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Join Muse and Dr Bower in this episode of Insight as they discuss, his academic journey, his current research into space governance, and the importance of the Outer Space Institute(OSI) in bridging t…

Join Luke and Veronika as they discuss: Veronika’s time in St Andrews, how she got onto her Astroparticle Physics PhD in Germany, her favourite Physics joke and much more in this episode of Insight.

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Listen to the presidents of PhySoc, AstroSoc and EASy battle it out in a game of Jeopardy to see who is crowned this year's champion! Enjoy listening and happy holidays here from Insight!

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Join Michael and Dr Braunecker in this episode of Insight as they discuss: -the different sides of his research -what makes a good student and a good teacher -and why he owns 30 musical instruments…

Welcome to your first year studying Physics and Astronomy at the University of St Andrews! You are bound to have many questions and who better to answer them than the people who were just in your sho…

Finishing up our CERN mini-series, we talk to Wren Vetens about her path into physics, her work on the CMS detector and her experiences as a trans woman in a traditionally male-dominated field.

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The future and the past of the Higgs boson, ATLAS, and CERN. Do we need the FCC? And much more in this interview!

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Another exciting interview from our CERN mini-series, this time with Prof Albert de Roeck, who was in the leadership of the CMS experiment in CERN at the exciting time that the Higgs boson was being …

In this episode we speak with Stephanie Campbell, an astronomy PhD student at the University of St Andrews. We discuss their time at St Andrews, researching the use of dynamic models to study galaxie…

In this week's episode of Insight, Dr Simon Clark talks about his journey into science content creation, his new book Firmament and also his favourite coordinate system.

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Frederik is working on the collimators in the LHC, but his path to CERN led through performing arts, philosophy, classical music and then quantum chromodynamics. He speaks about his adventures travel…

An interview with Patrick Geeraert, whose long and successful career in CERN now culminates in leading the Science Gateway project. Having also done a 9-year detour to ESO, Patrick speaks about the c…

We are very happy to announce a mini-series of interviews with researchers and other members of CERN. There are a few interviews lined up, but meanwhile, before they are ready, let's talk about the r…

In this wholesome interview, we speak with Oriel, a PhySoc alumnus and St Andrews Physics graduate. Where has life taken her, and what does she recommend to us - future graduates (and alumni <3 )? Th…

!This interview was conducted in August 2021! Apologies for keeping it in the backlog for so long O:) Anyway, it's the JGT's (the largest telescope in the Observatory) 60th birthday this month, and w…

In this episode, Professor Graham Smith shares memories from when he lived in Uni Hall and gives some advice to students and young people starting their careers. Having created an instrument that is…

Dr Helen Cammack speaks candidly about her research, teaching, and experience in academia. Messy hair and surprised people at the shop counters, the experience of early career researchers... all this…

Pop Christmas songs? On the organ? I think it worked great, but don't tell Mariah Carey! As an absolute layman, I was pleasantly surprised by how many different sounds the organ can make! And Matthew…

Today we are honoured to speak with Prof Sally Mapstone, the principal and Vice-chancellor of the University of St Andrews. Who is the person under whose leadership the uni tops ranking tables? What …

Sebastian is a St Andrews graduate who through a Masters in London found his way into Rolls Royce's graduate program. He describes his current job as a "nuclear plumber". Find out about his interesti…