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St Andrews top for student experience
Students at Scotland's first University vote it the best in the UK for student experience.
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.
Lifelong learning success for St Andrews graduates
Lifelong learning students celebrate graduation success this week.
Cupar graduate wins Fife Provost's Prize
Samantha Letham has been rewarded for her achievements with the Fife Provost's Prize.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
St Andrews professors elected to prestigious RSE roles
Three St Andrews professors have been elected to senior posts at the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Scotland's national academy.
University Public Meeting rescheduled
The Annual Public Meeting planned for Saturday 17 April has been rescheduled as a mark of respect for the funeral of HRH Prince Philip.
Death of Prince Philip
Principal Professor Sally Mapstone has written to all staff and students following the announcement of the death of HRH The Prince Philip.
Two major grants for St Andrews
Top research grants have been awarded to academics at the University of St Andrews by a major national funding body.
Chocolate egg-cellent for birds
A study has shown that ethically sourced chocolate can support wildlife.
Separating sex and gender
Patients' sex and gender are being confused by doctors at the risk of reducing the effectiveness of treatment.
Scottish Government Appointment
Professor Bill Austin from the Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI) has been appointed Chair of the Scottish Blue Carbon Forum.
Cultural lives of animals
The idea that only humans have culture is challenged by a leading expert in animal behaviour.
University scoops Green Gown Awards
The University of St Andrews scooped three awards at the Green Gown Awards for the UK & Ireland earlier this month (Wednesday 24 March).
Leading St Andrews scientists recognised by the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Five St Andrews academic experts in psychology, ecology and chemistry have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
University public meeting
All members of the St Andrews community are invited to join the University's Annual Public Meeting for 2021, to be held via MS Teams.
'Trailblazing' use of light to kill viruses given UK government support
Use of a new type of UV light to kill airborne viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2 which causes Covid-19, has come a step closer to reality.
Scottish telescope network open to the world
A new international consortium will enable astronomers around the world to gain access to a global network of robotic telescopes.
Endangered dolphins are different species, find scientists
A scientific study, led by St Andrews, recognised the endangered Indus and Ganges river dolphins as separate species.
Hands off
New research led by St Andrews reports that human hands are not required in order to be able to do clever things.
International public health leader joins St Andrews
International Public Health leader Dr Mary E Black is to join the School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews as Honorary Professor.
Chromebooks for kids
Children of staff members across the University have been given free laptops and digital devices to use for home-schooling.
Scotland's Place in the World
A ground-breaking new book examining Scotland's foreign policy footprint by Stephen Gethins sets out Scotland's place in the world.
St Andrews welcomes approval of medicine degree legislation
The University welcomes the approval of legislation which allows St Andrews to award degrees in Medicine and Dentistry.
New study improves marine climate change evidence base
Scientists have undertaken the first full mapping of carbon stores across the UK's EEZ to help address aspects of climate and change.
For he's a jolly good Fellow
Strategic management expert from the University of St Andrews elected Fellow of the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences.
Zinc key to diabetes treatments
Researchers at the University of St Andrews say a greater understanding of how zinc is handled in our body could lead to improved treatments.