Explorathon 2019
On Saturday 28th of September a team of staff from the School of Medicine delivered sessions on breathing, balance, heart and kidney dissections, prosthetic joints and recycling at Explorathon 2019 in Dundee Science…
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HDR UK Summer School
Health Data Research UK – the national institute for health data science – held its inaugural summer school at the University of St Andrews last week. Research fellows gathered from across the UK to undertake…
The BIG STEM Event
The BIG STEM conference took place in Dynamic earth on the 17th, 18th and 19th of July. Henry Rae (Medicine) and Alina loth (Public Engagement) were speakers. The BIG Event is a three day get-together every summer to…
Parliamentary Links Day
Dr Silvia Paracchini was invited to represent the Young Academy of Scotland and the Royal Society of Edinburgh at Parliamentary Links Day in Westminster. The event hosted by the Speaker of the House, the Rt Hon John…
SoapBoxScience
On Saturday 8th June the School of Medicine was well represented at SoapBoxScience in Edinburgh with Dr Silvia Paracchini as one of the speakers. Dr Paracchini discussed handedness with shoppers and tourists along the…
Academics go Wild!
On the afternoon of Friday 10th of May Henry Rae (Environmental Facilitator, School of Medicine), Alina Loth (Public Engagement), Claire Lacey and Eilidh Siegal (School of Biology) delivered an Academics go Wild…
Launch of the new YAS MSPs pairing scheme
Dr Silvia Paracchini gave one of the inaugural speeches at the launch of the YAS pairing scheme with the Scottish Parliament.
Cell Block Science
Henry Rae and Calum McAndrew delivered medical sessions about osteology of prosthetic joints and dynamic lung function as part of the Cell Block Science Project.
Two boys on TWO bikes for sight.
Two students from St Andrews continue their epic journey from Cairo to Capetown equipped with new bikes and a stock of Arclight devices to train and distribute to students and healthcare workers along the way.
Women in Science Exhibition
Dr Silvia Paracchini is one of the scientists featured in the Women in Science Exhibition at Scotland's National Academy.