Upper College Hall is situated within St Salvator’s Quad, often seen as the heart of the University. Accessed by a grand staircase, Upper College Hall is used for conferences, prize givings, drink receptions and wedding ceremonies. Depending on the layout, Upper College Hall has the capacity for up to 160 people.
Join us during Sustainability Week for the 2024 final of the St Andrews Prize for the Environment. The St Andrews Prize is a major international competition led by the University of St Andrews that recognises and rewards inspirational responses to the most pressing environmental issues. Since 1998, it has awarded more than USD$2.7 million in…
The Principal invites you to join colleagues at an event to celebrate and showcase three years of the University of St Andrews Community Fund and the projects it has supported. Organisations and projects that have received funding over the last three years will showcase their work and activities, highlighting the difference the fund is making…
The St Andrews Prize for the Environment is delighted to invite you to the final of the 2023 Prize, which will take place in Upper College Hall on Tuesday 21 November. The St Andrews Prize for the Environment is a major international initiative led by the University of St Andrews. It was launched in 1998…
Morning Session 9.15 – 9.30 Introduction 9.30 – 10.15 Emma Bentley: Dionysus Dendritês: Wood and Carpentry in Greek Tragedy 10.15 – 11.00 Kresimir Vukovic: Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome: Resilience, Deforestation, Interpretations 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee 11.30 – 12.15 Andrew Fox: The Death Grove at the Heart of Seneca’s Thyestes 12.15 – 13.00…
Staff and students are welcome to attend the final of the 2022 St Andrews Prize for the Environment, where Avani, Health in Harmony and Misión Tiburón will compete for the prestigious US $100,000 prize. Working in the Indian Himalayas, Brazil, Indonesia, Madagascar, and Costa Rica, these organisations are tackling issues of critical environmental and social…
Panel discussion in Upper College Hall followed by drinks reception in Lower College Hall and a collections display from our University Special Collections and former entrants in the J.D.Forbes Prize for Collecting. Panelists include Cathy Marsden (Lyon & Turnbull), Helen Vincent (National library of Scotland) and Bill Zachs.
Join the Proctor and the Technology Enhanced Learning project team to hear about recent and future developments in TEL and the way you can shape the way in which education is delivered. The Business Transformation Board recently passed the full business case put forward by the TEL Project Board. This means we can move forward…
Join colleagues to celebrate the publication of Alexander III (1249-1286) – First Among Equals by Norman H Reid. Norman is former Head of Special Collections and Keeper of Manuscripts and Muniments in the Special Collections Department of the University Library and author of Ever to Excel. Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Sally Mapstone will introduce the…
A discussion with the noted Iranian philosopher Professor Ramin Jahanbegloo, Vice-Dean and Executive Director of the Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies at OP Jindal Global University, Delhi, and Professor Richard Whatmore, Chair of Modern History at the University of St Andrews, led by Ali Ansari, Professor of Iranian History and Founding Director of the…
The concept of reconciliation is central to the theology and ethics of the Judaeo-Christian tradition. In recent decades, moreover, its political relevance has come increasingly to the fore. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, for example, proved to be a vital element in the peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy in South Africa. Despite the prominent…