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St Andrews first for National Teaching Fellow
Professor Sin-Wang Chong has become the first member of the University of St Andrews to receive a National Teaching Fellowship, one of the UK's highest honours for excellence in higher education teaching and leadership.
Don't believe the GenAI hype - learn from it
New research by Professor Anna Brattstrom of the University of St Andrews Business School aimed to understand the hype around generative AI.
Global Fellowship Scheme welcomes new international research and education leaders to St Andrews
The University is set to welcome more than 20 new award holders through its Global Fellowship Scheme for the 2026-27 academic year.
St Andrews and Dundee team to advance insulin research
Researchers at St Andrews and Dundee have won £1m to uncover how insulin molecules assemble and function inside pancreatic cells, opening new paths towards improved diabetes treatments.
St Andrews researchers secure prestigious RSE funding awards
Seven University of St Andrews researchers have been awarded funding through the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Spring 2026 Research Awards Programme.
Sperm Whales blow bubbles to achieve restful, vertical sleep
Sperm whales are the only whale known to rest vertically. However, until now, it's been unclear how they maintained their position just below the sea surface.
Moon Baboon - new insight into the mind of ancient Egyptians
Researchers solve babooninfication mystery of ancient Egyptian god.
PhD researcher helps bring global symposium on Indigenous knowledge and museums to St Andrews
Academics, curators and artists from four continents gathered at the University of St Andrews for an international symposium co-organised by a Museums and Heritage Studies PhD researcher.
St Andrews earns top sustainability food award
The University of St Andrews earned the highest three-star Food Made Good Standard, recognised for local sourcing, plant-forward menus, solar-powered prawn farming and strong environmental and social initiatives.
St Andrews' Dr Kirsty Ross recognised for advancing open knowledge
Dr Kirsty Ross of the School of Computer Science has received a Wikimedia UK Silver Jubilee Award for her work widening access to open knowledge through teaching, research and outreach.
A week to remember: Celebrating the Class of 2026
From proud moments in Younger Hall to celebrations in St Salvator's Quad, our summer graduation ceremonies have brought together students from around the world to mark the culmination of their University journey.
Rector of the University of Bonn Awarded Honorary Doctorate by St Andrews
St Andrews awards honorary degree to Professor Dr Michael Hoch, Rector of the University of Bonn, in recognition of his distinguished contributions to molecular biology.
Small town, big thesis - how Cupar helped write history
Residents of Cupar have helped one determined student cross the finish line of her PhD, not with library books or footnotes, but with waves, whiteboard updates, and a card through the letterbox.
'Stellar death is not the end': New discovery glimpses what will happen when our sun dies
Researchers found that planet WD 1856 b is significantly warmer than expected and determined how it most likely reached its very tight orbit around the white dwarf.
Historic moment as St Andrews installs new Chancellor
Dame Anne Pringle was formally installed as Chancellor during today's graduation ceremony in Younger Hall.
St Andrews researchers help launch decade-long quest to map the Universe
Researchers at the University of St Andrews are celebrating the start of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time, helping unlock new discoveries about the changing Universe.
Summer graduation celebrations begin in St Andrews
A week-long celebration began today (Monday 29 June 2026), as the town welcomed the first of more than 2,200 graduating students from 80 countries to cross the stage in the Younger Hall
Entrepreneurs more likely to be based in left wing areas
New study is challenging conventional assumptions about the relationship between politics and entrepreneurship.