Dundee Science Centre Pi
As part of the 2015 Women in Science Festival, St Andrews graduate Dr James McDonagh, PhD student Rosanna Alderson of the University’s School of Chemistry, Dr Daniel Barker and Dr Heleen Plaisier of the School of…
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Bioinformatics on the Raspberry Pi computer – Meet the Expert
As part of the 2015 Women in Science Festival, this Pi Day – 14th March – Rosanna Alderson, James McDonagh, Heleen Plaisier and Daniel Barker will be demonstrating 4273pi (http://eggg.st-andrews.ac.uk/4273pi) at the…
You are what you eat!
Put the food you eat under the microscope at this exciting hands-on event. Make your own slides, investigate the structures of different foods and find out how microscopes are used in scientific research today.
St Andrews Biology rated top for research impact
The impact of research undertaken in Biological Sciences in St Andrews has been rated top in Scotland and second across the UK as a whole by the Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise, which judges the research…
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…
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…