Armistice and Remembrance, 1918 to 2018: Part I
This Sunday, the 11th of November 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War in Western Europe. Previous posts on Echoes have looked at […]
This Sunday, the 11th of November 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War in Western Europe. Previous posts on Echoes have looked at […]
The 160th Anniversary Celebrations of the St Andrews University Rugby club takes place this weekend (1-3 June 2018). Alumni and friends of Saints Rugby have been invited back to St […]
At the University of St Andrews Library we are keen that Special Collections materials are used to support teaching through workshops, seminars and show and tell events. We have had […]
On the 1st of May many St Andrews students choose to take part in the tradition of the May Dip. Taking a dip in the freezing North Sea at dawn […]
Here we conclude our mini-series on Rectors of the University, in this Rectorial installation season, covering the most recent occupants of the role. Donald Findlay QC (1993-99) filled the gap […]
This post continues our mini-series on former Rectors of the University of St Andrews. Sir Learie Constantine (1967-70) Son of a sugar plantation worker and grandson of a slave, Constantine […]
This week sees the installation of a new Rector at the University. The office of Rector is as old as the medieval University but took its present form after it […]
For the past year and a half we have been looking into our photographic collections, carrying out an extensive survey to identify all our uncatalogued collections and series, and to […]
Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 which extended the vote to some women over the age of 30 for the first time. In […]
Saturday, 9th December, was the beginning of St Andrews’ first semester examination diet. In this blog we thought we would examine the examination practices of the University, and share with […]