Friday 13th of June! Working in pairs over 60 children explored the museum by torchlight to discover…
Kilgraston Pi
University of St Andrews staff visited Kilgraston school, at Bridge of Earn in Perthsire on Friday June 6th to help an enthusiastic group of S5/S6 pupils begin to explore the mysteries of computational biology. Dr…
St Andrews Bioblitz 2014
The University of St Andrews will be holding its first ever Bioblitz on Friday and Saturday 13th and 14th June 2014 at East Sands beach with the aim of recording as many species of plant and animal as possible within a…
Bell Pettigrew on Facebook
The Bell Pettigrew Museum now has a Facebook Page – you can find it here!