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…
In this blog, Matthew Sheard, Head of Experience and Engagement at the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, introduces the new exhibition ‘Rewrite the Future’ and reflects on some of the challenges faced…
Tomorrow (8th of March) is International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate women’s achievements and raise awareness of the issues women still face. In this blog we highlight the first women to receive medical degrees…
An exhibition looking at hazardous substances found in historic bindings is currently on display at the Research Studio in the Wardlaw Museum. This blog highlights the exhibition and the current research into tools for…
This blog was first issued as an article in St Andrews in Focus. Students at the University of St Andrews in the 19th century aspired to great things, and some of the most coveted examples of their success were prize…
Are you tired of the same old parade of treats on your festive table? Bored stiff by yet another Bûche de Noel? Are you looking to introduce an element of thrill and peril into your party preparations which only a…