World TB Day – 24 March 2021
Globally, Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious disease agent. Our sustained research in St Andrews over the last 10 years (on the disease and the pathogen responsible) has developed…
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Arclight Project Educational Videos Release
The Arclight Project using funds from a GCRF grant have recently revamped their website – http://med.st-andrews.ac.uk/arclight/. This has coincided with release of instructional videos on the site as well as the…
International public health leader joins St Andrews
International Public Health leader Dr Mary E Black is to join the School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews as Honorary Professor. As Director of Clinical and Protecting Health for Public Health Scotland, Dr…
St Andrews alumna sets out for new opportunity at Princeton
St Andrews alumna sets out for new opportunity at Princeton Dr Rebeca Diaz Vazquez, a research fellow at St Andrews, is leaving for Princeton University to take up a postdoctoral research position at the…
St Andrews welcomes approval of medicine degree legislation
The University of St Andrews has welcomed the approval of new legislation which removes the prohibition that prevents Scotland’s oldest University from awarding degrees in Medicine and Dentistry. The Scottish…
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is an occasion to celebrate the achievements and accolades of women across every sector. Women have had an invaluable contribution to the COVID-19 response. Not only has female leadership been…
St Andrews study suggests zinc could be key to new diabetes treatments
Researchers at the University of St Andrews say a greater understanding of how zinc is handled in our body could lead to improved treatments for people with diabetes. The team of scientists, funded by the British Heart…
Celebrating Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2021
This week is Scottish Apprenticeship Week, an annual celebration of the positive impact work-based learning has on individuals. The School of Medicine welcomed Rachel Horn in August 2019, becoming the school’s first…
Obituary – Sandy Smith
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of one of our Patient Partners Sandy Smith. Sandy has been a Patient Partner (formerly known as volunteer patient) at the School of Medicine since 2014. He has…
AI-Empowered Personalised Medicine System to Improve Cancer Treatments
AI-Empowered Personalised Medicine System to Improve Cancer Treatments: KATY Kicks Off Activities New Horizon 2020 project will bring AI-based medical knowledge to the fingertips of clinicians and clinical researchers…