University of St Andrews
Scotland's first university. Founded 1413.
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- St Andrews is amongst the leading universities in the world for research and teaching in the arts and humanities, coming 35th in the Arts and Humanities World University Rankings 2026, published by Times Higher. Read more...👇 ow.ly/CEcT50YacAZ #EverToExcel
- Reposted by University of St AndrewsOur current university system is not systematically meeting the needs of the #neurodivergent community. #EUAExpertVoices article by Monique Mackenzie @uniofstandrews.bsky.social and Elliott Spaeth @advancehe.bsky.social on AI's potential for education that serves all learners buff.ly/bcLfAQk
- ✨ Meet the candidates standing to become the next Chancellor of the University ✨ Dame Anne Pringle Lord Mark Sedwill Lady @alex4chancellor.bsky.social Dame Barbara Woodward Learn more about each candidate and voting 👇 ow.ly/VFbq50Y3FZs #EverToExcel
- Reposted by University of St AndrewsNew series 🎥✨ We visited the 'These Parts: Scotland, Art and Identity’ exhibition at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Wardlaw Museum Assistant Curator Struan Watson guides us through the work of William McTaggart and Callum Innes in the first episode 👉 youtu.be/MoTTAHBNtJQ?...
- Come along to our virtual postgraduate open week this week to learn about: 🎓 Schools, programmes, academic staff 🫶 Student life 🏠 Accommodation 📝Application process 💷 Fees, funding, scholarships Book your sessions 👇 ow.ly/MjbY50Y49Sh #EverToExcel
- St Andrews to elect new Chancellor Dame Anne Pringle, Lord Mark Sedwill, Lady Walmsley, and Dame Barbara Woodward are in the running. Find out more about the candidates and voting 👇 ow.ly/TZvG50Y3FZt #EverToExcel
- O Wert Thou In The Cauld Blast by Robert Burns - read by Professor Peter Mackay, Scotland's Makar – our national poet. 🏴 Happy #BurnsNight from everyone at the University of St Andrews. #EverToExcel
- Ahead of Burns Night, we asked students to name their favourite Scottish food. 🏴 What's your favourite? #EverToExcel
- Researchers from the School of Psychology and Neuroscience have developed a new AI tool which hopes to remove the bottleneck in animal movement analysis 🪲🖥️🥳 Read more... 👇 ow.ly/GYv550Y147z #EverToExcel
- The University of St Andrews will welcome the Toronto‑based Ukrainian musical ensemble Daughters of Donbas on Friday 30 January, as part of their UK tour Songs of Stolen Children. Read more 👇 ow.ly/zFWW50Y1404 #EverToExcel
- New research from the University of St Andrews has found that the social spread of group bubble-net feeding amongst humpback whales is crucial to the success of the population’s ongoing recovery. 🐳🌊🥳 Read more....👇 ow.ly/iaKT50Y13H5
- Reposted by University of St AndrewsCongratulations to Karen Solie, winner of the @tseliotprize.bsky.social with Wellwater (Picador)! Watch Young Critic Caleb Simon's video review of the collection at www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwIJ... #TSEliotPrize
- St Andrews student experience consistently ranks as one of the best in the UK and in the latest of our Long Reads, we speak to Ros Claase, Director of Student Experience, about her role and her commitment to inclusion and wellbeing. Read more 👇 ow.ly/lN0s50XZYvS #EverToExcel
- Today marks 50 years since the death of author Agatha Christie. To celebrate the legacy of the Queen of crime fiction, Professor Gill Plain from the School of English gives her top 5 pics for Christie beginners. Happy sleuthing! #AgathaChristie #EverToExcel
- Researchers from the School of Chemistry discover molecular ‘reshuffle’ and crack an 80-year-old conundrum, a breakthrough that tackles one of chemistry’s most persistent challenges and could transform the way medicines are manufactured. 🔬👩🔬🥳 Read more... 👇 ow.ly/JgTs50XStMH #EverToExcel
- This is the energy we're bringing into the new year! Wishing you a happy and peaceful 2026. 🫶 #EverToExcel
- Merry Christmas to all of you, from all of us. 🎄🎁 #EverToExcel
- It's the last day of exams - winter break is almost here! 🎉❄️ Wishing a Merry Christmas and Season’s Greetings to our staff, students, alumni, and friends in St Andrews and around the world! 🎄✨ See you in 2026! #EverToExcel
