Research at St Andrews

Re-imagining Local Film Histories through Critical and Creative Practice: 1300 SHOTS (Mark Lyken, 2020)

'Re-imagining Local Film Histories through Critical and Creative Practice' is a collaboration between filmmaker Mark Lyken and the Department...

African food security: research on climate resilient potatoes taking root

Half of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have a poverty rate higher than 35%. Of the many factors that contribute to such a concerning statistic...

Prof. Katherine Hawley on Trust, Distrust, and Commitment

We live in a crisis of trust. We have difficulty trusting those around us, our news sources, and the people that are meant to represent us.  With...

School of Physics and Astronomy lights the way for deep-sea diving

For commercial deep-sea divers, light is a precious commodity. Their work is among the most dangerous in the world, performing critical work such as...

The Universal Short Title Catalogue: Book history on a global scale

The Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) as it is today began in 1995 as the 'French Religious Book Project'. Initially exclusively...

Forces in Translation

Making Lines... basketry : anthropology : mathematics Forces in Translation online event: Wednesday 23rd and 30th June Making and...