The STFC ERF call is now open. www.ukri.org/opportunity/.... Internal deadline is 23rd June 2026. You can find more information on how to submit at our website, astronomy.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/stfc-ernest-....

St Andrews is ranked as the top university in Scotland and fourth in the UK in the 2027 Complete University Guide. Our School of Mathematics & Statistics is top in UK, with a further 10 subjects in the top three. 👏 Read more 👇 https://ow.ly/SxmT50Z7b0Y #EverToExcel

Many congratulations to Zoe Harvey for passing her viva on her thesis titled 'The Cool Circumgalactic Medium of Massive Galaxies.'

Dr Henry Legg was on the Radio 4 Today programme this morning to talk about problems with Microsoft Quantum’s latest claims. You can listen to it here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., at point 1:20:55.

Congratulations to Harry Mullineauxsanders who passed his viva on his thesis titled 'A Theoretical Study of Static, Time-Periodic and Quasi-Periodic Mixed Dimensional Topological Phases of Matter'

What is happening at the School today? PGR assessment

Congratulations to Prof. Kishan Dholakia who has been elected as a Fellow of Australian Academy science.org.au/news-events/...

We are advertising for Lecturer in Advanced/ Photonic Materials. Please see for further details www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Physics & Astronomy Photography Competition 2026 The aim of this competition was to celebrate creativity, diverse perspectives, and our shared interest in PandA Congratulations to the winner Aravind Binukumar with Structures of Perception: The Art of Pareidolia (1st image below) and the runner ups

Congrats to @ritatojeiro.bsky.social & colleagues from @physastrostand.bsky.social on their huge collab with >70 institutions on a 3D universe map exploring dark energy 🌃🔭 tinyurl.com/3dunimap 🎉 Check out the #OpenResearch: data.desi.lbl.gov/doc/releases/ #DESI #DarkEnergy @desisurvey.bsky.social

Royal Society URF in Physics and Astronomy @ St Andrews? Send outline application by 1st July 2026. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/physics-astr... to learn about our research focus and our outstanding experimental facilities, and contact [email protected] for details of the required documents.

🎉Congratulations to Mina Riahi and Ifor Samuel for their recent #OpenAccess work on antibiotic alternatives using #OLED technology💡🧫 Check out their publication below! 💥⬇️ @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @physastrostand.bsky.social #OpenResearch

Many congratulations to: Dr Lucy Hadfield awarded for "Outstanding Academic Mentorship". Holly Seo awarded for "Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant or Demonstrator (Science/Medicine)". Dr Bruce Sinclair awarded for "University's 1413 teaching prizes".

Our first year PhD students, Daniel and Meg, did their first planetarium show at St Mary's RC primary school in Dundee for their Careers day.

Congratulations to Prof Phil King on being elected RSE fellowship. rse.org.uk/fellowship/f...

Congratulations to the authors of "A trade‐off between efficiency and stability in a class of sky‐blue organic light‐emitting diodes" just published in FlexMat. This work was done in collaboration with @ezc-group.bsky.social, and Fluxim AG in Switzerland. DOI: doi.org/10.1002%2Ffl...

What's happening in the School right now? The Undergraduate project poster session.

Last week some members of the group attended the SU2P symposium in Glasgow. Ifor, Olga and Masato can be seen attending the conference dinner. While in Glasgow, they took the opportunity to visit Dr. Gordon Hedley’s (group alumni) lab.

Congratultions to Michael for passing his viva on his thesis titled 'Understanding the Early Stages of Massive Star Formation with ALMA: 1.3 mm Continuum Observations of Young Stellar Protoclusters.'

The University of St Andrews is welcoming early career researchers to register interest for its Light-Matter Interactions summer school from Sunday 7th – Wednesday 10th of June 2026 in St Andrews: quantum-tech-alliance.co.uk/2026/02/12/l...

Last week the group had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Ji-Seon Kim from University of Oxford. She presented the colloquium titled Fascinating Molecular Nature of Organic Semiconductors, where she delved into their different molecular properties and how these can be modified.

Join our virtual postgraduate open week starting today and find out more about: 🎓Schools and programmes, meet academic staff 🫶Student life 🏠Accommodation 📝Application process and what happens after you apply 💷Fees, funding and scholarships Book now👇 https://ow.ly/rG2l50Yxt2q #EverToExcel

Strong international research collaboration has produced a major new study on blue carbon—and the message is clear: we’re underusing it. Only ~20% of countries include it in reporting, yet it could offset up to 3% of emissions. Read more: https://ow.ly/WEQS50YxXS2 #EverToExcel

The School will be holding a celebration of 40 years of Dr Bruce Sinclair's employment on Friday 26th June. The event is planned to run from 10am-6:30pm, and will involve a number of people speaking describing different aspects of his career. To register to attend: forms.office.com/e/iMeNnN70XM

Our very own Prof Peter Wahl will be giving a talk at the Making Wave Lecture Series. Click the link to register www.st-andrews.ac.uk/development/...

The University of St Andrews Observatory Open night last Saturday was a success with the clouds clearing in time for the event! Several hundred visitors were able to see the planet Jupiter through small telescopes as well as some deep sky objects with the James Gregory Telescope.

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.

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

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...

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/...

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.

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...

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.

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

What happened at the School today? S2 Madras students visted for a Christmas lecture and demos

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...

Thank you to everyone for helping the admin team raising funds and toy donations for Families First St Andrews Toy appeal. familiesfirststandrews.org.uk

Message from GOTSUPPORT to our students during Exam season

Many congratulations to our Graduates.

* 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

Many congratulations to Elena for passing her viva on her thesis titled 'DEER Measurements of Calmodulin: Novel Spin Labels and Structural Insights.'

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.

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.