Orientation 2021
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The University has launched the St Andrews Forest, a key part of its plans to become carbon net zero by 2035.
Survey finds 97% of students returning to St Andrews for the new semester have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
First BAME Students’ Network Action Plan pledges to work in collaboration to help deliver tangible and sustainable change.
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Top for student experience
The National Student Survey has named St Andrews the UK’s top mainstream university, the thirteenth time in the past 15 years that the Scottish university has been at the very top of the comprehensive analysis.
Equality and diversity
The University of St Andrews is committed to advancing gender equality representation, progression and success in higher education and research.
Best in Scotland and second in the UK
The University of St Andrews has once again been ranked the best university in Scotland and second in the UK behind Oxford, according to the Guardian University Guide 2021.







