Younger Hall, located on North Street, is one of the University’s biggest venues. The Music Centre is currently based in Younger Hall and regularly hosts performances by professional and amateur musicians. The University’s graduation ceremonies also take place in Younger Hall twice a year in June and December.
The main hall has the capacity for 1,000 people with further venue spaces available in the conference room and the Stewart room.
Within academic the study of religion, Buddhist critical-constructive reflection (also sometimes called ‘Buddhist theology’) has had two goals: to draw on academic disciplines, together with Buddhist resources, to newly inform Buddhism in normative ways; and to draw on Buddhism to address personal and social needs and inform modern academic disciplines, such as philosophy, ecology, psychology,…
Lejla Demiri holds the Chair in Islamic Doctrine at the Centre for Islamic Theology, University of Tübingen. She received her PhD from the University of Cambridge (2008) and later held post-doctoral fellowships at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (2007–10), and the Free University of Berlin (2010–12). Her research interests include the history of Islamic theology, Islam and…
The ultimate goal of human existence is the ultimate wellbeing and it cannot be achieved without knowing the ultimate reality, its nature, and our relationship with it. Therefore, like in any other culture, Hindu thinkers have thought about the ultimate, in various theological, metaphysical and philosophical contexts, looking at it from different perspectives. They have…
Tibetan Buddhist Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery appear at St Andrews as they visit the UK on their 50th Anniversary Tour, opening a magical window on to a world of reincarnation and mysticism. From mesmerising Buddhist chants to swirling masked dances in ceremonial costumes and accompanied by the sound of ancient Tantric musical instruments, the…
Finance shapes our lives in ways that are both explicit and veiled: From the prices we pay for energy, food and housing, to loans for sustainable home improvements, utility infrastructure projects, and large-scale operations. Financial practices, modalities, and representations touch almost every aspect of our lives. Finance is fundamentally entwined with visions of and expectations…
LOCATION CHANGE!! Josephine Tey is revered among practitioners of crime writing but relatively unknown among its readers. Although she wrote only a handful of novels, she mapped a path for her many followers. Val McDermid sees her as the bridge between the Golden Age and the modern psychological thriller, paving the way for writers such…
Anna Rauter, graduand of the CEE and University of St Andrews discusses the contemporary spaces of Anthropology. Anna’s research examines how energy industry leaders and experts in Norway – whom she refers to as ‘energy elites’ – envision and shape energy trajectories. In particular, Anna focuses on how energy elites perceive power structures – both…
Anna Rauter, graduand of the CEE and University of St Andrews discusses the contemporary spaces of Anthropology. Anna’s research examines how energy industry leaders and experts in Norway – whom she refers to as ‘energy elites’ – envision and shape energy trajectories. In particular, Anna focuses on how energy elites perceive power structures – both…
The Scottish A Cappella Championships (SACC) are returning to St Andrews. Featuring sets by a cappella groups from Universities across Scotland, this competition is not to be missed! Admission: £8, £6 (students, staff, U18) For booking detail updates, please check Facebook (‘SACC2023’) or Instagram (@sacc2023)
Chloé van Soeterstède (conductor) Karen Cargill (mezzo soprano) Mayer: Symphony no. 1 in C minor Berlioz: Les nuits d’été Beethoven: Symphony no. 8 in F As the days grow longer and the blossoms bloom, look forward to the warmth and laughter of summer in the company of fast-rising French conductor Chloé van Soeterstède. Internationally acclaimed…