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St Andrews ranked second to Cambridge in Guardian University Guide
Posted on June 12, 2019June 12, 2019

St Andrews ranked second to Cambridge in Guardian University Guide

While the University of Cambridge retains first place, St Andrews has edged Oxford into second place after several years...
St Andrews students in bid to help prevent deafness and blindness in Africa
Posted on May 28, 2019June 4, 2019

St Andrews students in bid to help prevent deafness and blindness in Africa

On World Sight Day, 11th October 2018, two St Andrews students, Merlin Hetherington and Alex McMaster, set off on a tand...
St Andrews 1st for student satisfaction again
Posted on May 2, 2019May 2, 2019

St Andrews 1st for student satisfaction again

According to The Complete University Guide (TCUG), one of several publications ranking UK universities, St Andrews was r...
Students hope to circumvent ban on further HMOs in St Andrews
Posted on April 9, 2019April 9, 2019

Students hope to circumvent ban on further HMOs in St Andrews

A survey of students renting private accommodation in the town by the University Students Association, with the Universi...
Posted on March 13, 2019March 13, 2019

St Andrews Students’ Association elects new President

Jamie Rodney has been elected Students’ Association President, defeating his two opponents, Josh Stevens and Paloma Paige, in an election using the Single Transferable Voting system (STV). Paloma Paige is the serving President. Below is an analysis of Mr Rodney's manifesto by Seoras Lyall in Th...
St Andrews academics elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Posted on March 4, 2019March 8, 2019

St Andrews academics elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Philosopher Professor James Harris, medieval manuscripts expert Professor Kate Rudy and geneticist Dr Silvia Paracchini ...
St Andrews second only to Oxford
Posted on February 22, 2019February 25, 2019

St Andrews second only to Oxford

Figures released earlier this month indicate that St Andrews University is second only to Oxford in a league table in wh...
Chilly dipping for refugee families
Posted on January 27, 2019January 27, 2019

Chilly dipping for refugee families

A St Andrews University professor is taking chilly dips in the North Sea to help refugee families in Athens. Professo...
Possibly the world’s oldest teaching wall chart of the Periodic Table found in St Andrews
Posted on January 22, 2019January 22, 2019

Possibly the world’s oldest teaching wall chart of the Periodic Table found in St Andrews

During a clear out of the of the Chemistry Department's storage area at St Andrews University, a very old and tattered r...
Meet the Students’ Association Community Relations Officer
Posted on December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

Meet the Students’ Association Community Relations Officer

Students and residents in St Andrews may sometimes seem as if they inhabit parallel universes, but St Andrews Students A...
Investigating Auditory and Visual Reaction Times in Healthy Ageing
Posted on November 22, 2018December 11, 2018

Investigating Auditory and Visual Reaction Times in Healthy Ageing

The University of St Andrews is seeking participants over 50 for a research project 'Investigating Auditory and Visual R...

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