A new study co-authored by Population and Behavioural Science Division Head Prof. Colin McCowan has found that adding a deadline to bowel screening invitation letters significantly boosted test returns. Screening by…
The University of St Andrews is one of five Scottish universities awarded up to £1 million each by the Chief Scientist Office to conduct major research programmes into population health issues. The grant, announced by…
A poster developed by Research Fellow Dr Luciana Rocha Pedro won the best poster prize at the British Pakistani Orthopaedic Research and Education Meeting in Birmingham on 21 April. Entitled ‘The Epidemiology of…
A study co-authored by School of Medicine staff has found that protection provided by COVID-19 vaccination declines more rapidly in people with severe obesity. Led by the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge, the…
On 31 March, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) awarded the RSE Mary Sommerville Medal to the EAVE II team. Led by the University of Edinburgh and funded by the Medical Research Council, the EAVE II project brought…
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN SCOTLAND WILL BECOME LEADING EXPERTS IN MULTIMORBIDITY The School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews joins a consortium of Scottish universities led by the University of Glasgow to…
Two new major research grants have been won by collaborations involving the School of Medicine to further develop their work in multimorbidity. Multimorbidity, when a person has two or more long term health conditions,…
Medical scientists at the University of St Andrews have joined forces with data scientists Blue Hat Associates to further medical research and understanding about the spread of Covid-19 within the community. How…
Researchers from the School of Medicine have been awarded funding from the Government’s Chief Scientist Office following their funding call for for Scottish-led rapid research in Covid-19. Dr Ruth Bowness will lead…
Early diagnosis key to survival A new institute, created to help improve earlier diagnosis of cancer, cardiovascular disease, mental health and infection, has been launched at the University of St Andrews. Early…