Research centres and institutes
The School of English has links to the following centres and institutes:
Centre for Ancient Environmental Studies
The Centre for Ancient Environmental Studies (formerly the Centre for Landscape Studies, expanded and relaunched in September 2020) facilitates the interdisciplinary study of human interactions with and representations of the environment of the Ancient Mediterranean, Europe, and West Asia.
Centre for Poetic Innovation
The centre for Poetic Innovation addresses poetry and poetics creatively, critically and historically, promoting and studying poetic innovation in a broad sense of both terms, from poetry as traditionally understood to poetic aspects of visual and material art forms (such as artists’ books), of prose writing (such as the New Nature Writing) as well as interactions with music, dance and digital / electronic poetry.
Centre for the Public Understanding of Greek and Roman Drama (CPUGRD)
Centre for the Public Understanding of Greek and Roman Drama (CPUGRD) was set up in 2018 in order to provide a long-term hub for collaborations between researchers and contemporary play-makers, theatre educators, and secondary schools.
Centre for Screen Cultures
The Centre for Screen Cultures is dedicated to exploring the many screens that are part of our world: television, computers, tablets and smartphones, videogames, and VR – in the present day and across history. These media shape our social, cultural, artistic and political understanding through both collaborations and confrontations.
Institute of Intellectual History (IIH)
The IIH is a hub for everyone interested in intellectual history, for scholars pursuing research projects, for the teaching of intellectual history, and for individuals and groups seeking access to the activities of intellectual historians internationally.
Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research (ILCR)
The ILCR is the home of outstanding cross-disciplinary research in the fields of law, legal history and constitutionalism at the University.
St Andrews Centre for Contemporary Art
The St Andrews Centre for Contemporary Art's main aim is to provide a space for staff, undergraduates, post-graduates and post-doctoral researchers to come together and share their interests and expertise in contemporary art, and to devise new programmes and projects in this constantly-evolving field of study.
St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies (SAIMS)
SAIMS brings together over thirty full-time academic staff of international standing and a number of research associates interested in interdisciplinary medieval topics.
