Professor Anne Carson awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
St Andrews celebrates Professor Anne Carson’s 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, recognising her transformative writing and enduring connection to the University.
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St Andrews first for National Teaching Fellow
Professor Sin-Wang Chong has become the first member of the University of St Andrews to receive a National Teaching Fellowship, one of the UK's highest honours for excellence in higher education teaching and leadership.
St Andrews and Dundee team to advance insulin research
Researchers at St Andrews and Dundee have won £1m to uncover how insulin molecules assemble and function inside pancreatic cells, opening new paths towards improved diabetes treatments.
St Andrews' Dr Kirsty Ross recognised for advancing open knowledge
Dr Kirsty Ross of the School of Computer Science has received a Wikimedia UK Silver Jubilee Award for her work widening access to open knowledge through teaching, research and outreach.
ERC Advanced Grant for groundbreaking zoonosis research
An ERC Advanced Grant will support Professor Christos Lynteris's groundbreaking research into the emergence of zoonosis and its role in shaping modern medicine, public health and state governance.
St Andrews professor honoured with prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry prize
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.
St Andrews community recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
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.
Scotland's highest order for Sir James MacMillan
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 elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society
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.
Renowned professor elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Professor Kishan Dholakia has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.