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The death of Chancellor, Lord Campbell
The University is saddened by the loss of The Right Honourable Lord Campbell of Pittenweem CH CBE KC FRSE, our Chancellor, steadfast friend, and tireless advocate.
Council green light for University's flagship 'New College'
Major plans by the University of St Andrews to redevelop one of the most significant buildings in the town, have been given the green light.
St Andrews Rector Removed from Court role over breach of governance rules
The Rector of the University of St Andrews has been removed from her role as President of University Court after she refused to follow its governance rules.
Statement from the Court of the University of St Andrews - Removal of the Rector from University Court
University Court issued the following message to all staff and students on Friday 9 January.
St Andrews awarded £950,000 to decarbonise New College buildings
The University of St Andrews has been awarded £950,000 from Scotland's Public Sector Heat Decarbonisation Fund to support a pioneering conservation and sustainability project at New College in the heart of the town.
Scientists discover molecular 'reshuffle' and crack an 80-year-old conundrum
Breakthrough tackles one of chemistry's most persistent challenges and could transform the way medicines are manufactured
Research review of the year
A month by month snap shot of some of the University's research from 2025
Former coal mining communities have lower levels of entrepreneurship
Locations associated with traditional large-scale industries such as coal mining, struggle to escape their industrial legacy of low levels of entrepreneurship despite generational changes
Flu surge exposes missed COVID lessons
Three leading public health and social psychology experts warn that the UK is failing to apply vital lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic as flu cases surge.
Shared Island Stories wins International Council of Museums Award
The School of Art History-led research project has been announced as the winner of the inaugural International Council of Museums (ICOM) Award for Sustainable Development Practice in Museums
Principal honoured with Fletcher of Saltoun Award
University of St Andrews Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE has been honoured by the Saltire Society with a prestigious Fletcher of Saltoun Award for Public Life.
Winter graduation celebrations in St Andrews
More than 800 students from over 80 countries celebrated with their families and classmates in St Andrews this week as four winter graduation ceremonies took place in the town's Younger Hall.
University to elect new Chancellor
The University of St Andrews has begun the process to elect a new Chancellor, following the sad death earlier this year of Lord Campbell of Pittenweem.
Rowing trio brings home Commonwealth Championship medals
The University of St Andrews is celebrating a remarkable achievement after three of its rowers returned from the 2025 Commonwealth Rowing Association Beach Sprints Championships in Barbados with medals.
Life in balance: research shines new light on ancient Andean scales
New research found that both balance scales and khipus (a method of writing using small knots used by the Inca and pre-Inca societies) were tied to Andean notions of wellbeing that prioritise achieving a state of balance
Seal milk rivals human milk in complexity
Atlantic grey seal milk rivals human breast milk in sugar complexity, challenges previously held assumptions that human milk is uniquely complex amongst mammals
St Andrews scientists join £20m quantum biology research drive
Researchers at the University of St Andrews are part of a world-class team awarded a major grant to explore one of nature's most intriguing mysteries: how animals sense the Earth's magnetic field.
Universities of Bonn and St Andrews announce new joint professors
The Bonn-St Andrews Joint Academic Appointments Scheme, now in its third year, continues to strengthen the strategic alliance between the University of Bonn and the University of St Andrews.
Funding for innovative technology protecting endangered salmon from seals
This will enable further development of a new 'detect and deter' system on the lower part of the River Dee, aimed at detecting and then deterring seals from the river and preventing predation on salmon
New analysis confirms details of massive pit structure surrounding Durrington Walls henge, Wiltshire
Researchers have confirmed the details of the pit circle and to provide more precise dating and environmental information
Orangutans' complex diets are down to cultural knowledge, new research suggests
Researchers combined 12 years of meticulous fieldwork with computer modelling
Leading women in justice and journalism to be honoured
A former Lord Justice Clerk, a former Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, and one of the most respected broadcasters in the UK will be awarded honorary degrees at winter graduation.
