Upcoming events

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  1. Alumni Weekend 2024

    Alumni Weekend 2024

    Alumni are invited to come together from June 14-16 in St Andrews, for a weekend of meeting up with old friends, reminiscing about University days in the 'auld grey toon' and finding out what's happening now at St Andrews. Whether you are celebrating a special anniversary year, or just looking for a reason to...

  2. Alien worlds and ourselves

    Alien worlds and ourselves

    StA-CES networking event

    The St Andrews Centre for Exoplanet Science (StA-CES), cutting across both the sciences and the humanities, would like to invite you to a networking event on Fri, 31 May, taking place from noon until 3pm (lunch provided) at the Learning Loft of the Wardlaw Museum on the Scores. The event includes the opportunity to...

  3. L'Incontro: An Archive of Italian Life in Scotland

    L'Incontro: An Archive of Italian Life in Scotland

    Exhibition of Archival Photography

    'L'incontro: An Archive of Italian life in Scotland' is a curated collection of photographs and images offering a glimpse into the rich and diverse narratives of Italians in Scotland over the past century. In collaboration with Prof. Derek Duncan of the University of St Andrews, Jackie Sangster from Historic Environment Scotland and student interns...

  4. University Staff Golf Competitions

    University Staff Golf Competitions

    Free

    Organisers of the annual staff golf competitions are looking for participants for 2024. Anyone interested in playing in this year's knock-out competitions should contact Renald Schaub on [email protected] for the four-ball better-ball competition or Graham Miller on [email protected] for the Singles (Boase Quaich) competition by Monday 1 April. Please provide a name, club and...

  5. University of St Andrews' Annual Public Meeting

    University of St Andrews' Annual Public Meeting

    The University of St Andrews' Annual Public Meeting is to be held on Saturday 15 June 2024 from 3pm to 4pm in the Buchanan Lecture Theatre, Union Street, KY16 9PQ. This event is an integral component of the University's commitment to social responsibility as outlined in the University Strategy 2022 to 2027, and is...

  6. A Hymn to the Banished: Annalee Davis in conversation

    A Hymn to the Banished: Annalee Davis in conversation

    With Dr Jillian Sutherland and Dr Ariadne Collins

    Join the School of History in person or online for this in conversation event with the artist Annalee Davis, Lecturer in Museum and Heritage Studies Dr Jillian Sutherland, and Lecturer in the School of International Relations Dr Ariadne Collins, chaired by Senior Lecturer in Art History Dr Catherine Spencer. Taking as its starting point Davis's...

  7. St Andrews and Empire: object handling session with the St Andrews Preservation Trust

    St Andrews and Empire: object handling session with the St Andrews Preservation Trust

    In 2023, the St Andrews Preservation Trust organised the exhibition St Andrews and Empire at its Museum, which resulted from research, begun in 2021 with students from the University's Museum and Heritage Studies course, to examine colonial links in the Trust's collection and explore possibilities for decolonisation. Most objects in the St Andrews Preservation...

  8. The Future of German Screen Studies Conference

    The Future of German Screen Studies Conference

    The conference will delve into the future prospects of German Screen Studies amidst ongoing technological evolution, heightened cultural and political discord, and historical upheavals on national, European, and global levels. Exploring innovative methodologies and concepts, scholars and students will investigate German-language cinematic, televisual, streaming, and site-specific screen media, spanning historical, contemporary, and forthcoming periods....

  9. Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage --- Spring Dialogues

    Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage --- Spring Dialogues

    Dialogue IV: 14 June

    The Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage [CH2] warmly invites you to four open dialogues between the University of St Andrews and the Università degli studi di Padova on their ongoing research in cultural heritage. These are open to the public; please find more information and register for the online event below. All meetings will...

  10. Keynote: Prof. Conal McCarthy, Professor of Museum and Heritage Studies

    Keynote: Prof. Conal McCarthy, Professor of Museum and Heritage Studies

    Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference

    Prof. Conal McCarthy is an interdisciplinary humanities scholar who explores the intersection of history, theory and practice in public culture. His disciplinary home is Museum and Heritage Studies, however, he has drawn on and contributed to related fields such as sociology, anthropology, history and art history. His academic research interests include museum history, professional...

  11. Everything is political, decolonisation is an ongoing process

    Everything is political, decolonisation is an ongoing process

    Leena Nammari

    It is the colonisers themselves and their people that need re-educating and have to start rethinking their own prejudices and assumed knowledge. The indigenous know their history and they hold on to it with the tools that they have on hand. They use storytelling, their unique clothing, their foods and cuisine and just existing...

  12. International Museums Conference and ICOFOM 47th Annual Assembly

    International Museums Conference and ICOFOM 47th Annual Assembly

    Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference

    The International Committee for Museology (ICOFOM), the School of Art History, and the European Research Council (ERC) selected and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funded Shared Island Stories research project invite delegates to the hybrid (in-person and online) conference on the topic of Transnational Island Museologies. The conference will also host the 47th ICOFOM...

  13. Keynote: Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Founder of Fridays for Future (FFF) Uganda

    Keynote: Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Founder of Fridays for Future (FFF) Uganda

    Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference

    Hilda Flavia Nakabuye is a Ugandan climate and environmental rights activist. Fridays for Future Uganda is the largest youth movement in East Africa. Hilda is based in Kampala and focuses on raising awareness and mobilising young people towards climate action. Hilda organises clean-up sessions in Lake Victoria, fights for racial and gender justice, and...

  14. Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage --- Spring Dialogues

    Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage --- Spring Dialogues

    Dialogue II: 31 May

    The Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage [CH2] warmly invites you to four open dialogues between the University of St Andrews and the Università degli studi di Padova on their ongoing research in cultural heritage. These are open to the public; please find more information and register for the online event below. All meetings will...

  15. Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage --- Spring Dialogues

    Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage --- Spring Dialogues

    Dialogue III: 7 June

    The Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage [CH2] warmly invites you to four open dialogues between the University of St Andrews and the Università degli studi di Padova on their ongoing research in cultural heritage. These are open to the public; please find more information and register for the online event below. All meetings will...

  16. Youth Workshop: Young People Shaping the Future of Museology through the Lens of the SDGs

    Youth Workshop: Young People Shaping the Future of Museology through the Lens of the SDGs

    Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference

    Interested in museums, youth issues, heritage and the climate emergency? This FREE participatory workshop will offer the opportunity to share, discuss and debate these issues with international and national experts, including climate activists and heritage professionals. You are invited to take part, share your story and potentially impact international museum policy! This workshop is...