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

St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies Seminar — Prof Wolfgang Mueller (Fordham)
Waiting for the History of Medieval Canon Law, 1986-2026
Date
Monday 5 October 2026
Time
5:15pm to 6:45pm
Location
Parliament Hall

Public conversation: why throw soup and block airports?
What is effective in moving Parliament to end global heating? In discussion with Ludi Simpson
Date
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Time
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Location
Parliament Hall
Attend
29 spaces available

Stonehenge: exploring the mystery
Professor Mike Parker Peason, Mitford Lecturer 2026 - £10 membership. £5 lecture only. Students free
Date
Thursday 8 October 2026
Time
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location
Parliament Hall

St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies Seminar — Eva von Contzen (Freiburg)
Tell it Again: Retelling and Repetition in Medieval Literature
Date
Monday 12 October 2026
Time
5:15pm to 6:45pm
Location
Parliament Hall

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

Pecha Kucha Evening
Connections: Finding Meaning Across Boundaries
Date
Friday 30 October 2026
Time
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Location
Parliament Hall
Attend
58 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

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