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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 6h
New PhD position: The Safety and Efficacy of Far-UVC For Preventing the Airborne Spread of Disease. Seeking applications for a full-time PhD student to illuminate the field of safe indoor air. For further information and on how to apply to to: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/physics-astr...
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We welcome applications for consideration for this year's Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship 2027. Internal deadline is noon on 28th Oct. Please email physdor@st-andrews.ac.uk for the University of St Andrews application form. Call details are on:https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career-fellowships
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ) @csbj.org · 11/09/2026
🔗 Simulating Multicolor Super-Resolution Imaging Using an RGB Camera. doi.org/10.34133/csb... 📚 CSBJ Quantum Biology and Biophotonics: spj.science.org/journal/csbj... @physastrostand.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @csbj.org #Bioimaging #Microscopy #Biophotonics #QuantumScience #DNApaint
Simulating Multicolor Super-Resolution Imaging Using an RGB Camera. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0162

CSBJ Quantum Biology and Biophotonics: https://spj.science.org/journal/csbj/qbio
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King group @ St Andrews @kinggroup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Out now as an Editor's Suggestion in PRB, work with @maxplanck.de and @maxivlaboratory.bsky.social using focussed ion beam structuring to enable high-resolution ARPES of RuO₂. doi.org/10.1103/sjrs...
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Disentangling bulk and surface electronic structure using targeted cleave planes in ${\mathrm{RuO}}_{2}$
Using focused ion beam designed cleaving planes, the authors prepare different surface orientations of RuO${}_{2}$ for study by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. The high-resolution measureme...
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University of St Andrews @uniofstandrews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The University of St Andrews has been named the UK's best university in The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027. 🥇 Read more: ow.ly/juwA50ZP0ic #EverToExcel
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
RAS Fellowship call is now open. Internal deadline: 12th Oct. Applicants apply by emailing physdor@st-andrews.ac.uk with: - CV including publication list - title of proposed research - abstract of proposed research
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Congratulations to Dr Graham Bruce for being appointed Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland. news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/five...
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Five St Andrews colleagues join RSE Young Academy of Scotland | University of St Andrews news
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Congratulations to Alfie Russell for passing his viva on his thesis titled 'Exploring Modified Gravity Beyond Galactic Rotation Curves.'
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Don't miss Anne-Marie Weijmans who will be at the ’Space - What is out there?’ at the ‘A Beer, A Bap, And A Boffin’ at the Pitlochry Festival on the 21st August. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/spa...
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Space - What is out there? | Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Join astrophysicist Dr Anne-Marie Weijmans as she takes us on a journey through the Universe and the remarkable space objects within it. Together, we'll explore questions like: Was there ever life on ...
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
What's happening in the School today? It's the Graduation lunch.
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
CELEBRATION FOR DR BRUCE SINCLAIR After four decades of teaching, many of you will know and have been inspired by Dr Bruce Sinclair. To mark Bruce's achievement, a celebration will take place from 10.00am to 6.30pm on Friday 26 June 2026. Register - ow.ly/N2MR50Z6JJl
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The UPDATES cafe has installed some new vending machines at the School.
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Congratulations to Sahyadri Krishna for passing his viva on his thesis titled 'The host galaxies of luminous quasars: a spectrum decomposition view.'
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Ryan, Zoe and Cameron, from our Planetarium team had recently been at the Guardbridge Primary School and Strathkinness Primary School.
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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-....
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STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships – Astronomy Group
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University of St Andrews @uniofstandrews.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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 👇 ow.ly/SxmT50Z7b0Y #EverToExcel
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Many congratulations to Zoe Harvey for passing her viva on her thesis titled 'The Cool Circumgalactic Medium of Massive Galaxies.'
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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.
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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'
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
What is happening at the School today? PGR assessment
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Congratulations to Prof. Kishan Dholakia who has been elected as a Fellow of Australian Academy science.org.au/news-events/...
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We are advertising for Lecturer in Advanced/ Photonic Materials. Please see for further details www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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
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Open Research, University of St Andrews @standrewsopenres.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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
Star trails over the Mayall Telescope that houses DESI showing as circles of light on the night sky. A telescope dome atop a mountain is below the center of the circle. Credit: Luke Tyas/Berkeley Lab and KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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 physres@st-andrews.ac.uk for details of the required documents.
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Open Research, University of St Andrews @standrewsopenres.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🎉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
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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".
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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.
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Congratulations to Prof Phil King on being elected RSE fellowship. rse.org.uk/fellowship/f...
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Professor Phil King
Phil King is an experimental condensed matter physicist at the University of St Andrews. His research interests focus on investigating the electronic properties at surfaces, interfaces, and in atomic-...
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standrewsosc.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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...
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A trade‐off between efficiency and stability in a class of sky‐blue organic light‐emitting diodes
OLED efficiency and stability are correlated with device structure using combined experimental and simulation approach. Efficient, but less stable devices suffer mainly from exciton-exciton annihilat...
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
What's happening in the School right now? The Undergraduate project poster session.
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standrewsosc.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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.
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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.'
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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...
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standrewsosc.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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.
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University of St Andrews @uniofstandrews.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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👇 ow.ly/rG2l50Yxt2q #EverToExcel
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University of St Andrews @uniofstandrews.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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: ow.ly/WEQS50YxXS2 #EverToExcel
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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/...
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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.
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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.
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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...
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Rita Tojeiro @ritatojeiro.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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/...
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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...
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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.
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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...
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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.
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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...
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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...
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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
What happened at the School today? S2 Madras students visted for a Christmas lecture and demos
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