Nuffield Research Placement
The School of Biology recently welcomed Harris Academy 6th year pupil Belkis Bekir to undertake a Nuffield Research Placement in the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex (BSRC). Supported by the Nuffield Foundation, Nuffield Research Placements provide over 1,000 students each year …
October 3, 2019 | Nuffield
Whale Workshop
On the 25th April 2019 The Whale Workshop attended a local primary school to run a day long marine pollution workshop. The event was organised by Rebecca Kinnear (Biology staff member and Executive Officer of SOTEAG) to run alongside a …
April 25, 2019 | schools
Science Discovery Day 2019
On Saturday 9th March, volunteers from the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) headed to one of St Andrew’s most exciting annual outreach events: the St Andrews Science Discovery Day 2019. The Science Discovery Day, part of British Science Week, features …
March 9, 2019 | Festivals
Bioinformatics: the power of computers in biology
Research staff from the School of Biology in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Edinburgh visited every secondary school in the Shetland Isles over the course of a week in early November 2018 to demonstrate “the power of computers …
January 8, 2019 | schools
Dolphins learn from each other to walk on water
New data from a 30 year study reveals dolphins also learn tricks from each other in the wild.
September 3, 2018 | ecology
Royal Society of Biology in Scotland Outreach Champion 2018
Royal Society of Biology in Scotland Outreach Champion 2018
June 29, 2018 | prize
Strathkinness Cubs measure a minke
Researchers from SMRU (Debbie Russell) and CREEM (Catriona Harris) spent an evening with Strathkinness Cub Scouts helping them work towards their Scientist Badge.
June 21, 2018 | public
School of Biology Public Engagement and Outreach awards
These awards aim to mark the outstanding contributions of our staff, postgraduate and undergraduate students, whose voluntary dedication to communicating science to the public are not always recognised. We are pleased to have made four awards in this first round, …
June 18, 2018 | public
RSE Masterclass
On Saturday 19th May, researchers from the School of Biology ran a Royal Society of Edinburgh Start-up Science Masterclass for 20 school students (S1 and S2) from ten different schools across Fife and central Scotland. We spent the morning in …
May 28, 2018 | museum
Double science
CREEM and Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) at Science Discovery Day in St Andrews and Dundee Science Centre “Meet the Expert”
March 10, 2018 | Festivals