The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its new Eye and Vision Care Training Access Platform (TAP) modules, a major global education initiative aimed at strengthening primary eye care capacity…
Professor Deborah Williamson, Dean of Medicine and Head of the School of Medicine has been appointed Co-Director of Public Health Scotland’s newly launched National Scottish Pandemic Sciences Partnership (NSPSP) today…
The School of Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr Jaclyn Pearson has been awarded Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) Springboard funding, which provides vital support for early-career researchers establishing…
The School was delighted to welcome Prof. Deborah Williamson as our new Dean of Medicine and Head of School on 1 February. Prof. Williamson came to St Andrews in April 2024 as a Professor in Medicine while also serving…
The School of Medicine hosted a visit from the University of Bonn Faculty of Medicine on 2 December 2024, marking a significant step forward in their growing partnership. The day began with a plenary session, offering…
Dr Blaikie explains why he and his co-authors are calling for the ‘red reflex’ newborn eye test to be renamed. Researchers from the University of St Andrews School of Medicine are calling for the renaming of eye…
The School of Medicine’s Arclight Project – a social enterprise selling pioneering ophthalmic devices – was showcased at the Science Museum’s ‘Journey of Life’ Lates event in London on Wednesday, 11 September. Science…
The School of Medicine hosted its Annual Research Symposium on 30 August in Upper College Hall. The day began with a warm welcome from outgoing Director of Research (DoR) Prof. Frank Sullivan, who provided an update on…
From April to June, Visiting Scholar Talita Nicolau spent 12 weeks in St Andrews working with Lecturer Dr Robert Hammond. Her work focused on using Far-UVC light to disinfect fibre-based materials, a topic of…
The fourth edition of Antibiotics Resistance Protocols, edited by Professor Stephen Gillespie, was published today. Part of Springer’s successful Methods in Molecular Biology book series, this edition showcases…