Academic Calendar Review
In April 2023, we established a task group to begin looking at the Academic Calendar, in light of our commitment to reviewing the changes approved in 2019 and implemented in AY2021-22. The group includes colleagues…
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Inaugural lectures 2020-2021
Please see below recordings from the 2020-21 lecture season from Professor Tom Kelsey, Professor Aileen Fyfe and Professor Andrew Zapechelnyuk.
Teaching Excellence Awards 2021
Congratulations to the winners of the University Teaching Excellence Awards 2021 who were presented with their awards virtually. Principal Professor Sally Mapstone congratulated them in a joint video with winners of…
Economics of Persuasion and Strategic Information Manipulation
An online Inaugral Lecture was presented by Professor Andrew Zapechelnyuk, School of Economics and Finance on Wednesday, 28 April 2021. The recorded lecture is now available to view.
Pronoun guidance to be launched
In March of 2020 the Proctor asked a group of staff and students to work together on developing a guidance document for the University community related to use of pronouns. The group decided to focus on two outputs: a…
Widening Participation
A standing working group on widening participation was set up in early 2020, to oversee WP activity within Admissions and Schools, and to improve dissemination of information among Schools and Units. The formal remit…
Exploring micro-credentials and digital badges – staff event
Exploring micro-credentials and digital badges” is a programme of activity being taken forward as part of the new QAA Enhancement Theme ‘Resilient Learning Communities’. This activity is a collaborative cluster which…
Vertically Integrated Projects at St Andrews
Dr Ian Smith, Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects Programme, describes the implementation of the new Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) and reflects on what’s been learned so far. Working together…
Library satisfaction survey results
At the end of last year, the University Libraries asked staff and students to complete a survey to help understand how changes to processes and the introduction of new services during the pandemic have supported your…
Setting up our shared space
Guidance on engaging in a shared online teaching space is available for staff and students. The guidance articulates the issues as experienced by both staff and students. It does not provide a solution but rather…