Welcome
The study of English at the University of St Andrews has a long and distinguished history that is sustained in the scholarly, critical, and creative dynamism of today's School of English.
In the present day, the School enjoys an international reputation as a centre for both academic research and literary creativity. Amongst UK institutions, the School of English has recently been ranked 1st in the Guardian University Guide and 3rd in the Complete University Guide.
The School's richest inheritance, however, is its collegiality: we pride ourselves on our friendliness, and on our common enthusiasm for great literature.
REF 2014: UK Research Excellence Framework 2014 Results
The School of English has been ranked third in the UK, and first in Scotland, in the most recent league table of research intensive departments (2014). With over 90% of our staff submitted, 86% of our research has been rated world leading and internationally excellent. In the previous research assessment exercise (2008) we were also ranked in the top ten, making the School one of the UK's consistently outstanding research departments.
Zinnie Harris at the Edinburgh International Festival
Zinnie Harris has three productions at the Edinburgh International Festival this summer: This Restless House, her adaptation of Aeschylus' Oresteia; a new version of Eugène Ionesco's Rhinoceros; and the world premiere of Meet Me At Dawn, a new play inspired by the myth of Orpheus and his rescue of his wife Eurydice from the underworld. This Restless House was selected as Best New Play at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland in 2016 and nominated for Best New Play at the UK Theatre Awards. The Edinburgh International Festival website features Zinnie talking about each of the plays:
http://www.eif.co.uk/blog/2017/international-festival-portraits-zinnie-harris#.WUf9Ufrytz8
Zinnie has recently been voted Best Director for her production of A Number by playwright Caryl Churchill at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland 2017:
http://www.criticsawards.theatrescotland.com/Winners%20by%20year/16-17.html