Endangered penguins competing with fishing boats
African penguins are significantly more likely to forage in the same areas as commercial fishing vessels during years of low fish abundance
University honours paediatric pioneer and war hero
The newly named Dr John Forfar Clinical Study Room celebrates the life and achievements of the notable St Andrews alum
St Andrews rowers help power Team GB to sprint success
Team GB celebrated a successful campaign at the 2025 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, returning from Antalya with gold, silver and bronze medals across multiple events, with the University playing a significant role.
St Andrews scoops Nature Positive win in the UK Green Gown Awards
The University of St Andrews has won a 2025 Green Gown Award for its Nature Networks project, restoring and connecting habitats along 16km of the Fife coastline to boost biodiversity, resilience and community engagement.
Ukrainian play debuts in St Andrews
The UK debut of a theatre project designed to rehabilitate veterans and people internally displaced by the war in Ukraine, will take place in St Andrews' on Tuesday (11 November) as part of Ukrainian Week.
New agreement 'game-changer' for staff cancer support
St Andrews' trade union representatives and the University have had their efforts to extend cancer support for staff recognised in the Scottish Parliament.
Saints Football partner with Chanrossa Group
The University of St Andrews Saints Football has signed a major new partnership with Chanrossa Group, signalling a significant investment in the University's football programme.
Hiding in plain sight: How leafy costumes evolved to trick predators
New research uncovers a surprising evolutionary mechanism behind some animals' trick of hiding in plain sight from predators
St Andrews graduate wins Young Software Engineer of the Year Award
St Andrews graduate Verity Powell wins Young Software Engineer of the Year for her project using computer vision to improve rugby training, uniting sport and tech to support women's athletics.
Observatory's starring role in KT's anniversary video
KT Tunstall returns to her roots as St Andrews Observatory stars in her new video for Eye to the Telescope, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album inspired by her childhood nights under its dome.
Hidden receipts, unknown printers and gold-tipped funeral poems
The University of St Andrews celebrates 30 years of global book hunting project
Saints Golf and Rusacks extend partnership
The University of St Andrews has renewed its partnership with Rusacks St Andrews, extending a collaboration that celebrates the heritage, community, and competitive spirit of golf at the Home of Golf.
Eden Mill x Saints Golf partnership renewed
Eden Mill St Andrews has renewed its 2025-26 partnership with Saints Golf, with branding on team kits. The renewal follows a landmark season and aligns with the opening of Eden Mill's new Distillery and Visitor Centre.
Ellie Monk claims individual stroke play title at 2025 St Andrews Links Collegiate
St Andrews golfer Ellie Monk shot 68-69 to win the 2025 St Andrews Links Collegiate at 7-under on the Jubilee Course. The third-year student continues her impressive rise in the amateur golf ranks.
Four St Andrews physicists scoop top national honours
he University of St Andrews is celebrating after four members of its community - including current staff, a visiting professor and a distinguished alumnus - were recognised in the 2025 Institute of Physics (IOP)Awards.
Professor Christopher Smith appointed as Chair of the National Library of Scotland
The Library is a major European research library and one of the world's leading centres for the study of Scotland and the Scots
University funding strengthens Fife communities
Communities across Fife have benefitted from over £300,000 of funding from the University of St Andrews helping them through the cost-of-living crisis.
New Chair in Artificial Intelligence appointed
Professor Lars Kotthoff has been appointed as the Johann and Gaynor Rupert Chair in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the University of St Andrews
One award leads to another for young playwright
Young playwright Milly Sweeney, whose play Water Colour was commissioned as party of the 2024/25 St Andrews Playwriting Award, has been selected as Best Writer in The Stage Debut Awards 2025.
Laidlaw Music Centre new Honorary Professor of Singing
Renowned British tenor James Gilchrist has been appointed as the University of St Andrews' new Honorary Professor of Singing.
Rogue planet growing at Six billion tonnes a second
Researchers have revealed a dramatic 'growth spurt' in a mysterious rogue planet, a rare type of planet that drifts freely through space, untethered to any star.
Dragon drives debate with Business School students
Entrepreneur and Dragons' Den judge Peter Jones CBE joins Business School students for a lively debate.