On the 22nd April 1915, chlorine gas was first released in a small village in Belgium. Its impact would be felt in St Andrews, where its use would change the trajectory of countless lives, including those of Walter…
Edmund Langley Hirst arrived at St Andrews with ambitions of a degree in Classics. His experience in St Andrews’ chemistry laboratories during the First World War would shape his life as a scientific pioneer. There,…
The story of Maud Baden-Powell remains shrouded in the shadow of the mighty legacies of her family members and the “Baden-Powell” name. However, her life can be uncovered through the stories of those she was closest…