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Standing with Ukraine

Standing with Ukraine

More than 1000 people gathered on the West Sands to form a line in the sand as a display of opposition to the war.

Water Polo champions

Water Polo champions

The University of St Andrews women's water polo team have won the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championship for a second time.

Harmonious vocals to make Music Centre sing

Harmonious vocals to make Music Centre sing

Award-winning vocal ensemble, the Gesualdo Six, will join St Salvator's Chapel Choir for a concert at the University's innovative new music centre next month.

Underwater noise pollution threat to marine life

Underwater noise pollution threat to marine life

A breakthrough study by a specialist European research team shows man-made underwater noise pollution is picked up by whales in a similar way they sense natural predators.

Four they are jolly good Fellows

Four they are jolly good Fellows

A philosopher, a genomic epidemiologist, a historian and a biologist from the University of St Andrews have been announced as new Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).

A sulphurous death for unlucky dinosaurs

A sulphurous death for unlucky dinosaurs

Climate cooling associated with sulphur gases directly contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs, research at St Andrews has found.

Covid update March 2022

Covid update March 2022

Email to all staff and students from University Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sally Mapstone FRSE, on Thursday 17 March 2022.

What Were You Wearing?

What Were You Wearing?

The University is hosting an exhibition that aims to shatter the myth that sexual assault can be attributed to a person's choice of clothes.

Principal's Ukraine update

Principal's Ukraine update

Email from the Principal to all staff and students on how the University is responding to the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine Hardship Appeal

Ukraine Hardship Appeal

An appeal to raise funds to support St Andrews students affected by the war in Ukraine raised £75,000 in just a few hours.

International Women's Day

International Women's Day

St Andrews interviews some of its academic women as part of International Women's Day.

St Andrews Environment Prize

St Andrews Environment Prize

The University launches its annual global Prize for the Environment today (Monday 7 March).

Arctic seal pups learn to live on the edge

Arctic seal pups learn to live on the edge

Young harp seals diving for the first time can adapt their behaviour depending on local environmental conditions, according to new research at the University of St Andrews.

Vigil for Ukraine

Vigil for Ukraine

Members of the University community stand together in unity against aggression and violence.

Community Fund opens

Community Fund opens

The University has launched Round 2 of this year's Community Fund to support groups and community activities across Fife.

Tax abuse research

Tax abuse research

New research led by the University of St Andrews reveals that millions of lives around the world could be improved by tackling global tax abuse.

Love in the time of conflict

Love in the time of conflict

Putting love at the heart of research could help shift our understanding of conflict and peace, according to new research co-led by the University of St Andrews.

Violin 'surgery sessions'

Violin 'surgery sessions'

A leading Scottish violinist is to lend his expertise to local musicians following his upcoming concert at the University of St Andrews.

Map of Scotland on display

Map of Scotland on display

The first map of Scotland detailing the Kingdom of the Scots is on display at the University of St Andrews.

Hockey squad success

Hockey squad success

Two University of St Andrews hockey players have been selected to join the Great Britain Women's Elite Development Programme.

Fundraising challenge

Fundraising challenge

Saints Sport kicked off a £2022 charity challenge this week calling on 2022 staff and students to walk, cycle, run or row 2022 miles.

Music across borders marks Spring Festival

Music across borders marks Spring Festival

Music from the Chinese-speaking world will form a centrepiece for celebrations of Chinese New Year at the University of St Andrews.

St Andrews adopts green web technology

St Andrews adopts green web technology

The University will implement the eco-friendly search engine Ecosia across its computer network as part of an ambitious strategy to reach net zero carbon by 2035.

Bat expert scoops award

Bat expert scoops award

A leading St Andrews researcher has been recognised in the prestigious 2022 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists.

Semester 2 of 2021-2022

Semester 2 of 2021-2022

Principal Professor Sally Mapstone emailed all staff on Friday 7 January 2022 ahead of Semester 2 of the 2021-2022 academic year.

Antarctic expedition

Antarctic expedition

Researchers from SMRU have set sail on the third and final ship-based research expedition to Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.

New Year honours

New Year honours

Three leading researchers at St Andrews have been named in the New Year's Honours list.

Shooting fish

Shooting fish

Shooting prey is a more common hunting technique in fish than previously thought, new research has found.

Crows keep tools safe

Crows keep tools safe

New Caledonian crows are particularly careful when handling their most valuable tools, according to a new study.

Two major awards for St Andrews

Two major awards for St Andrews

The Leverhulme Trust has awarded two Major Research Fellowships to academics at the University of St Andrews.

Urgent Covid Omicron update

Urgent Covid Omicron update

Principal Professor Sally Mapstone has tonight (Friday 10 December) informed all staff and students of the cancellation of imminent large events at the University.

Political divisions deepen globally

Political divisions deepen globally

Political divisions are deeper than at any time in the past 50 years, according to a new study led by the University of St Andrews.

St Andrews staff asked to work from home

St Andrews staff asked to work from home

Staff at the University of St Andrews have been asked to work from home wherever possible at least until the middle of January.

New tools to unearth rare metals

New tools to unearth rare metals

A new understanding of how volcanic processes form deposits of rare earth metals is revealed in a new study from St Andrews.

St Andrews Forest grows

St Andrews Forest grows

The St Andrews Forest has grown with a further 620 trees planted thanks to staff, students and members of the community.

One woman and her dog

One woman and her dog

Degrees of success for St Andrews student and her canine companion.

Connecting Generations

Connecting Generations

The University of St Andrews is to share in a major £8.26m funding award for a joint initiative which will study inequality in society.

St Andrews staff share their lockdown tales

St Andrews staff share their lockdown tales

The highs and lows of pandemic life have been shared by University staff as part of a project that documents the HE lockdown experience.

New source for planetary water explored

New source for planetary water explored

New findings by an international team of astronomers reveal that some planets may have had water since their creation.