Search results for: School of History
Medieval home of Lords of the Isles reconstructed
Finlaggan, the lost medieval home of the Lords of the Isles, has been reconstructed virtually by experts at the University of St Andrews.
23 May 2019Research
Two prestigious research grants awarded to University of St Andrews
More than half a million pounds for work in chemistry and Scottish history.
4 April 2018Research
Exhibition draws on asylum records to reconsider mental health today
New research from the University of St Andrews features in unique exhibition.
21 March 2018Research
Dictatorship in the grocery story
New €1.5m study will examine ordinary experiences of authoritarian regimes.
1 March 2018Research
Events held to mark 500th anniversary of Reformation
St Andrews plays prestigious role
3 October 2017University news
St Andrews academic shortlisted for Britain’s foremost history prize
Wolfson History Prize celebrating outstanding history
4 May 2017AwardsVery Superstitious
To mark Friday the thirteenth, historian Dr Peter Maxwell-Stuart provides us with an insight into superstition and the history behind the phrase ‘unlucky for some’. Is it really rational behaviour or just a trick of the mind? From the traditional to the bizarre, read on for the ancient tales behind some familiar – and not so familiar […]
11 January 2017Public interest stories
University of St Andrews professors recognised for high achievement
Professors John Hudson and Lorna Hutson have been elected Fellows of the British Academy
15 July 2016Awards
Scotland and Flanders trace shared heritage
International conference explores 600 years of migration
15 June 2016ResearchVersaille… and St Andrews
To celebrate the 300th anniversary of Louis XIV’s death in 1715, the French television channel Canal Plus commissioned ‘Versailles‘, a ten-part drama on the Sun King and the great palace with which he is most associated. The first episode on BBC2 was transmitted on Wednesday 1 June, after a good deal of advance billing that generated high […]
3 June 2016University news