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Save the date: The St Andrews Observatory will open its doors and domes for its annual Open Night on March 14th, 6-9pm. All welcome, entry free. All telescopes will be in action, and we will try to observe, if the weather is clear.

05.03.2026 09:49 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Charity Race2 St Andrews Students' Association

A few of our UG students are taking part in the Union's Charities Campaign.This is an annual charitable hitchhike. The following teams are confirmed to have PandA students in them:
'Three men'
'Yes Chef'
'Communism?'
'Madras'
'Pink?'
'Vamigos'
race2.org.uk

02.03.2026 11:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Deadline tomorrow (27th Feb) to apply for both posts:

Creative quantum PhD students across Scottish Universities: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/.../about/ou...

Early career artists, based in Scotland: observatory.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/quantum-dial...

26.02.2026 09:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Research Fellow - AR3245 Research Fellow - AR3245, School of Physics and Astronomy Salary: £38,784 - £42,254 per annum Start Date: 1 October 2026 Hours: 36.25 hours per week Fixed Term - 36 months, <p style="text-align: justi...

Come work with me!

I'm hiring a postdoctoral research fellow to work on the link between large scale structure and galaxy evolution using DESI data. The position is for 3 years, starting Oct 1st 2026. Details in the link below.

www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

20.02.2026 08:45 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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QUANTUM DIALOGUES
We are looking for 4 creative quantum PhD students across Scottish Universities to contribute.
If you are interested, deadline is 27th Feb, please go to www.st-andrews.ac.uk/.../about/ou... for details on how to apply.

20.02.2026 14:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We are looking for 4 early career artists, based in Scotland, to create new work in collaboration with 4 quantum physics PhD students. Submission deadline 27th Feb. To apply and for more information, please go to: observatory.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/quantum-dial...

04.02.2026 09:44 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Congratulats to Dr Pía Cortés Zuleta who has been awarded the L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Award in the category of Physical Sciences. The prize was awarded for her work on developing novel techniques for the detection and characterisation of low-mass exoplanets.

29.01.2026 08:28 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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Future Leaders Fellowships Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) support talented people in universities, businesses, and other research and innovation environments. They also allow universities, research institutes, independent res...

We welcome applications for consideration for this year's UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships. Internal deadline is 2nd Feb. Please email physdor@st-andrews.ac.uk for the UstA UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships application form. Call details are on: www.ukri.org/what-we-do/d...

20.01.2026 12:01 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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What happened at the School today? S2 Madras students visted for a Christmas lecture and demos

18.12.2025 12:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A short digital course in astronomy has been developed by our academic staff member, Dr Weijmans. This course explores the Solar System, stars, galaxies and cosmology, and alongside the scientific view on astronomy, also offers historical and cultural insights.
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/online...

17.12.2025 08:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thank you to everyone for helping the admin team raising funds and toy donations for Families First St Andrews Toy appeal.
familiesfirststandrews.org.uk

11.12.2025 12:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Message from GOTSUPPORT to our students during Exam season

09.12.2025 12:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Many congratulations to our Graduates.

02.12.2025 12:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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* Christmas Giving Tree * Unwrapped gifts no later than 10th Dec pls.
* Wear Something Festive on Friday 28 November *
Cash donations to collection pots in Staff Common Room, School Office and Janitor’s desk.
Supporting Families First Christmas Appeal 2025.
familiesfirststandrews.org.uk

26.11.2025 13:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Many congratulations to Elena for passing her viva on her thesis titled 'DEER Measurements of Calmodulin: Novel Spin Labels and Structural Insights.'

11.11.2025 08:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Weekly Fashion Friday: Bring a Can.
The donations to St Candrews are coming in thick and fast towards this week's theme of Fashion Friday (Food theme clothes). Arranged by our School President, Ellie.

07.11.2025 14:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Saints Talk: Drink, Drugs, and Toxic Books by Dr Graham Bruce
Saints Talk: Drink, Drugs, and Toxic Books by Dr Graham Bruce YouTube video by University of St Andrews Alumni

If you missed Dr Graham Bruce's talk on their toxic project, you can get it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=20I6...

03.11.2025 14:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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31.10.2025 10:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The next instalment in the Saints Talk series will be from our very own Dr Graham Bruce. He's will talk about their toxic project. For details on how to register, please click on the link below. @grahamdbruce.bsky.social www.st-andrews.ac.uk/develop-2/sa...

28.10.2025 09:11 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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IOP Awards 2025
Professor Peter B. Littlewood, Professor and Chair of Physics at the University of Chicago and Visiting Professor at St Andrews, was awarded the Richard Glazebrook Medal.

28.10.2025 08:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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IOP Awards 2025.
Congratulations to Prof Ifor Samuel and technician Martin McLaren for recieving IOP Awards.
Prof Ifor Sameuwl received the Thomas Young Prize.
Mr. Martin McLaren received the IOP Technician Award.
news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/four...

28.10.2025 08:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We would like to congratulate Martin McLaren on receiving the IOP Technician Award. He received this award for his work as technical manager, overseeing operations of the Centre for Designer Quantum Materials since its inception. Congratulations Martin! www.iop.org/about/awards...

27.10.2025 15:01 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Schools of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy held an Outreach training day for our 1st Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science and Earth and Environmental Sciences PhD students led by the team of staff Dr Danica Pinto, Dr Neil Keddie, Dr Lethy Jagadamma and Dr Dimali Vithanage.

27.10.2025 14:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Several fanstatic seminars at the Wilson Sibbett Memorial Symposium. We welcomed 100 old friends and colleagues with participants travelling from as far as France, Germany and the US to share their memories, and reflect on Wilson‘s incredible scientific legacy.

27.10.2025 14:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We are pleased to hear the relaunch of the SU2P, Scottish Universities Partnership in Photonics.

02.10.2025 07:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Many congratulations to Cailean Wilkinson for passing his viva on thesis titled: Quantum-enhanced protocols: secure quantum state sharing and noisy field estimation

30.09.2025 13:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Memorial Symposium for Prof. Wilson Sibbett CBE FRS FRSE, Wednesday 22nd October 2025
For more information: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/physics-astr...

If you would like to attend, please register via the link below:
forms.office.com/e/Sb1VbnAyKZ

23.09.2025 10:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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22.09.2025 07:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The year I arrive @physastrostand.bsky.social rises to #1 in the UK for Physics in the Times & Sunday Times University League table.

(and we all know that correlation *does* imply causation, right?!)

www.thetimes.com/uk-universit...

19.09.2025 15:08 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
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We welcome applications for consideration for this year's Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme. Internal deadline is 3rd Nov. Please email physdor@st-andrews.ac.uk for the UstA Leverhulme ECRF application form. Call details are on: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career...

16.09.2025 07:22 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0