Parliament Hall

Parliament Hall is situated within St Mary’s College and accessed from South Street. It was the meeting place for the Scots Parliament during 1645 to 1646. The venue has a capacity of 180 people and can be set up in many ways as it is often used for conferences, receptions and ceremonies. Disabled access is available into Parliament Hall.

Upcoming events

Annual Lecture of the Centre for Anatolian and East Mediterranean Studies — Professor Marcus Milwright
Early Islamic Visual Culture in the World of
Date
Monday 26 October 2026
Time
5:15pm to 6:45pm
Location
Parliament Hall

The Bible Today: Bible and Theology Conference 2026
Date
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Time
2:00pm to 8:00pm
Location
Parliament Hall

Pecha Kucha Evening
Connections: Finding Meaning Across Boundaries
Date
Friday 30 October 2026
Time
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Location
Parliament Hall
Attend
33 spaces available

St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies Seminar — Dr Eliza Hartrich (University of York)
Death Knell of a Colonial Urban System? Irish Towns, Municipal Privilege, and Economic Change in the Fifteenth Century
Date
Monday 2 November 2026
Time
5:15pm to 6:45pm
Location
Parliament Hall

InFrame and Research Culture Showcase
Discover how we will embed the InFrame Wellcome Trust funded projects across our institution as part of the Research Culture Action Plan
Date
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Time
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Location
Parliament Hall - Parliament Hall

St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies Seminar – Dr Héléna Lagreou (University College Dublin)
Death sentencing de iure and de facto: regional discrepancies between England and Communal Italy, ca. 1250 - 1350
Date
Monday 9 November 2026
Time
5:15pm to 6:45pm
Location
Parliament Hall

St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies Seminar — Professor James Palmer
Knowledge Without Borders: Languages and Networks of Sciences in the Early Middle Ages
Date
Monday 16 November 2026
Time
5:15pm to 6:45pm
Location
Parliament Hall

The Tibet Nepal Flash-flood of August 2026: Causes and Consequences
Dr Mariam Zachariah, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London
Date
Wednesday 18 November 2026
Time
5:15pm to 7:00pm
Location
Parliament Hall
Attend
130 spaces available

St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies Seminar — Dr Jamie Page (Graz)
Men at the Beginning: Masculinity and the Swiss Origin Legend
Date
Monday 23 November 2026
Time
5:15pm to 6:45pm
Location
Parliament Hall

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