Digital postcard

As the 50th anniversary year since the reconstitution of St Leonard’s College is reaching its end, we are thrilled to share a special digital postcard video titled “For all time” with all our postgraduate students, alumni and staff.

“For all time” was commissioned by St Leonard’s College to mark 50 years since our reconstitution as a postgraduate college in November 1974. It was composed by Peter Johnstone, a former Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year, and part of the first cohort to graduate from the Royal Conservatoire Scotland Graduate Jazz Course, who is currently completing his doctoral degree. Since 2000, the University of St Andrews has awarded and validated research degrees made by the RCS. 

The track, performed beautifully by current staff and students from the University of St Andrews and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, celebrates not only the 50th anniversary of St Leonard’s College but also the enduring partnership between our institutions. It was recorded by the talented staff and students from the Fife College School of Business, Digital and Creatives; Department of Creative Media Productions Recording Studios in Glenrothes.

We hope this video brings back fond memories of postgraduate study at the University of St Andrews, and inspires you as we look forward to the future. Thank you for being a part of our journey!

Watch the video and celebrate with us!

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St Leonard's College
The Old Burgh School,
Abbey Walk
St Andrews
KY16 9LB

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Phone:+44 (0)1334 46 2003

Upcoming events

Creating Habits for Balance and Success in your PhD
Tuesday 16 September 2025, 9.30am to 11.30am
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Relaxed drawing @ Wardlaw
Wednesday 24 September 2025, 5.00pm -7.00pm
Wardlaw Museum

Chaplain’s Conversation with Dr James Rae (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Wednesday 24 September 2025, 5.30pm-6.30pm
The Byre Theatre


Rewrite the Night – Student LATE

Friday 27 September 2025, 8.00pm to 10.00pm
Wardlaw Museum
£7 (Early Bird), £8 (Standard) and £10 on the door (subject to availability)

Postgraduate Researcher Welcome Event
For all new PhD, MPhil, MSc(Res), and DProf students
Monday 29 September 2025, 10.00am to 12.00pm
Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Race Equality Lecture 2025: Professor Gary Younge ‘Equal opportunities not photo opportunities’
Tuesday 30 September 2025, 5.30pm-7.00pm
Buchanan Lecture Theatre
Booking required


Relaxed Drawing @ Wardlaw

Wednesday 1 October 2025, 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Wardlaw Museum

People make places: Popular music and Scottish urban identity
Saturday 4 October 2025, 10.30am – 9.30pm
Laidlaw Music Centre, McPherson Recital Room

St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies – Bullough Lecture ‘Firmiter Credimus: The changing dynamics of lay belief’ – Professor John Arnold (Cambridge)
Monday 6 October 2025, 5.15pm -6.45pm
Parliament Hall

Dr Garth C. Japhet ‘Breaking Down Barriers in a Divided World’ – James Gregory Lecture
Monday 6 October 2025, 5.15pm – 6.30pm
Booth Lecture Theatre, Medicine Building

Relaxed Drawing @ Wardlaw
Wednesday 8 October 2025, 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Wardlaw Museum

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