St Andrews is UK's best university
The University of St Andrews has been named the UK's top university in The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027. It is the third time in six years we’ve secured the top spot.
Winter graduation ceremonies to celebrate students, honorary graduates, and award recipients.
Date 12 November 2026
Category Graduation
Professor Christopher Smith, from the School of Classics, as the government’s preferred candidate for Executive Chair of Research England…
Date 10 November 2026
Category University news
Saints Sport has announced that local estate agency Rettie has renewed its sponsorship of the Junior Saints holiday camps programme for a…
Date 10 November 2026
Category Sport
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Oldest animals on earth found to share a common ancestor
. Despite their remarkable evolutionary history, brachiopods remain poorly understood, particularly in terms of their evolutionary origins and sister-group relationships within the animal kingdom.
New research upends theory of how tin deposits are formed
Researchers have revealed that the defining characteristics of ‘tin granites’ are established at their geological source rather than through later magmatic processing.
University of St Andrews joins £20m Tay Create partnership
St Andrews is playing a key role in a major new regional partnership backed by £20 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) that aims to turn creative ideas into innovative products.
St Andrews censures Rector for behaviour
The University of St Andrews has issued a letter of censure to its outgoing Rector, Ms Stella Maris.
Bonn-St Andrews partnership welcomes three new academics
Three distinguished researchers have joined the fourth cohort of the Bonn-St Andrews Joint Academic Appointments Scheme.