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Global Challenges

Students presented their solutions to environmental problems faced by the world as part of St Andrews’ Global Challenges competition.

Sovereignty of a moment

Colin Kidd, Professor of Modern History, in the New Statesman asks whether we are enshrining the sovereignty of one moment: 23 June 2016.

Unfinished business

A mysterious document from the 18th century is unveiled at the launch of The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland.

The credit crunch… in the 16th Century

A major new parliamentary record to be launched this week tells how Scottish politicians faced issues such as fuel shortages and binge drinking hundreds of years ago.

Scotland’s powerful parliament

Researchers exploring the history of the Scottish Parliament believe that the Parliament of the Middle Ages and beyond was one of the most argumentative and powerful parliaments in the world.