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We are delighted to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our PhD student, Ané Kritzinger, in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT)…

Date Thursday October 16, 2025
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George and Graham welcomed visiting students and postdocs into the lab for a day of hands-on experiments searching for…

Date Thursday June 26, 2025
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In this week’s Observer Magazine, Graham was highlighted for our work in detecting counterfeit whisky. The feature article details 5…

Date Tuesday June 17, 2025
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New tool to identify ‘toxic’ green books

A groundbreaking tool developed by the University of St Andrews is transforming how cultural heritage institutions identify toxic pigments in historic books, making it easier than ever to distinguish hazardous books…

Morgan takes Bronze at STEM for Britain

Group member Dr Morgan Facchin has been awarded the Bronze Prize for the excellence of his research at the prestigious national competition STEM for BRITAIN 2025, held at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. The…

Kishan elected as SPIE Director

Kishan has been elected as one of the Society Directors for SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. The results of the 2024 SPIE Election were announced live at the Society’s Annual General Meeting on…