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… Read More »Early Medical Alumni at St Andrews
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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… Read More »Listening to the echoes from outside our vault: Visualising Scotland’s Future at the Wardlaw Museum
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… Read More »Women’s activities in seventeenth-century St Andrews: the evidence of the Kirk Sessions
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… Read More »Sternhold and Whittingham’s Metrical Psalms
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.… Read More »We built this city on (rock and roll) cardboard???
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… Read More »StACCS: shaping the new ‘Rewrite the Future’ exhibition
Winner of the 2025 James David Forbes Collecting Prize
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… Read More »Winner of the 2025 James David Forbes Collecting Prize
Raising the cup of friendship
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… Read More »Raising the cup of friendship
A trip down memory lane – summer time in St Andrews
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… Read More »A trip down memory lane – summer time in St Andrews
New voices from the Vault
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… Read More »New voices from the Vault
Rewrite the Future?
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… Read More »Rewrite the Future?
International Women’s Day: The First Women in Medicine at St Andrews and Dundee
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… Read More »International Women’s Day: The First Women in Medicine at St Andrews and Dundee