First-year MBChB (ScotCOM) student Sejan Vigneswaralingam shares his experience of starting his medical degree at St Andrews. My name is Sejan, and I’m currently in my first year of the MBChB (ScotCOM) programme at the…
Third-year BSc (Hons) Medicine student Ruth Adler shares her journey into medicine at St Andrews. I didn’t always want to study medicine, but after exploring all the options, I felt that a career that mixes science,…
Lecturer Dr Peter Williamson and Director of Teaching and Senior Lecturer Dr Rachel Davies recently volunteered at the British Transplant Games, held across Oxford and the Blenheim Palace estate from 31 July to 3…
A new systematic review led by the School of Medicine has shed light on how chronic diseases tend to cluster together in adults, revealing important differences based on age and sex. The findings offer vital insights…
The University of St Andrews looks forward to hosting the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) Conference in 2026.
Professor Deborah Williamson, Dean of Medicine and Head of the School of Medicine has been appointed Co-Director of Public Health Scotland’s newly launched National Scottish Pandemic Sciences Partnership (NSPSP) today…
The University of St Andrews is one of five research centres[1] leading the €6.8 million SUMIT project (Substance Use and Mental Health Interventions using Digital Technology), launched at the end of May. Led by Queens…
The School of Medicine’s annual Postgraduate Research (PGR) Conference took place on 18 June 2025 in Upper and Lower College Halls, showcasing the breadth and depth of research across the postgraduate community. The…
Third-year BSc (Hons) Medicine student Shirley Xiao presented her dissertation on implementation of the 2018 general practice contract at a Scottish Government meeting on 27 May! The General Practice In-Hours Activity…
The pioneering AIMMS Mentoring initiative, co-founded by the University of St Andrews, has been evaluated through a peer-reviewed study published in PLOS One. The programme, led by the University of Southampton in…