Professor Eli Zysman-Colman has won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Tilden Prize for pioneering mechanophotocatalysts and TADF compounds for sustainable photocatalysis. He receives £5,000, a medal and certificate.
The University of St Andrews is celebrating the achievements of members of our community who have been recognised in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours.
Sir James MacMillan, acclaimed Scottish composer and St Andrews professor, has been appointed to the Order of the Thistle by His Majesty the King, recognising his outstanding contributions to music and culture.
Professor Mark Chaplain, Gregory Chair of Applied Mathematics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at St Andrews, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.
Professor Kishan Dholakia has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
The prestigious accolade recognises the advancement of learning and useful knowledge, which is at the centre of public life, across the arts, business and technology and science sectors.
St Andrews-led Research Alliance for Homes, Energy, and Livelihoods wins national award for Knowledge Exchange excellence.
uyana’s South Rupununi Conservation Society wins the St Andrews Prize for the Environment, earning $95,000 for its education project empowering youth with science and Indigenous knowledge across 20+ communities.
School of International Relations Professor Gurchathen Singh Sanghera has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, recognising his research on social justice, discrimination, and human rights
he University of St Andrews is celebrating after four members of its community – including current staff, a visiting professor and a distinguished alumnus – were recognised in the 2025 Institute of Physics (IOP)Awards.