- Reducing social isolation protects the brain in later life, finds Dr Jo Mhairi Hale from St Andrews Geography & SD in a new study Read more... 👇 ow.ly/rcnI50XKqwg #EverToExcel
- Leading academics from St Andrews, @lshtm.bsky.social and @universityofleeds.bsky.social, writing in the @bmj.com, warn that the UK is failing to apply vital lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic as flu cases surge Read more 👇 ow.ly/evzO50XKh7C #EverToExcel
- Did you know members of the community can join the University library? You can borrow 10 items at a time and membership costs £30 a year. Pop along to the library and bring: 🪪 Two forms of ID – one photographic ✉️ Proof of address from the last 3 months #EverToExcel
- New research from the University of St Andrews, Centre for Forest Protection and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew present new understandings on the restoration of ‘lost’ tree species. Read more... 👇 ow.ly/Vrf450XCLxz #EverToExcel
- Congratulations to all students graduating this afternoon from: 💼Business School 🧑🏫International Education & Lifelong Learning Institute 🎻Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 📚Classics 🗣️Mod Lang 🎓Watch live👇 ow.ly/2zbF50XBbiv #ForeverSaints #ClassOf2025 #EverToExcel
- Congratulations to all students graduating this morning from: 🖼️ Art History 🧪 Chemistry ⛪️ Divinity 📚 History 🎞️ Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies 🧠 Psychology and Neuroscience 🎓Watch live👇 ow.ly/CQyi50XB8KO #ForeverSaints #ClassOf2025 #EverToExcel
- Congratulations to this afternoon's graduates: 🌏 BA Int'l Honours 📚 BSc General 📝 MA General 📖 Graduate School 🌱 Earth & Environmental Sci 📚 English 🌏 Geography & Sustainable Dev 🗺️ Int'l Relations 🎓Watch live👇 ow.ly/UqO250XABuZ #ClassOf2025 #EverToExcel
- Congratulations to all students graduating this morning from: 🧪 Biology 💻 Computer Science 🧮 Mathematics and Statistics 🩺 Medicine ✨ Physics and Astronomy #ClassOf2025 🎓🎉 Watch live👇 ow.ly/J8Vy50XAv7O #ForeverSaints #EverToExcel
- The University has begun the process to elect a new Chancellor, following the sad death earlier this year of Lord Campbell of Pittenweem. Read more about the nomination and election process 👇 ow.ly/xy2P50XzVGI #EverToExcel
- Graduates, friends and family are welcome to attend our special graduation Thanksgiving Services in St Salvator's Chapel this week. 🎓 Join us at 9.30am on Tuesday and Wednesday, or watch via live stream.👇 ow.ly/SnQl50XzUEy #ForeverSaints #ClassOf2025 #EverToExcel
- On Sunday, St Salvator’s Chapel & Chapel Choir take centre stage in two national BBC broadcasts for St Andrews Day & start of advent. 🏴 🕯️ 📻 BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship ⏰ 8.10am 📻 BBC Radio 3 Carols Across the Country ⏰ 4.30pm Listen live or at BBC Sounds. #EverToExcel
- Congratulations to Saints Sport rowers Harris Bisset, Hansine Marshall and Tom Mitchell, who each bagged a medal at the 2025 Commonwealth Rowing Association Beach Sprints Championships in Barbados. 🚣♂️ 🏅 Read more 👇 ow.ly/aJrR50XyGmW #EverToExcel
- We can't wait for Winter Graduation in St Andrews next Tuesday and Wednesday. 🎓 🙌 There are ceremonies at 10.30am and 2pm both days, and you can watch live online from wherever you are in the world. 🌎 ow.ly/b0EH50XyFbM #EverToExcel #ForeverSaints #ClassOf2025
- Researchers at St Andrews are part of a world-class team awarded a major BBSRC Strategic Longer and Larger grant to explore one of nature’s most intriguing mysteries: how animals sense the Earth’s magnetic field. Read more 👇 ow.ly/Al2g50Xy208 #EverToExcel
- New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered how Incas used Andean balance scales called 'wipi' and ancient string knot writing known as ‘khipus’, in association with sacred, animate landscapes Read more... 👇 ow.ly/A3V350Xy6Yz #EverToExcel
- Seal milk is more complex than human milk, containing 332 different sugar molecules, opposed to 250 in humans, challenging previously held assumptions that human milk is uniquely complex amongst mammals. 🦭🍼🥳 Read More....👇 ow.ly/9w0350Xy6pt
