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Evaluation of a portable light source for photodynamic therapy of cutaneous leishmaniasis

GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorProfessor Ifor Samuel SchoolsPhysics & Astronomy ODA countriesBrazil, Ethiopia Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3, Goal 16 Researchers in the School of Physics & Astronomy are exploring how to apply a portable light source for photodynamic therapy (PDT), a technology they have already developed to treat skin cancer, to treat a major neglected tropical disease. … Read more

STFC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) 2021-22

STFC Impact Acceleration Account booklet 2020 The University of St Andrews has an Impact Acceleration Account from STFC, which is intended to promote and increase the impact of the institution’s STFC funded research. We have been awarded IAA funding of £50,000 for the period 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021. The STFC Impact Acceleration … Read more

Public engagement Public engagement can be an important pathway that can lead to impact. It primarily entails communicating your research with the public with the ultimate goal of bringing about positive change or benefit. A large volume of information about public engagement exists on the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement’s (NCCPE) website. What is … Read more

Research Impact

Government and funding organisations generally expect researchers to be aware of the potential difference their research could make to society, to be able to articulate how impacts could be generated, to consider ways of accelerating such change, and to take account of benefits resulting from their research. The Research Impact Team supports researchers by providing … Read more

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