New appointment
We are delighted to announce a new professorial appointment in the medical school. Colin McCowan has been appointed Professor in Health Data Science from January 2018.
Professor Candace Currie
Professor Candace Currie, CAHRU Director, will leave the University of St Andrews and resign her Directorship of CAHRU at the end of February 2019.
Longitude Prize
The Orbital Diagnostics team is in the running for the £8 million Longitude Prize for their SLIC device.
Public Engagement Award
Henry Rae won the University’s Public Engagement Individual Achievement Award on Friday the 26th of October. There was stiff competition from throughout the university including the School of Medicine. Ruth Bowness was…
Visit to Changsha
As part of the Chinese Medical Board study on evaluating the communication processes of family meetings with ICU staff in six ICU centres in Hospitals in the Hunan Region, Gerry Humphris made another visit to Changsha,…
Royal Zoological Society
HRH The Princess Royal recently visited Edinburgh Zoo to help launch the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's vision for the future of conservation education.
Townsend and Gown
The St Andrews Rotary Club hosted an evening of conversation and questions with Gregor Townsend MBE, Scotland Rugby Head Coach, to raise funds for the School of Medicine Arclight project.
Restart a Heart Day
15 minute Lunctime Lifesaver sessions saw staff, students and members of the public trained in CPR on Restart a Heart Day.
Heart Matters
Could fat in your bloodstream cause blood clots?
Online Poetry Slam!
'Poems for doctors' is excited to invite students and staff at any of the Scottish Medical Schools to submit video readings of their poems to our first online competition.