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SMRU researchers are on the third and final ship-based research expedition to Thwaites Glacier.
Principal launches new initiative to stimulate discussion, debate and research about Scotland’s future.
A leading St Andrews researcher is one of just nine UK scientists to be recognised in the 2022 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists.
Number 1 in the United Kingdom
The University of St Andrews is ranked number one in the UK by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.
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Best in Scotland
The University of St Andrews has once again been ranked the best university in Scotland according to the Guardian University Guide 2022.
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.
