On Saturday, 3 February, the University of St Andrews had the pleasure of co-hosting the 27th annual meeting of the Scottish Cardiovascular Forum (SCF) with the University of Dundee. Held at St Andrews School of…
Today is Social Prescribing Day, an annual celebration of the people, organisations and communities that facilitate social prescribing. Social prescribing connects people to non-medical local support and services that…
On 1 December, Senior Lecturer and Clinical Lead for the Arclight Project Dr Andrew Blaikie was appointed as an Honorary Associate Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In his new role, he…
Dr Andrew Blaikie, Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine and the Clinical Lead for the CVI-SIM Project, delivered a presentation at the annual training course of the Visual Impairment Network for Children & Young…
Professor of Neurogenetics Silvia Paracchini set up the Specific Learning Difficulties Network (SLDN) to accelerate and coordinate research efforts around the UK into dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia. In October,…
The Second Annual Collaborative Research and Innovation Symposium, co-hosted by NHS Fife and the University of St Andrews, took place on Wednesday, 25 October. Held at the Balbirnie House Hotel in Markinch, the event…
The Arclight Project team has had a busy few months of presentations, workshops, and grant success! In August, Dr Blaikie presented a scientific paper on telemedicine and delivered a seminar on medical education at the…
A group of 13 School of Medicine staff participated in Explorathon 2023 at Dundee Science Centre on 30 September. The event saw 272 people from Tayside and Fife engage with 40 researchers from Scottish universities.…
A new study led by Principal Research Fellow Dr Wilber Sabiiti has found that antibiotics used to treat tuberculosis also kill other potentially useful bacteria. Such “good” bacteria play a key role in strengthening…
A new article co-authored by Professor of Neurogenetics Silvia Paracchini has identified an association between dyslexia and “mixed-handedness.” In the context of the study, “mixed-handedness” refers to an umbrella…