Education

The principal of the University of St Andrews, Professor Sally Mapstone, is to lead the institution for a further five years after her current contract concludes in 2021.

A fertility doll created by the Gwembe Tonga people made from elephant dung and decorated with toxic abrus seeds is just one of the items in the University of St Andrews collections that will benefit from new funding from Museum Galleries Scotland.

A world-leading planetary scientist, a globally-respected ecologist and a leading academic in contemporary British media from the University of St Andrews have been awarded research funding totalling more than £620,000 from the prestigious Leverhulme Trust.

Kirkcaldy Foodbank was given an early Christmas present after receiving a cash boost from a town school.

A former Kirkcaldy man has been remembered for his crucial contribution which led to the formation of an English university.

Kids from Dairsie Primary School donned hard-hats for a tour of Kingdom Housing Association’s first development in the village.

A former Kirkcaldy construction worker is among a group of mature students winning ‘Change Your Path’ bursaries.

Fife Council are closer to having enough staff for the expansion of early learning and child care.

A St Andrews primary school club has started a new project supporting the local foodbank.

A fundraiser has been set up to help honour a scholar and mystic who became the first woman to receive an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of St Andrews.

An agreement between Fife Council and the University of St Andrews over use of sports pitches has been criticised by a local hockey club secretary.

The School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews has secured its largest ever research grant of £3.4 million from the John Templeton Foundation to support the creation and launch of a free, online encyclopaedia of theology.

The opening of St Andrew’s High School was in response to the changes in the region.

Patrick Callaghan’s ties with St Andrew’s High School run deep.

The Madras College Kilrymont campus has been put on the market.

We are putting together a feature article for the Fife Free Press on St Andrew’s RC High which celebrates a special milestone this month.

Staff at the University of St Andrews have gone on strike as part of action taking place across Scotland.

Two former Animal care students from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) are flying high in their new careers.