- The University of St Andrews and Universität Bonn have named three new joint professors under their Joint Academic Appointments Scheme. Congratulations to Kathryn Rudy, Karin Peters and Thomas Döring. 🙌 Read more 👇 ow.ly/iwS750Xy1la #EverToExcel
- Graduating students, friends and family are welcome to attend our special graduation Thanksgiving Services in St Salvator's Chapel next week. 🎓 Join us at 9.30am on Tuesday and Wednesday, or watch via live stream.👇 ow.ly/bc3P50XxqfW #ForeverSaints #ClassOf2025
- Come along to our virtual postgraduate open week from 24 to 28 November to learn about: 🎓 Schools and programmes 🫶 Student life 🏠 Accommodation 📝Application process 💷 Fees, funding and scholarships ow.ly/4s3950XwRtk #EverToExcel
- Fishing, foraging, and the fight to save African penguins - read our latest Research Spotlight, featuring Jacqui Glencross. 🐧 ow.ly/arOT50XwQVG #EverToExcel
- We can't wait for Winter Graduation in St Andrews next Tuesday and Wednesday. 🎓 🙌 Find out everything you need to know, from when the ceremonies are taking place to how to watch online ⬇️ ow.ly/xTII50XwOkX #EverToExcel #ForeverSaints
- Leading women in justice & journalism to be honoured at Winter Graduation. 🎓 Former Lord Justice Clerk The Right Honourable Lady Dorrian & broadcaster Kirsty Young will join around 820 students graduating on Dec 2 & 3. Read more ⬇️ ow.ly/veJS50XvLtH #EverToExcel
- A new study has found that Critically Endangered African penguins are significantly more likely to forage in the same areas as commercial fishing vessels during years of low fish abundance. Read more... 👇 ow.ly/3u8H50XsXFW #EverToExcel
- The St Andrews Chronicles, one of the most important manuscript histories of Scotland, is going on public display for the first time in its 500-year history, at the University's Wardlaw Museum. Read more 👇 ow.ly/5hUn50XrP9P #EverToExcel
- Read how St Andrews rowers and Saints Sport's coastal rowing programme helped power Team GB to sprint success in the 2025 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Antalya, Türkiye.👇 ow.ly/jgUp50XrPCc #EverToExcel
- "A total solar eclipse is a fully immersive shared experience — the light dims, the temperature drops, a breeze rustles, wildlife reacts, planets appear..." Dr Deborah Kent shines a light on eclipse expeditions in this week's Research Spotlight. Read more 👇 ow.ly/8T6h50XrOzC #EverToExcel
- 🏆 Green Gown Award WINNER! Huge congratulations to the St Andrews Nature Networks project for winning in the Nature Positive category. 🌿 Check out the project here👇 ow.ly/pCFV50Xocml #EverToExcel
- Join us today for our online undergraduate Visiting Day from 12-5pm. 🫶 Explore the admissions process, hear from current students, meet with academic School representatives and discover what St Andrew has to offer our undergraduate community. 👇 ow.ly/60Ki50Xmsmf #EverToExcel
- Congratulations to our alumna Jasmine Mitchell, medicine graduate star baker, and now Champion of the Great British Bake Off! 🍰 ⭐ 🏆 #EverToExcel
- Hiding in plain sight. New research has uncovered a surprising evolutionary mechanism behind some animals’ trick of hiding in plain sight from predators. Read more... 👇 ow.ly/ehSl50XmApJ #EverToExcel
- "I am passionate about discovering more about nature and the fascinating ecology of the natural world. I absolutely love the creative challenge of a messy dataset!" Read Dr Ali Johnston's Research Spotlight on our Staff News page. 👇 ow.ly/ayne50XkU0o #EverToExcel
- "The implicit assumption seems to be that one parent has a lesser career and can look after the children, whilst the other does their work. For me, as a woman scientist, that does not fit." Read our Research Spotlight on Dr Jess Hope. 👇 ow.ly/VB6s50XkSUq #EverToExcel
- Hidden receipts, unknown printers and gold-tipped funeral poems. The University of St Andrews is celebrating 30 years of its global book hunting project, the Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) @apettegree.bsky.social 📖🌍🥳 Read more...👇 ow.ly/Lfck50XiUhg #EverToExcel
- Professor Tom Shakespeare from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine will give the 2025 Irvine Memorial Lecture, entitled 'Disability: what it is, and why it concerns everyone’. All welcome. 📍Booth Lecture, St Andrews 📅 Mon 3 Nov 🕰️ 5.30pm ow.ly/Eikp50Xgko5 #EverToExcel
