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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.
New data shows drop in Scotland's harbour seal numbers and sparks concern for grey seal population
New figures show a marked drop in the status of Scotland's harbour seal population, as well in summer grey seal abundance, according to surveys conducted by the Sea Mammal Research Unit
Scientists catch sperm whale dialects evolving in the Mediterranean Sea
Using 20 years of recordings researchers showed that whales living in the eastern Mediterranean had developed a new form of the vocal dialect used by animals in the western basin.
ERC Advanced Grant for groundbreaking zoonosis research
An ERC Advanced Grant will support Professor Christos Lynteris's groundbreaking research into the emergence of zoonosis and its role in shaping modern medicine, public health and state governance.
New optical technique allows toxic methanol in alcoholic spirits to be detected without opening the bottle
Methanol contamination of spirits such as whisky, gin and vodka causes hundreds of deaths each year and can lead to serious physical consequences
Higher extinction risk is associated with higher frequency of decreasing local prevalence of species
Analysis of one of the most comprehensive long-term databases ever created, BioTIME - a major tool to study biodiversity change also developed at the University of St Andrews.
1,500 year old woman challenges modern assumptions about disability
New international research reveals how a woman who lived with a lifelong physical impairment more than 1,500 years ago was supported, valued and buried
Historic Henley wins for St Andrews Boat Club
University of St Andrews Boat Club made history at the 2026 Henley Women's Regatta, securing two wins, a championship singles final appearance, and crews reaching finals in a breakthrough performance on the Thames.
Single, childless workers fare worst at work-life balance
Researchers of a new study are calling on employers to rethink flexible-working policies, warning that current approaches fail to reflect increasingly blurred boundaries between work and personal life.
Funding award for innovative marine tracking sensor
A collaboration between the Coastal Resources Management Group (CRMG) at the University of St Andrews Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI) and Dr Pauline Goulet of Wild Tag Solutions has been awarded a grant.
St Andrews community recognised in King's Birthday Honours
The University of St Andrews is celebrating the achievements of members of our community who have been recognised in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours.
Learning from history to prepare for the next massive volcanic eruption
Researchers at an international gathering hosted at the University of St Andrews are calling for governments to reassess their response to volcanic eruptions.