History of the University Project


MA Degree of Thomas Jamesius, 1626

The School of History at the University of St Andrews is playing host to a major research initiative focused on the history of the Scottish Universities in their local, national and international contexts. The History of the University Project, overseen by Professor Roger Mason and Dr David Allan of the School of History and Dr Norman Reid, Keeper of the University Muniments, was initiated in 2002 in anticipation of the 600th anniversary of the foundation of St Andrews University in 2014. However, the project’s remit is not confined to the history of St Andrews, but is intended to explore and illuminate the history of higher education in Scotland more generally.