Teaching British Children the Humanity of Refugees
In The Waiting Place, Dina Nayeri offers a reminder of the humanity found in refugee camps across Europe and the wider world.
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Diversity and inclusivity are essential to a thriving society and to our success as a forward-looking, world-class university. We will excel if we can attract and retain talented people with a broad range of backgrounds and if we value and mobilise the abilities of all of our staff and students. The University has been making a determined shift in its culture to ensure that everyone – our students, staff, and alumni – can thrive as part of the St Andrews community.
Two-Day Event Marks Launch of the Specific Learning Difficulties Network
The Specific Learning Difficulties Network was officially launched this month during a two-day event at The Royal Society of Edinburgh.
A New Strategy for St Andrews: Diverse
We will make St Andrews a beacon of inclusivity, placing diversity and equality at the centre of everything we do and creating an environment in which all can flourish and realise their potential.
Migration and the Scottish Constitution
Research at St Andrews examined Scotland’s migration needs, and how Scottish policy might better respond to them.
Woven Communities
Stephanie Bunn has expanded awareness of Scottish craft-based heritage and demonstrated the key role it can play in cognitive development.
Better Represent Learning Disabilities with the SLD Survey
A new survey hopes to better represent individuals with learning disabilities across research and funding.
Partnering with Ghana to Promote Bio-Enterprise
The University of St Andrews has hosted a delegation of Ghanaian academics from the University of Health and Allied Sciences and University of Cape Coast.
Banging the Drum for Samoan Cultural Heritage
By recording the musical knowledge found across Samoa’s islands, researchers hope to celebrate the heritage they find while retaining its diversity.
The St Andrews Think Tank Pioneering Climate Education
The Third Generation Project is the University’s first think tank, and one of the first in the world to focus on climate change education.
Climate, Class and the Culinary Arts
Dr Claudia Kreklau's research explores how climate change-induced famine shifted the diets of Central Europe in the early to mid-19th century, leading to political unrest in an already-changing society.