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"A vibrant collaborative postgraduate academic community excelling in interdisciplinary education and scholarship"
Our latest Community Fund social brought students together for a sea glass jewellery workshop with Strand Jewellery.

Organiser Amber Farram said it was "the perfect activity after a long dissertation session" and "to unwind while supporting a local creative business."
July 23, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Our MLitt Gender Studies students were delighted to attend Earthbound, a public conversation with Cristina Rivera Garza exploring women, freedom, mobility, and collective memory. An inspiring opportunity to engage with one of Latin America's most celebrated contemporary writers. 🌍📚
June 30, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Congratulations to our MLitt MHS students on the successful Kate Kennedy Centenary Exhibition.

Developed in just 2 months, the student-led project explored the history and significance of the KK Procession through research, curation, design, and installation. 👏

📸 Abby Lowe
June 3, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Gender Studies MLitt alumna Kathryn Herschell previewed their film Crossbones: ethnography and gender in the graveyard of the outcast dead ahead of presenting at the Twenty Seventh Cemeteries Colloquium 🎞️🌿
May 20, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Students from MSc Energy Policy and Finance, MLitt Gender Studies, and MSc Global Sustainable Development came together for a two-day residential at The Burn in Edzell 🌿

A great opportunity for interdisciplinary learning, discussion, and connection, with some rare Scottish sunshine ☀️
May 20, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Join us for our final talk in the 2025-2026 Interdisciplinary Seminar Series!

🗒️ Next talk: The pianist in Exile
🎤 Speaker: Lucy Allan
📍Muir Seminar Room, OBS
📆 Thursday 28 May 2026
May 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Carnegie Masters Grants now open 🎓

Up to £10,000 towards postgraduate study for students from low-income Scottish households.

Supports those with a place at a Scottish university and aims to help you make a wider contribution to Scotland 💡

Deadline: 31 July ⏳
https://ow.ly/EfGK50YUyhh
May 5, 2026 at 7:50 AM
PhD student Amara Doshi attended the Game Developers Conference 2026 in San Francisco 🎮

Her research explores how developers in the US and UK are responding to generative AI and shaping the future of game development.

Supported by the Interdisciplinary PhD Research and Travel Fund.
May 4, 2026 at 12:13 PM
HDR UK Master’s Scholarships 2026 now open 📊

£10,000 funding for UK MSc Health Data Science + real-world research with leading charities 💡

Study at St Andrews: https://ow.ly/O8hg50YQoIX

Deadline 3 June ⏳
More info: https://ow.ly/HU1b50YQoIV
May 4, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Join us for the next talk in our Interdisciplinary Seminar Series this Thursday!

🗒️ Next talk: Family financial socialisation in the digital age
🎤 Speaker: Charlotte Tasker
📍Muir Seminar Room, OBS
📆 Thursday 30 April 2026
April 27, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Interested in digital health? 📊

DHI is offering Masters Scholarships worth over £8,000 to support postgraduate study 💡

Includes MSc Health Data Science at St Andrews 🎓
https://ow.ly/MJ8Z50YQoH7

Info sessions:
🗓️ 13 May 12–1pm and 5–6pm
April 27, 2026 at 7:05 AM
A fantastic turnout for the VOICE Symposium hosted by our GS MLitt students 👏

With 50+ attendees, the event showcased feminist research from across Scotland and supported early-career researchers to present their work.

Made possible thanks to GSIS and St L’s Community Fund.

April 19, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Easter Egg Hunt 🐣🍫

On 20 March, Amber Farram hosted an eggs-ellent Easter Hunt in United College, funded by the GSIS Community Fund, with 100 hidden tickets, big prizes and lots of chocolate.

A fun and chaotic way to end St Andrews Sustainability Week 🌱
April 7, 2026 at 8:21 AM
GSIS postgraduates started off Spring Vacation with a Bingo Night full of prizes and friendly competition 🎉

Funded by the GSIS Community Fund and organised by Amber Farram (Global Sustainable Development).

Read more:
https://ow.ly/Vy3150YuJhN
March 17, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Join us for a seminar with Professor Ben Doolittle (Yale University) on medicine, spirituality, and meaning in healthcare.

📅 Thursday 19 March 2026
⏰ 3–4pm
📍 Medical Sciences Building, Level 3 Meeting Room

More info:
https://ow.ly/LQhk50YuL6W
March 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
GSIS students raced across St Andrews in a Scavenger Hunt funded by the GSIS Community Fund 🗺️

Congrats to the winning team from Gender Studies and thank you to all teams who participated!

Enjoy your well-earned Jannettas🍦

Read more:
https://ow.ly/i1u650YuIZH
March 16, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Meet Dr Gönül Bozoğlu, co-director and module coordinator of our masters programmes in Museum & Heritage Studies, whose teaching and research explore world heritage, community participation, and amplifying marginalised voices in museums and heritage.

https://ow.ly/TvZY50YpEeC

March 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Congratulations to Ece Sağıroğlu, a 2025 HDS MSc graduate, on beginning her PhD at Uppsala University 👏

Her research combines multi-omics data and advanced computational methods to advance personalised medicine. We’re proud to see our graduates thriving internationally 🎉
February 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Join us for the next talk in our 2025-26 Interdisciplinary Seminar Series!

🗓 Next talk: Giraffeonomics: The political economy of giraffe conservation and trade
🎙 Speaker: Stacia Carrington
📍 Muir Seminar Room, Old Burgh School
📅 Thursday 26 February 2026
February 24, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Thinking about your next step after graduation? Join us at the PGT Academic Fair to explore Masters programmes available at the UoStA, meet staff, and enjoy coffee & cakes! 🍰

📅 17 Feb
⏰ 14:00–15:30
📍 Lower College Hall

https://ow.ly/9IyW50Y87TU
February 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Join us on 10 March for the Interdisciplinary Research Festival "In the Wild"- a celebration of innovative research across disciplines. Don’t miss out on inspiring talks, networking, and new ideas!

#StAndrews #InterdisciplinaryResearch #PostgraduateLife
February 2, 2026 at 2:48 PM
A warm welcome to our first cohort of the new Online MHS! We hope you have all had a good first week 🎉

in collab with the School of Art History and St Andrews Museums
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Congratulations to Lucas San Miguel (GSD MSc & Bobby Jones Scholar) on being named a Schwarzman Scholar. He’ll join the 2026 cohort at Tsinghua University to focus on global affairs.

Well done, Lucas!

📸 Photo credit: Sarah McGonigle
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Congratulations to Craig Myles (Digital Health MSc) on passing his PhD viva with minor corrections. His research on medical image and text analysis, including cancer biomarker prediction, is an exciting contribution to health data science. 💫

January 14, 2026 at 11:03 AM
On the twelfth day of Christmas, the GSIS gave to me…

🌎 Twelve+ countries represented (in our 2026 cohort) 🌍

One cohort, over twelve countries (30 to be exact), bringing global perspectives to the GSIS this year!

#interdisciplinary #global #ForeverSaints
December 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM