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Dive in and protect the ocean
A chance to meet weird and wonderful sea creatures on an underwater journey is launching at the Wardlaw Museum this week.
Locust at the Laidlaw
An environmental murder mystery will mark the first opera to take place in the ground-breaking new music centre at St Andrews.
$100,000 environmental prize winner announced
A project which promotes ecological restoration in Finland has won the prestigious US$100,000 St Andrews Prize for the Environment 2021.
Vaccination works but a small number are still at increased risk
Men are more at risk of experiencing a severe complication from the Covid-19 virus than women even after vaccination, according to a study.
World-leading musician joins St Andrews
Internationally celebrated clarinettist Maximiliano (Maxi) Martín will become the first Honorary Professor of Woodwind at St Andrews.
Times and Sunday Times Guide 2022: league tables
League tables from the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022, in which the University of St Andrews ranks number one.
Principal congratulates staff on historic achievement
Principal announces the University is ranked number one in the UK by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.
Top of the class
St Andrews makes history by topping definitive UK university ranking ahead of Oxford and Cambridge.
St Andrews Prize for the Environment 2021 finalists
Three global finalists have been selected for the prestigious St Andrews Prize for the Environment 2021.
Report details devastating impact of Covid in Somaliland
Third Generation Project report reveals the devastating impact of the Covid-1 pandemic on internally displaced persons in Somaliland.
Principal's welcome to the new semester
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sally Mapstone FRSE, emailed all staff and students at the beginning of the Martinmas semester.
St Andrews best in the UK for teaching
The University is ranked best in Scotland and maintains its place in the top three universities in the UK according to the Guardian Guide.
University develops wildflower meadows
A collaborative project, led by the University, will manage hectares of land in and around St Andrews more sustainably.
Students take part in traditional St Andrews Pier Walk
Hundreds of students took part in the traditional Pier Walk along the harbour walls of St Andrews before the start of the new academic year.
Student vaccinations high
Almost all University students arriving in town for the start of the new academic year have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Crucial climate change report
A leading climate scientist at the University has described a major UN climate change report as crucial for the future of the planet.
From steaming swamp to blanket bog: peatlands exhibition
A touch of the tropics will be coming to St Andrews this month with an exhibition of photographs featuring the peatlands of the Amazon.
World leading historian elected fellow of the British Academy
Professor Andrew Pettegree, of the School of History, has achieved the rare distinction of being elected Fellow of the British Academy.
Rowers celebrate medals with new boat fleet
The University Boat Club took gold and silver medals in its first coastal rowing event and is set to purchase a fleet of new boats.
WBH wins award
A University of St Andrews building in Guardbridge has won an award in the Scottish Design Awards.
People at heart of brain and dementia research
Researchers at St Andrews have been instrumental in creating Scotland's first national brain health and dementia research strategy.
St Andrews top for student experience
Students at Scotland's first University vote it the best in the UK for student experience.
St Andrews scientists unite for Tuberculosis
Scientists from the School of Medicine will play a key role in a global partnership to accelerate the development of new TB drug regimens.
Launch of Round 3 of University of St Andrews Community Fund
The University has launched Round 3 of the Community Fund to support groups and community activities in St Andrews and the surrounding area.
St Andrews music awards success
An innovative music collaboration project, led by the University of St Andrews, triumphs at the Scottish Awards for New Music 2021.
Glacial melt in Asia accelerating as summers warm
Glaciers in High Mountain Asia have been melting more quickly in recent years due to rising summer temperatures, new research reveals.
BAME Action Plan
The University's BAME Students' Network has today (1 July 2021) published its first Action Plan Report.
Cupar graduate wins Fife Provost's Prize
Samantha Letham has been rewarded for her achievements with the Fife Provost's Prize.
Lifelong learning success for St Andrews graduates
Lifelong learning students celebrate graduation success this week.
Rare planet found in space telescope photobomb
A rare planet has been found by a team of researchers while exploring the Nu2 Lupi planetary system.
Divers beat seals during deep dives
Elite freedivers who dive unaided in open sea have brain oxygen levels even lower than seals during their deepest dives.
Antarctic glacier may be more stable than initially feared
A new international study sheds light on the future of the massive Thwaites Glacier and other ice sheets.
MBE for welfare activist at St Andrews
Dr Chris Lusk, Head of Special Projects at the University of St Andrews, has been named in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
WARP speed
Scientists from the University of St Andrews learn to measure the tiniest forces living cells exert at sheer WARP speed.
Scotland's first university opens its new museum
The University of St Andrews' new Wardlaw Museum is set to open its doors on Saturday 26 June.
Fife migrant project receives funding boost
A new project led by the Fife Migrants Forum has received a funding boost from the University of St Andrews Community Fund.
St Andrews Forest plants new energy future
The University of St Andrews has launched the St Andrews Forest, a key part of its ambitious plans to become carbon net zero by 2035.
Olympian joins as new Director of Rowing at the University
Olympic rower Alan Sinclair has been appointed Director of Rowing at Andrews following a ten-year career rowing for Great Britain.
Earth's history sends climate warning
A new study of historical carbon dioxide levels stresses urgent action is needed to avoid prehistoric levels of climate change.
St Andrews entrepreneurs win big
A University of St Andrews student and an academic have been named as winners in a prestigious Scottish entrepreneurial competition.
St Andrews alumni return to Fife
Twenty years since they met as students at St Andrews, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today returned to their alma mater.
Major grant for innovative heart treatment devices
Collaboration receives funding of nearly £1m for new medical devices which could reduce the risks of treating coronary heart disease.
Medieval writers' plagiarism resurrected by technology
Medieval authors have had their work brought back to life with 21st century technology in an unexpected collaboration at St Andrews.
Gold for gender equality at St Andrews
The School of Biology has become the first department of biology in Scotland to be awarded the prestigious Gold Athena Swan Award.
St Andrews professor elected to Royal Society
Sir Ian Boyd, Professor of Biology at the University of St Andrews, has been elected a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society.
Sing a song of long Covid
The University has funded an innovative programme that teaches people to sing and breathe to help combat the effects of long Covid.
Life, death and weaponised viruses
Professor Malcolm White has been awarded £1.5m by the ERC to study how the bacterial immune system responds to viruses.
Insect youths give in to parasitic mum
Adult children concede to exploitative mums leading to the evolution of insect societies, new research has found.
Significant art works rediscovered in rural schools
An overlooked collection of modern African art in Argyll and Bute schools has been rediscovered by academics at St Andrews.