Honours Welcome Reception
Drinks and nibbles were on offer for our very well attended Honours Welcome Reception in the Jack Cole coffee area this week. Good luck to all of our returning students for the coming academic year!
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The St Andrews Global Research Centre for Changing Climates Science, Society, Solutions
The next 600 years of St Andrews history will be set against a radically altered climate. The St Andrews Centre for Changing Climates, initiated this September, will leverage insights from climate change past and present, spanning science and society, to better understand the diverse array of challenges posed by a changing climate, and the solutions required to … The St Andrews Global Research Centre for Changing Climates Science, Society, Solutions
St Andrews Computer Science makes big splash at Digital Heritage 2025
Sharon Pisani, Maria Andrei, Junyu Zhang and Alan Miller travelled to Siene for Digital Heritage 2025. Four paper presentations, project workshops and much networking later we reflect on a successful conference. We are proud to announce that Sharon Pisani from Open Virtual Worlds has received the Best Paper Award for her wonderful work “Introducing Sociodata … St Andrews Computer Science makes big splash at Digital Heritage 2025
School Seminar – Ian Gent, “How Not To Do It”
You are warmly invited to the next School Seminar: Speaker: Ian Gent Title: How Not To Do It Abstract: Empirical methods are a vital part of a researcher’s toolbox. Which means that the more senior a researcher is, the more tools they have dropped on their feet! I will share real mistakes which I or my colleagues … School Seminar – Ian Gent, “How Not To Do It”
Board Games Afternoon
Thanks to all who attended the Board Games afternoon on Wednesday. There was a great turnout and it was good to see everyone enjoying themselves before teaching begins next week!
Royal Society of Edinburgh Curious Festival Workshop
RSE are running a workshop this Saturday as part of their festival of knowledge. Saturday 13th September 2025 16:30 – 18:00 The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ Connect through curiosity and join a celebration of ideas, conversation, and discovery. From science to society, arts to innovation, no two events are … Royal Society of Edinburgh Curious Festival Workshop
Retirement of Professor Alan Dearle
Colleagues gathered recently to wish a happy retirement to Professor Al Dearle at the end of August. Having received both a BSc and a PhD from St Andrews, Al has spent most of his career here, interrupted by sojourns in Adelaide and Stirling. His research has cut across several themes, beginning with persistent programming (still … Retirement of Professor Alan Dearle
PhD Viva Success: Yaxiong Lei
Congratulations to Yaxiong Lei (supervised by Dr Juan Ye) who has passed his PhD viva subject to minor corrections. Thanks to Yu Guan (University of Warwick) for serving as the external examiner.
PhD Viva Success: Halite Abudureyimu
Massive congratulations to Halite Abudureyimu who has passed his PhD with only minor corrections. Very well done indeed! Thanks to the two external examiners Mauro Dragone and Gerado Aragon Camarasa. Halite was supervised by Kasim Terzić.
Research Activities by Open Virtual Worlds Research Group
Throughout July, the research group Open Virtual Worlds from the School of Computer Science was involved in digitalising the archaeological artefacts, historical sites, and natural landscapes in collaboration with their important partner, Timespan Museum in Helmsdale, Highlands. Two PhD students, Junyu Zhang and Sharon Pisani, who are researching digital heritage and sustainability, were using 360 … Research Activities by Open Virtual Worlds Research Group