Celebrating Research Outputs

One of the key goals of the centre is to promote and celebrate the higher-education research activity at St Andrews. Based on the PURE record, the following are recent outputs associated with the Centre. Some extraneous publications are in the list when PURE records are not kept up to date. We clean up the list regularly.

3-(4-Hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)-3-(1-hydroxynaphthalen-2-yl)isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one
Chalmers, B., Cordes, D., Lebl, T., McKay, A. P., Patterson, I. L. J., Vladymyrova, N. & Smellie, I., 1 Jul 2026, In: Molbank. 2026, 4, p. 1-8 M2195.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Academic alibis: exploring how self-worth protection strategies influence student experience in higher education
Burnett, L., Miles, P. & Prescott, G., 3 Jun 2026.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Advancing Interprofessional Education in Practice: Insights from the Scottish Health and Care Workforce 
O'Carroll, V., 3 Jun 2026, (Unpublished).
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

A lecture demonstration of photochemical formation of 2,4,5-triarylimidazolyl radicals using portable light sources
Airaud, M., Patterson, I. L. J., Smellie, I. A., Vladymyrova, N. & Young, C. M., 9 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Chemical Education. ASAP, 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Armor of the individual, patterns of the pack: exploring self-worth protection strategies, core demographic trends, and impact on student experience.
Burnett, L., Prescott, G. & Miles, P., 4 Sept 2026.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Colourful chemistry of anthocyanins: a tutorial review of applications of anthocyanins in school and university teaching
Smellie, I. A., Everest, I. & Patterson, I. L. J., 15 Apr 2026, In: RSC Sustainability. 4, 4, p. 1760-1777 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Diplomazia, sicurezza e sviluppo economico nelle relazioni tra Cina e Afghanistan
Fumagalli, M., 7 Feb 2026, Milan: ISPI (Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale). 6 p. (Focus Sicurezza Energetica)
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Does the experience of remembering differentially influence the factual accuracy of recognition, and confidence in its accuracy?
Windsor, P. M., Dering, B. R. & Donaldson, D. I., 7 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Cognition. 9, 1, p. 1-26 26 p., 6.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Dynamic Bayesian networks for neural information flow: evaluation of continuous and discrete scoring metrics
Thomas-Hegarty, J. N., Pulver, S. R. & Smith, V. A., 28 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Computational Neuroscience. p. 1-22 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Gli effetti della crisi di Hormuz del 2026 su Corea del Sud e Giappone: vulnerabilità, impatto e misure di mitigazione
Fumagalli, M., 19 Jun 2026, ISPI - Focus Energia e Sicurezza, 16, 1, p. 65-72 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

High-power pulsed electrochemiluminescence for optogenetic manipulation of Drosophila larval behaviour
Moon, C.-K., König, M., Sircar, R., Butscher, J. F., Alle, R., Meerholz, K., Pulver, S. R. & Gather, M. C., 5 Feb 2026, In: Light: Science & Applications. 15, 11 p., 104.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

La connettività digitale come condizione di liminalità in Turkmenistan
Fumagalli, M., 25 Jun 2026, Geopolitica.info.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

Metabarcode and transcriptome datasets of Pinus sylvestris to assess fungal phyllosphere and disease dynamics
Moore, B., Perry, A., Kaur, S., Crampton, B., Gurung, A., Beaton, J. K., Cottrell, J. E., Stockan, J. A., Smith, V. A., Morris, J., Hedley, P. E., Nemeth, K., Barber, H., Cavers, S. & Jones, S., 20 Aug 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scientific Data. Article in Press
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Multilateralism: written evidence for the House of Lords' International Relations and Defense Committee (MUL0033)
Costa Buranelli, F. & Fumagalli, M., 11 Aug 2026, 8 p. London : House of Lords & House of Commons.
Research output: Other contribution

