New ranking puts St Andrews top of the class in Scotland
The University of St Andrews is top in Scotland and one of the four leading universities in the UK according to The Complete University Guide 2025, which was published this week.
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Statistics ‘trailblazer’ Professor Borchers to receive Barnett Award
Professor David Borchers from the University’s School of Mathematics and Statistics is to be presented with the prestigious RSS Barnett Award for 2024 by the Royal Statistics Society (RSS).
Silver Athena Swan award for St Andrews
The University of St Andrews has received a prestigious institutional Silver Athena Swan Award in recognition of its continued efforts to advance gender equality across the University.
International literary award finalist announced
Dina Nayeri, Reader in Creative Writing in the School of English and award-winning writer, is a finalist in the National Book Critics Circle Awards.
New Year Honours
Three St Andrews academics have been recognised in the King's New Year Honours List 2023 for their services to education, mathematics and literature.
St Andrews first university to receive Gender-Based Violence Charter Award
The University of St Andrews has become the first university in the UK to receive the EmilyTest Gender-Based Violence Charter Award. Developed by pioneering charity EmilyTest, the Charter Award equips the University…
Professor John Burnside wins David Cohen Prize for Literature
Poet, memoirist and novelist John Burnside, Professor of Creative Writing at the University of St Andrews, has been named the winner of the 2023 David Cohen prize for literature.
School of Medicine duo honoured at Scottish Health Awards
Two members of staff from the School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews have been honoured at the 2023 Scottish Health Awards.
Top spot again for St Andrews
The University of St Andrews is again the leading university in the UK, according to The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
Have you had jamais vu?
A study into the phenomenon of looking at a familiar word until it seems strange has won a scientific research award.