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Top in Scotland, second in the UK
The University of St Andrews is the top university in Scotland and second to Oxford in the UK, according to the Guardian University Guide 2026.
University of St Andrews Business School professor wins Prize for Management Learning
Professor Paul Hibbert of St Andrews has received the inaugural John G. Burgoyne Memorial Prize for Management Learning, honouring his pioneering work in reflexive practice and leadership education.
Dr Okafor-Yarwood appointed Vice Chair of African Ocean Decade Taskforce
Dr Ife Okafor-Yarwood joins UN's Ocean Decade Taskforce as Vice Chair, bringing African voices and inclusive perspectives to shape the future of global ocean governance.
Blue Carbon Action Plan
Groundbreaking St Andrews research has helped shape Scotland's first Blue Carbon Action Plan, launched today to protect coastal habitats, boost biodiversity, and tackle climate change.
James Webb Space Telescope's first look for an atmosphere on habitable zone exoplanet
Groundbreaking new research has identified signs of a potential atmosphere surrounding an Earth-sized exoplanet located 40 light years away.
ERC award to reconstruct Earth's 500 million year CO2 and ocean pH history
Dr Hana Jurikova, Senior Research Fellow in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, has been awarded a €2.5 million ERC Starting Grant
Two new Global Research Centres announced
Global Research Centres to focus development and understanding around global health and changing climates
Solar flares hotter than thought
New research has proposed that particles in solar flares are 6.5 times hotter than previously thought and provided an unexpected solution to a 50-year-old mystery about our nearest star.
Long term patterns of marine mammal bycatch in UK fisheries.
Results indicate that there are seasonal patterns in bycatch rates for harbour porpoise, common dolphin and seals.
