£1.6M MRC award for dementia research
Dr John Danial has been awarded a Career Development Award from the Medical Research Council that will support his research into developing a pan-dementia blood-based diagnostic tool.
School news
Giant stretch in quantum materials confirms 100-year-old prediction
A new benchmark is set for the precision with which researchers can explore fundamental physics in quantum materials.
Identifying ‘toxic’ green books
Drs Graham Bruce and Morgan Facchin, together with colleagues in Libraries and Museums, have developed a new instrument that can help cultural heritage institutions distinguish which books may contain a toxic pigment.
How light and movement could power smart buildings of the future
Exploring the potential of low-dimensional halide perovskites to convert ambient energy into electricity through multiple mechanisms, including photovoltaic, piezoelectric, ferroelectric, and pyroelectric effects.
Dr Yujie Zhao wins the 2025 Bruker PhD Thesis Prize
Yujie Zhao has just won the Bruker Thesis Prize for Best PhD thesis, titled “Methodology development of high sensitivity pulsed EPR and DNP”, in the mm-Wave and EPR group.
New RSE Fellow
Professor Vivienne Wild has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Five St Andrews appointees to Scottish Science Advisory Council
Five academics have joined the SSAC, strengthening the expert panel that supports the Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland in her work with Scottish Ministers.
The School of Physics and Astronomy celebrated its third International Day
The School of Physics and Astronomy celebrated its third International Day Celebration on 26th August 2024 as organized by the EDI committee of the School.
‘Squishy’ lasers could reveal how tumours and babies grow
New ‘squishy’ lasers could help solve the mystery of the biological forces that control the development of embryos and cancerous tumours.
Summer School in Biophotonics
From 24 to 28 June 2024, the School hosted the ‘Summer School in Biophotonics’, organised by Paolo Annibale and Carlos Penedo Esteiro.