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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In this post, winner of the 2025 James David Forbes Collecting Prize, fourth -year undergraduate student Kate Oneal, tells us about her collection of Anne Carson’s works. When I stepped up to receive this year’s James…
This blog is a re-post from our old University Museums blog, and has been uploaded to this page to re-unite the research and work of our colleagues across the unit and their collaborators. Maddie DeFilippis is a…
In this blog, we take a look at the history of the Boyd Quaich golf competition using the archive of the Athletic Union held by University Collections. This June, the Boyd Quaich will be welcoming student golfers to…
June brings in the summer and memories of the summer holidays. Using the guidebooks and photographs from our collections, in this post, we take a trip down memory lane to follow an itinerary of a day tripper to St…
Our teams are changing, and so is our blog! Over the last couple of years, we have been working more closely with colleagues from the wider University Collections and Museums Unit. You might have spotted some small…