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The University of St. Andrews is credited with being the first university founded in Scotland in 1413. The University of St. Andrews has a reputation for exemplary scientific research, academic excellence and currently is in the process of building a new School of Medicine in the center of the Science Center. The objective is to create a synergistic atmosphere for scientific inquiry, physician training and scientific research. The university is divided into four faculties; Arts, Divinity, Medicine and Science. St. Andrews confers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees as well as medical and combined medical/science degrees.

Address

St Katharine's West, 16 The Scores, St Andrews Fife KY16 9AX Scotland, United Kingdom

Website

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_St_Andrews

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Seal behaviour to inform on rising sea levels

Seal behaviour in the Antarctic will be studied by academics from the University of St Andrews to find out how fast a massive glacier is melting.

Jan 29, 2019 in Earth Sciences

World's oldest periodic table chart found in St Andrews

A periodic table chart discovered at the University of St Andrews is thought to be the oldest in the world.

Jan 17, 2019 in Materials Science

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Picky dolphins are choosy about their friends

Dolphins are picky about who they are friends with and shun rival groups, new research has found.

Dec 18, 2018 in Plants & Animals

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Banned toxins passed from mother to young in European dolphins

Dolphins in the northern Adriatic contain high levels of PCBs – highly toxic chemicals banned in the 1970s and 1980s – and are passing the pollutant to their young, according to new research led by a marine scientist ...

Dec 10, 2018 in Plants & Animals Ecology

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Tiny lasers light up immune cells

A team of researchers from the School of Physics at the University of St Andrews have developed tiny lasers that could revolutionise our understanding and treatment of many diseases, including cancer.

Nov 20, 2018 in Optics & Photonics

Researchers report innovative optical tissue imaging method

A UK-wide research team, led by the University of St Andrews, has developed an innovative new way to optically image through tissue, which could allow for a more detailed understanding and diagnosis of the early stages of ...

Oct 15, 2018 in Optics & Photonics

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Restoring cells to an uninfected state once a virus is destroyed

New research, pioneered by a first year Ph.D. student and researchers at the University of St Andrews' School of Biology, has identified an important new component of the CRISPR genome engineering toolkit, which is revolutionising ...

Sep 20, 2018 in Biotechnology

Gravity theory saved from death

An international group of astronomers, including physicists at the University of St Andrews, has revived a previously debunked theory of gravity, arguing that motions within dwarf galaxies would be slower if close to a massive ...

Sep 14, 2018 in Astronomy

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Scientists make leap in simulating quantum particles

New quantum theory research, led by academics at the University of St Andrews' School of Physics, could transform the way scientists predict how quantum particles behave.

Aug 20, 2018 in Quantum Physics

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Why war is a man's game

No sex differences in attitudes or abilities are needed to explain the near absence of women from the battlefield in ancient societies and throughout history, it could ultimately all be down to chance, say researchers at ...

Aug 15, 2018 in Social Sciences

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