University of St Andrews
uniofstandrews.bsky.social
University of St Andrews
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Scotland's first university. Founded 1413.

Useful links: hootbio.com/www.st-andrews.ac.uk

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✨ 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 👇

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January 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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New 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?...
From These Parts: Scotland, Art and Identity at Wardlaw Museum | William McTaggart and Callum Innes
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January 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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 👇

https://ow.ly/MjbY50Y49Sh

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January 27, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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 👇

https://ow.ly/TZvG50Y3FZt

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January 26, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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.

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January 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Ahead of Burns Night, we asked students to name their favourite Scottish food. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

What's your favourite?

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January 24, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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... 👇

https://ow.ly/GYv550Y147z

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January 22, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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 👇

https://ow.ly/zFWW50Y1404

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January 22, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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....👇

https://ow.ly/iaKT50Y13H5
Bubble netting knowledge spread by immigrant humpback whales | University of St Andrews news
Bubble netting knowledge spread by immigrant humpback whales Thursday 22 January 2026 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.   Bubble-net feedi…
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January 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Congratulations 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...

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January 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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 👇

https://ow.ly/lN0s50XZYvS

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January 20, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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

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January 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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... 👇

https://ow.ly/JgTs50XStMH

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January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This is the energy we're bringing into the new year!

Wishing you a happy and peaceful 2026. 🫶

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January 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Merry Christmas to all of you, from all of us. 🎄🎁

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December 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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!

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Merry Christmas from the University of St Andrews
Merry Christmas from the University of St Andrews
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December 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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... 👇

https://ow.ly/rcnI50XKqwg

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December 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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 👇

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December 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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

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December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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... 👇

https://ow.ly/Vrf450XCLxz

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December 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Congratulations to all students graduating this afternoon from:

💼Business School
🧑‍🏫International Education & Lifelong Learning Institute
🎻Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
📚Classics
🗣️Mod Lang

🎓Watch live👇

https://ow.ly/2zbF50XBbiv

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December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Congratulations to all students graduating this morning from:

🖼️ Art History
🧪 Chemistry
⛪️ Divinity
📚 History
🎞️ Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
🧠 Psychology and Neuroscience

🎓Watch live👇

https://ow.ly/CQyi50XB8KO

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December 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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👇

https://ow.ly/UqO250XABuZ

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December 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Congratulations to all students graduating this morning from:

🧪 Biology
💻 Computer Science
🧮 Mathematics and Statistics
🩺 Medicine
✨ Physics and Astronomy

#ClassOf2025 🎓🎉

Watch live👇

https://ow.ly/J8Vy50XAv7O

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December 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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 👇

https://ow.ly/xy2P50XzVGI

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December 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM