‘Unhappy St Andrew’s Day’?
St Andrew’s day (30th November), historically a feast day for Andrew the apostle, officially became a bank holiday in Scotland in 2007. Previous blogs have celebrated Scotland’s patron saint by looking at some of the…
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Eduardo Paolozzi and the University of St Andrews
In this blog, Assistant Curator Struan Watson shares some insights into the journey of the Eduardo Paolozzi Archive, from ‘The Krazy Kat’ to our most recent acquisition in 2024. Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005) was a…
Libraries Winter Hours 2025
The Christmas vacation and inter-semester break are almost here. To try to help you plan-ahead, our revised opening hours can be found below. These include some additional opening hours during the revision period, as…
Early Medical Alumni at St Andrews
Dr Manon C Williams is a historian of medicine and alumni of the University of St Andrews, School of History (2024). Working in collaboration with the School of Medicine, she researched and designed an installation to…
Listening to the echoes from outside our vault: Visualising Scotland’s Future at the Wardlaw Museum
In this blog, Pamela Dobson, People and Diversity Executive Officer at the University of St Andrews, reflects on her experience of working on the ‘Visualising Scotland’s Future’ project, on display at the Wardlaw…
Check how busy library spaces are before you decide where to study
We know how difficult it can be sometimes to find the right space to study. We provide a variety of different spaces to suit your study preferences and needs, but we’re aware that some of them are very popular. To…
Women’s activities in seventeenth-century St Andrews: the evidence of the Kirk Sessions
In this blog, masters student Elizabeth Beattie shares some of her research into the women of St Andrews, supported by funding from the St Andrews Local History Foundation, administered by the Burnwynd Trust. It is…
Sternhold and Whittingham’s Metrical Psalms
In this blog, masters student Ellen Robertson takes a look at a copy of the ‘The whole booke of Psalmes’ in University Collections, which formed part of her studies on the MLitt programme The Book. History and…
We built this city on (rock and roll) cardboard???
In this blog, Matt Sheard, Head of Experience and Engagement, shares his initial thoughts and designer insights into Xanita, a fully recycled and recyclable material. An exhibition built of cardboard? Sounds…
StACCS: shaping the new ‘Rewrite the Future’ exhibition
In this blog, Dr Ian Lawson, Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, shares how his and his colleagues’ research into sustainability shaped the proposal for ‘Rewrite the Future’, the…