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St Andrews celebrates exceptional students
Graduation celebrations continued at St Andrews today (Tuesday) with students celebrating their academic
University submits plans for 'New College'
The University has submitted plans to Fife Council to redevelop the former Madras College site on South Street, preserving the historic building and adding new facilities.
Summer graduation celebrations begin in St Andrews
A week-long series of graduation celebrations got underway in St Andrews today (Monday 30 June 2025).
Hansine's historic Henley victory
The University of St Andrews Boat Club celebrated a landmark achievement at this year's Henley Women's Regatta, the premier women's rowing event in the United Kingdom.
Lizard Shampoo and Spheres of death - new work sheds light on Dark Age medicine
New research led by the University of St Andrews has redefined existing assumptions about medicine in the Middle Ages.
Capercaillie brood numbers soar with humane predator strategy
A new study from the University of St Andrews reveals that non-lethal predator management has successfully doubled capercaillie brood numbers in targeted areas of Scotland
St Andrews report says Scotland must break silence on 'Tinker Experiments'
Research led by the University of St Andrews into 20th century policies affecting Gypsy/Traveller communities across Scotland - including the forced and permanent removal of children from their families - has found clear
Early career prize for University of St Andrews Chemist
Dr Amit Kumar from the School of Chemistry has won the prestigious 2025 Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize for Chemistry
Pioneering research key to the new UK Industrial Strategy
Research from the University of St Andrews is feeding into the UK's newly released Industrial Strategy via MetaHUB, a pioneering new research collective made up of universities throughout the UK
UK astronomers get front-row seats for groundbreaking movie of the cosmos
The decade-long wait for UK astronomers ends as the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals dazzling first images.
New data reveals 20% decline in harbour seal populations along Scotland's west coast
The UK's last stronghold for harbour seals now showing significant signs of decline, with falling numbers raising conservation concerns
St Andrews holds top spot in Scotland
The University of St Andrews has once again claimed the top spot in Scotland in The Complete University Guide,
New tool to identify 'toxic' books
A groundbreaking tool developed by the University of St Andrews is transforming how cultural heritage institutions identify toxic pigments in historic books.
Powering smart buildings
Research from the University of St Andrews has unravelled energy harvesting potential using an emerging family of semiconductors.
Ancient Inka string writing used to record climate change
Ongoing research has discovered that khipus have been used to record climate change
The biggest biodiversity time-series database on the planet will give unprecedented insight into global change
The BioTIME database offers unprecedented insight into how biodiversity is changing through time across the world
Working from home isn't helping to level up Britain
Hopes that working from home would help struggling UK regions attract high-skilled workers are not being realised
Mars tech tested out in Highlands
Researchers from the University of St Andrews are trialing instruments to be used on the European Mars Rover.