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
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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
There is nothing in the paper I can do…
As a general rule, we do not retain examination scripts or answers in the University archive. There are a few items however that have been… Read More »There is nothing in the paper I can do…
The Red Gown and St Andrews
Echoes from the Vault has looked at a few of the University of St Andrews traditions in recent years – the May dip, Raisin Monday,… Read More »The Red Gown and St Andrews
Scottish Natural Philosopher – George Sinclair [?1630]-1696
George Sinclair was one of the earliest British writers on hydrostatics and published The hydrostaticks in 1672. At the time, Sinclair’s work was criticised by… Read More »Scottish Natural Philosopher – George Sinclair [?1630]-1696
‘My year in St Andrews was one of the best of my life…’
Rebecca Lawton (M.Litt Mediaeval History 2015) has been working on a collection of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts as part of a collaborative PhD between the University of… Read More »‘My year in St Andrews was one of the best of my life…’
Lighting the Past Goodbyes!
On Tuesday, the Special Collections Division of the University of St Andrews Library celebrated the hard work of four Lighting the Past cataloguers who will… Read More »Lighting the Past Goodbyes!
Graduation week, celebrating Honorands: Great thinkers and writers
As we congratulate our students across the Divinity, English, Psychology and International Relations subject areas who graduate today at undergraduate and postgraduate level, we present… Read More »Graduation week, celebrating Honorands: Great thinkers and writers
Graduation week, celebrating Honorands: some history
At the start of this special week in the University we are beginning a mini-series of blog posts to mark graduation. Each day we will… Read More »Graduation week, celebrating Honorands: some history
Search for alumni in the new online University of St Andrews Biographical Register 1747-1897
The University of St Andrews Biographical Register, compiled by former Keeper of Muniments Robert N Smart, holds extensive details of the nearly 12,000 students and… Read More »Search for alumni in the new online University of St Andrews Biographical Register 1747-1897
Marvellous Merchiston: 400th anniversary of the death of the mathematician John Napier of Merchiston
Today is the 400th anniversary of the death of the mathematician John Napier of Merchiston, who died on the 4th April 1617. Widely regarded as… Read More »Marvellous Merchiston: 400th anniversary of the death of the mathematician John Napier of Merchiston
A Prize Discovery: The Story of the Tullis Brothers
Recently, the Lighting the Past Team came across this inscription in a Greek language textbook: The discovery of this annotation provides a perfect opportunity to… Read More »A Prize Discovery: The Story of the Tullis Brothers