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    LGBT+ life at St Andrews

    LGBT+ life at St Andrews

    For over 40 years the University has supported various LGBT groups at St Andrews who work to promote equality for all staff and students.

    Crumbling coast: Saving Scotland's heritage

    Crumbling coast: Saving Scotland's heritage

    Archaeologists at St Andrews have brought local communities together to find solutions for saving some of Scotland's most endangered historical sites from coastal erosion.

    A 20th-century bromance

    A 20th-century bromance

    It's 100 years since JM Barrie was elected Rector of the University of St Andrews. His Rectoral address was testament to an inspiring, and tragic, friendship with Captain Scott of the Antarctic.

    The art of friendship

    The art of friendship

    Emerson considered friendship in terms of “truth and tenderness”, Aristotle described friendship as the generous act of holding a mirror up to each other, Montaigne as a “holy name”, and Thoreau as “a grand stake for which the game of life may be played”.

    The science of friendship

    The science of friendship

    "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main" – John Donne

    Friendship between worlds

    Friendship between worlds

    "We have things to say, and we believe we can say them best together."

    Capturing friendship

    Eve Arnold (Hon DLitt, 1997) and Marilyn Monroe

    Balance for better

    Balance for better

    The theme for this year's International Women's Day - which calls for collective action and shared responsibility for driving a gender-balanced world - is #BalanceforBetter.

    Living a good life with dementia

    Living a good life with dementia

    New methods of communicating with and entertaining people living with dementia have been developed through psychological research at St Andrews.

    A line in the sand

    A line in the sand

    On Friday 20 September 2019 students and staff stood side-by-side with school children, activists and local residents to join international climate strikes.