Upcoming events

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  1. Music in the Museum

    Music in the Museum

    Be immersed in music in the unique setting of the museum galleries. Our winter programme for 2024/25 will feature musicians from the University's Music...

  2. Byre World 24/25: Poetry from the Mine (and elsewhere)

    Byre World 24/25: Poetry from the Mine (and elsewhere)

    Hosted by Dr Gavin Bowd, from the School of Modern Languages - FREE but please book

    To mark the beginning of the Festival of Languages and the fortieth anniversary of the 1984-1985 miners' strike, Gavin Bowd and acclaimed poet Paul...

  3. Resurrecting Lost Languages Through Poetry -- with Professor Peter Constantine

    Resurrecting Lost Languages Through Poetry -- with Professor Peter Constantine

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Over a quarter of the world's languages have less than a thousand speakers left and are now on the brink of extinction. More languages than are spoken...

  4. ¡Conócenos! Spanish Taster and Linguistic Fun Facts -- with Ana Barazal Barreira

    ¡Conócenos! Spanish Taster and Linguistic Fun Facts -- with Ana Barazal Barreira

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Learn some useful words and phrases from Spain and Latin American in an interactive and fun way. We will also learn some important cultural differences between...

  5. Poetry 'Wiki Workshop' -- with Kirsty Ross and Pauline Souleau

    Poetry 'Wiki Workshop' -- with Kirsty Ross and Pauline Souleau

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Wikipedia is the world's largest encyclopaedia and is constantly being edited. This workshop will introduce you to the world of Wiki editing and...

  6. Language of the Fantastical: Exploring the Mythic and Folkloric -- with Nina Globerson

    Language of the Fantastical: Exploring the Mythic and Folkloric -- with Nina Globerson

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Looking at various folkloric creatures from around the world, the Language of the Fantastical seeks to open our eyes to how the stories we tell ---...

  7. Multilingual Poetry Reading: From Ancient Greek to Old English to Modern Languages

    Multilingual Poetry Reading: From Ancient Greek to Old English to Modern Languages

    Festival of Languages - Free

    What did ancient poetry sound like? How did it differ from modern poetry? and how much do we really know about all this? The first half of this event, presented...

  8. The Poetry of Migration -- with Vahid Davar, Eleni Kefala, and Caroline Smith

    The Poetry of Migration -- with Vahid Davar, Eleni Kefala, and Caroline Smith

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Poetry reading by Vahid Davar Vahid Davar will read two ekphrastic poems inspired by Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian's 'fluid...

  9. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Moon Makers

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  10. Diasporic Creative Writing Workshop

    Diasporic Creative Writing Workshop

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Are you a diaspora writer or researcher? Curious on how to write about languages in a way that honours identity, culture, and heritage? Or simply enthusiastic...

  11. Cantonese Taster and the Current State of Hong Kong-Style Cantonese -- with Andric Pun

    Cantonese Taster and the Current State of Hong Kong-Style Cantonese -- with Andric Pun

    Festival of Languages - Free

    The first half of the session will involve an engaging taster into the Cantonese language, where you will learn some basic and common phrases and words in...

  12. Linguistic Travels to Scottish, Ukrainian, and Spanish Landscapes Walkshop

    Linguistic Travels to Scottish, Ukrainian, and Spanish Landscapes Walkshop

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Join us at 2:30-4:30 pm on Friday 4 October at United Colleges-School V for an exciting workshop where we will look at how poetry is made of nature and...

  13. 1974-2024: Annie Ernaux's Years -- A Global Perspective

    1974-2024: Annie Ernaux's Years -- A Global Perspective

    International conference on literature Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux

    This international conference on the works of literature Nobel laureate, Annie Ernaux, will unfold over three days and in three different locations: Thursday 3...

  14. Robert Fergusson Anniversary Celebration
    Limited access

    Robert Fergusson Anniversary Celebration

    Wardlaw Museum Monday 14th October, 6:30 for 7pm

    Robert Fergusson (1750-1774), the celebrated Scottish poet, Robert Burns's "elder brother in the muse" died tragically young 250 years ago...

  15. Energy Cafe: Turkey's Climate Dilemma

    Energy Cafe: Turkey's Climate Dilemma

    Navigating the Electricity Sector through Italy's Largest Energy Community

    Turkey's climate policy reveals a complex mix of low targets and contradictory promises. Despite being one of the world's top 20 greenhouse gas...

  16. Bell Pettigrew Sessions

    Bell Pettigrew Sessions

    Experience the best of St Andrews' vibrant music scene at the Bell Pettigrew Sessions, hosted in partnership with STAR: St Andrews Radio. Set in the...

  17. Byre World 2024-2025: Publishing from and for Morocco: a conversation

    Byre World 2024-2025: Publishing from and for Morocco: a conversation

    In conversation with Clara Defachel

    This talk will discuss the challenges faced by authors, translators and publishers in Morocco to publish their texts locally, in a literary market that is often...

  18. Music in the Museum

    Music in the Museum

    Be immersed in music in the unique setting of the museum galleries. Our winter programme for 2024/25 will feature musicians from the University's Music...

  19. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Secrets of Space

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  20. Bell Pettigrew Sessions

    Bell Pettigrew Sessions

    Experience the best of St Andrews' vibrant music scene at the Bell Pettigrew Sessions, hosted in partnership with STAR: St Andrews Radio. Set in the...

  21. Music in the Museum

    Music in the Museum

    Be immersed in music in the unique setting of the museum galleries. Our winter programme for 2024/25 will feature musicians from the University's Music...

  22. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    In the Sky...

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  23. Byre World 24/25: The Holobiont Herbarium

    Byre World 24/25: The Holobiont Herbarium

    Hosted by Dr Damiano Benvegnu, from the School of Modern Languages - FREE but please book

    Herbaria are collections of preserved biological specimens documenting the plants, algae, and fungi of the world. Even though their scientific role has declined...

  24. Byre World 24/25: Writing for Ukrainian Children in Wartime

    Byre World 24/25: Writing for Ukrainian Children in Wartime

    Hosted by Dr Emily Finer, Senior Lecturer from the School of Modern Languages - FREE but please book

    Ukrainian writers, illustrators, and publishers have responded to the war waged by Russia by publishing an unprecedented number of children's books. In...