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Green Party MSP, Q Manivannan is sworn in during the first meeting of the new Scottish Parliament on May 14, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Q Manivannan loses bid to become rector of St Andrews University

Candidates in the running to become rector of St Andrews University include Q Manivannan MSP (left) and comic actor Brian Baumgartner (right), with former rector John Cleese (centre) sharing his take on the candidacy of the Green Party politician earlier this week .

Comedy and controversy - voting opens at St Andrews Uni for new rector

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As well as being an accomplished scientist, Prof Alan Wright was a mean piper

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The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide has arrived for 2027, with 14 of Scotland's unis ranked.

Good University Guide 2027: Scotland's top universities ranked

Ken McCurrach played in several bagpipe bands, and took part in the 2012 World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow

Obituary: Ken McCurrach, Scottish rugby player picked to play for Australia

Dr Antonis Vradis. Picture: University of St Andrews

Scots academic detained by Israeli forces now safe in Tukey

A sperm whale in the Azores.

Moby Dick whale behaviour becomes reality, Scots university confirms

Dame Anne Pringle, the newly elected Chancellor of St Andrews University

St Andrews University elects first woman as chancellor in 600 years

The Scottish Government commissioned a report into the 'Tinker Experiment' and the legislation that sought to assimilate Gypsy/Traveller communities in Scotland into the mainstream Pic: TSPL

Tinker Experiment : Pressure mounts to pay compensation to victims

Jenna and friend at St Andrews University

Inside the unique scheme helping Scots pupils into university - or not

Eden Mill Distillery (Pic: Graeme McCubbin)

42 jobs saved after distillery bought from administration

The 2025 Times Good University Guide is now out, with 14 of Scotland's universities ranked from best to worst.

Times Good University Guide: The best Scottish universities in 2026

Some of the best places to study law in the UK.

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The 10 best UK universities for medicine - two Scottish unis on list

Four of the best universities in Scotland when it comes to teaching approval.

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Why we're getting excited about Earth-sized planet 40 light years away Scotsman comment

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University calls for intervention to evacuate its students from Gaza

An impression of how the building could be transformed (Pic: Submitted)

The £6m overhaul of historic 200-year-old St Andrews University building

Browse our picture gallery 11 Scottish universities ranked best to worst in Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025 Photo: Pixabay

11 Scottish universities ranked best to worst in THE Impact Rankings

Stella Maris took up the role of rector only last month (Pics: University of St Andrews)

St Andrews University rector on 'vindication' after successful appeal

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The bizarre collections up for £500 prize at top Scottish university

University of St Andrews duo Judd Sundelson, left, and Judy Joo show off their trophies adter topping this season’s R&A Student Tour Series Order of Merit tables

St Andrews scholars pull off historic double in Student Tour Series

Heriot-Watt University

£10.5m deficit a 'notable achievement' says Scottish university boss

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Exclusive University to rewrite financial plan after 'substantial' deficit rise

A handwritten manuscript shedding new light on Scottish history has been acquired by St Andrews University.

Exclusive Manuscript shedding new light on William Wallace made public

Stella Maris (Pics: University of St Andrews)

St Andrews University row as rector told to stay away from graduations

In real-life, a 'chalice' has been found in the hands of a skeleton in a secret tomb at the site of ancient Petra in Jordan (Picture: Marwan Naamani)

Skeleton found clutching Holy Grail-like chalice may solve mystery Scotsman comment

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SCOTTISH SCIENTISTS TO SPEND TWO YEARS STUDYING MRSA ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

Taxpayers ‘helping to bankroll Chinese spy network’ at Scottish universities

Ellie Monk poses for a photo with the Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open trophy after her two-shot success at Royal Troon Golf Club. Picture: Scottish Golf

St Andrews student Ellie Monk lands Troon triumph ahead of economics exam

Mohammed and Najah. Parents of St Andrews University lecturer, Malaka Shwaikh, who hopes to evacuate her family from war-torn Gaza

Scottish lecturer raises £50,000 in one day to rescue family from Gaza

St Andrews University chancellor, former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Campbell, has now upheld an appeal by Stella Maris (inset)

St Andrews University rector under fire over Israel 'genocide' claim

Scottish presenter Jean Johansson has been popping up on screen for years. Image: Getty

What you need to know about presenter Jean Johansson

St Andrews summer guide: Where to eat, sleep and shop in the Fife town

University Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Sally Mapstone leading the academic procession.

University chief warns against Tory plans to cut Scottish degrees to three years

Professor Iain Gillespie, Principal & Vice-Chancellor, University of Dundee

New convener elected to head-up Universities Scotland

Dame Sally Mapstone donated part of her pay rise to a student hardship fund.

Are universities getting the balance right when it comes to principals' pay?

First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf arrives for First Minster's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh. Picture date: Thursday May 4, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SCOTLAND Questions. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Universities chief warns Yousaf his funding cuts risk tragic reputational damage

University of St Andrews, represented by Josie Baker, Lucy Jamieson, Megan Ashley, James Conn, Roddy McAuley (c), Adam Charlton, William Draper, Charlie Reynolds, Tom Parker, won the BUCS title for the second year in a row.

St Andrews University golfers record historic British title double
The current crop of leading University of St Andrews golfers have earned a place in the record books after being crowned as the ‘Best of British’ for the second...

Jim Goodwin was advised not to take the Dundee United manager's job - but he will be at Tannadice until at least the end of the season.

Goodwin spurns Dundee United advice on taking manager's job

Sandy Wilkinson was unusual in combining the Sheriff's role with a career in academia

Scotsman Obituaries: Sheriff A B Wilkinson KC, advocate and academic

The University of St Andrews in Fife is the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland.

St Andrews Uni to merge two faculties and create 'world-leading' business school

Sir Sean Connery outside the Filmhouse cinema on Lothian Road during the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Picture: David Cheskin

Sean Connery Foundation to donate millions in Scotland and the Bahamas

In their report Beyond ILR, Rape Crisis Scotland is proposing for independent legal advice to be a right that all survivors are entitled to throughout court proceedings (Photo: Laura Dodsworth).

All sexual assault survivors in Scotland must have legal advice

Universities need to look after their students. Picture: Getty Images

Catherine Salmond: It is not ok for students to be facing a housing crisis

Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, the Principle and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews

St Andrews University principal made a dame

Longannet Colliery, three generations of miners. George Lang (centre), grandfather Jock Land (left) and father Bert Lang (right) have been miners all their lives. They are pictured having a beer in the Mansfield Arms, Sauchie, Scotland, April 2001. © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/ Courtesy of University of St Andrews.

Photographer gifts one million images that help tell the story of Scotland

Printing firm Valentines operated in Dundee from 1851 to 1994.

Scotland’s holiday postcard trailblazers to be honoured with exhibition

Ann Ferguson was an accomplished horsewoman

Scotsman Obituaries: Ann Ferguson, Scottish engineer and businesswoman

St Andrews student Ramsay Bader helped refugees from Ukraine on the Polish border.

Scots student given essay on Russian foreign policy, heads to Ukrainian border

Prince William and Kate Middleton pass St Salvator's halls, accompanied by Sir Menzies Campbell (right), during a visit to St Andrews University. Picture Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Kate picks places close to heart, including St Andrews, for portraits

Darya Tsymbalyuk, dressed in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, addresses students at a vigil in support of Ukraine in St Andrews on Monday.

‘My mother is teaching English to children in her Kyiv bomb shelter’

John Purvis was a member of the first directly elected European Parliament

Scotsman Obituaries: John Purvis CBE, visionary politician and banker

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