Myanmar 2025: the military eschews off-ramping and fights back, as the polycrisis carries on
Fumagalli, M., 2026, In: Asia Maior. XXXVI, p. 341-360 21 p., 14.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Neuromuscular Resilience in a Changing World
Smith, W. V. & Pulver, S., 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Nudging church funding
Smith, I., 13 Jan 2026, In: Theology. 129, 1, p. 41-48 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Octopamine and tyramine modulate fictive motor program competition in Drosophila larvae
Smith, W. V. & Pulver, S., 1 Oct 2026, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 136, 4, p. 1680-1695
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Optogenetic control of activity in descending Tdc2+ neurons modulates motor program bias in the Drosophila larval locomotor system
Smith, W. V., Hibbard, K. & Pulver, S. R., 1 Oct 2026, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 136, 4, p. 1623-1639
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Pre-registration students learning together in clinical practice: the impact on staff, students and people. Protocol for a scoping review
Stephens, M., O'Carroll, V., Kyle, R., Hussain, S., Farini, F. & Greaves, J., 13 Feb 2026, Open Science Framework.
Research output: Other contribution

Revealing “unequal natures”—the paradox of water vulnerability for people on the periphery of Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
Casanova-Madera, G., Rivera-Núñez, T., Schmook, B., Calmé, S., Molina-Rosales, D. O. & White, R. M., 7 Jan 2026, In: Land. 15, 1, p. 1-30 30 p., 124.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Robustness? Range tests for equality and equivalence across specifications
Jaeger, D. A., 31 Jul 2026, Online: The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), p. 1-71, 71 p. (Discussion paper series; no. 21802).
Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper

Students as carbon accountants: calculating carbon costs of a PhD in neuroscience
Smith, W. V., Bebbington, A., Sircar, R., Gather, M. & Pulver, S., 1 Feb 2026, In: Genetics. 232, 2, iyaf268.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Teacher-Student Trust in Higher Education Amid AI Availability: A Scoping Review
Eich, S., Kouneni, L. & Taylorson, J., 6 Oct 2026.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

The adult gaze: looking again at children and young people in peace and conflict
König, A. R., Sutton, R., Tabak, J., Altiok, A., Ataci, T., Beier, J. M. & Martuscelli, P. N., 1 Sept 2026, In: International Political Sociology. 20, 3, olaf037.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The reception of classical material culture: pedagogical approaches in UK Universities
Kouneni, L. & Petsalis-Diomidis, A., 1 Apr 2026, Online : University of St Andrews.
Research output: Other contribution

The wellbeing of postgraduate taught students: an exploratory case study
Marshall, F., Fotheringham, F., O'Carroll, V. & Miles, P. J., 18 May 2026, In: Frontiers in Education. 11, p. 1-11 11 p., 1797548.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Understanding Interprofessional Education in Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce: Mapping the Landscape and Strategic Direction
O'Carroll, V., Paton, C. & Welsh, L., 7 Jan 2026, (Unpublished).
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Using a screen-based task to explore expertise-based differences in green reading
Carey, L., Stone, J. A., Strafford, B. W., Rosie, S., Ladouce, S., Hunter, A. M. & Donaldson, D. I., 28 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Perceptual and Motor Skills. OnlineFirst, p. 1-15
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Virtual reality as a complementary tool in community-based medical education
O'Carroll, V., Wang, X., Walmsley, R., Barclay, G., Gordon, I. & Hughes, A., 26 Jun 2026, p. 199-200. 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Weaving as collective knowing
Brown, A., Russell, S. & Marr, V., 9 Jun 2026.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Other

WillCO2st: leveraging freely available real-time carbon forecasting for research emissions reporting
Smith, W. V. & Pulver, S., 30 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: PLOS Sustainability and Transformation. Online First, e0000257.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1-(2,3,5,6-Tetramethylphenyl)ethan-1-one
Cordes, D. B., Smellie, I. A. & Chalmers, B. A., 28 Jan 2025, In: Molbank. 2025, 1, M1961.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2′,7′-Dimethyl-3H-spiro[isobenzofuran-1,9′-xanthen]-3-one
Chalmers, B. A., McKay, A. P., Cordes, D. B., Patterson, I. L. J., Vladymyrova, N. & Smellie, I., 14 May 2025, In: Molbank. 2025, 2, 7 p., M2007.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3-(4-Hydroxy-2,3,5-trimethylphenyl)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one
Chalmers, B. A., Cordes, D. B., McKay, A. P., Patterson, I. L. J., Pearson, R. J., Vladymyrova, N. & Smellie, I. A., 1 Oct 2025, In: Molbank. 2025, 4, p. 1-8 8 p., M2067 .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review