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St Andrews public procession to celebrate golfing greats
Townspeople and visitors to St Andrews are expected to line the streets of the town when golfing great Jack Nicklaus is made an Honorary Citizen of the Royal Burgh.
Principal's promise
A promise made to hold in-person graduation ceremonies for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 came to pass last month.
St Andrews top in UK for student experience
St Andrews is top in the UK for student academic experience, according to the results of the National Student Survey 2022.
Top design award music to ears of St Andrews community
A stunning £12.5 million building dedicated to providing world-class music facilities for St Andrews has scooped a top prize in the Scottish Design Awards.
Depths of North Atlantic ocean once as warm as the Mediterranean
A new study of ancient ocean temperatures shows that the deep North Atlantic Ocean was once warmer than the surface of the modern Mediterranean.
This one simple trick can improve your performance
Music performance is enhanced when musicians concentrate on the sounds they make, not on the movements of their fingers, according to a study led by researchers at the University of St Andrews.
Sky's the limit for Dundee twins destined for a bright future
Bright future in store for Fergus and Callum Donnan of Birkhill near Dundee, who celebrated gaining First Class Honours degrees in Astrophysics.
Don't abandon your budget - it works, says research
If at first your budget doesn't succeed, try, try again - that's the recommendation from a new paper by researchers at the University of St Andrews and the University of Texas A&M.
Chimps master VR for fruit
Chimpanzees can find their way through a computerised world to find virtual fruit, new research led by the University of St Andrews has found.
Class of 2021
The sun shone on the Class of 2021 as the University entered its third week of graduation celebrations, this week marking the achievements of students who completed their degrees last summer.
King Kenny has a ball
Scottish football legend Sir Kenny Dalglish received an Honorary Degree today from the University of St Andrews (Tuesday 21 June 2022).
Class of 2020
The first cohort of St Andrews students to have their graduation ceremonies put on hold due to Covid were finally able to celebrate with their friends and families in person today.
St Andrews graduates first medical students in over 50 years
The first medical students to graduate at St Andrews in over 50 years received their degrees today (Friday 17 June) in the Younger Hall.
Class of 2022
The Class of 2022 celebrated their graduation in a series of ceremonies from Monday 13 to Friday 17 June 2022.
Leverhulme grants for four academics
Four research grants have been awarded to academics at the University of St Andrews by a major national funding body.
Ann awarded Fife Provost's Prize
A member of staff inspired by her daughter-in-law to take on an evening degree while working has graduated with a hat-trick of awards.
St Andrews graduate's pipe dream comes true
A St Andrews graduate made history today as the first student to pipe his own academic success at graduation (Thursday 16 June).
Botanic Garden showcase for Ukraine exhibition
An exhibition showcasing the work of Ukrainian artists impacted by the war at home opens at St Andrews Botanic Garden this week.
Saints Sport appoints Director of Golf ahead of The 150th Open
Highly regarded golf coach Ian Muir has been appointed as the first Director of Golf at the University of St Andrews.
New biotech partnership helps St Andrews cultivate sustainable future for Sub-Saharan Africa
The University welcomed academics from Ghana as part of the British Council-funded Innovation for African Universities programme to stimulate the bioscience sector across Sub-Saharan Africa.