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Travel award report – Participation at the Annual GIS Research UK Conference (GISRUK)

Since 2023, the St Leonard’s College Postgraduate Travel Awards scheme supports postgraduate students with any travel that would benefit their research and development. In 2025,  it allowed Alistair McConnell, PhD student at the School of Geography, to attend the 33rd Annual GIS Research UK Conference (GISRUK) at the University of Bristol. Here is the full report: The…

Travel award report – Presentation at the 5th International Symposium on Orcas

Since 2023, the St Leonard’s College Postgraduate Travel Awards scheme supports postgraduate students with any travel that would benefit their research and development. In 2025,  it allowed Maeva Terrapon, PhD student at the School of Biology, to attend the 5th International Symposium on Orcas in Tarifa, Spain. Here is the full report: I had the fantastic opportunity…

Postgraduate writing retreats – Summer 2025

PGRs: Thesis Writing Retreat (Tuesday 29 July 2025 to Thursday 31 July 2025) Join a structured, in-person programme designed to support final-stage postgraduate researchers in making significant progress on their thesis. Participants will benefit from dedicated writing time, expert facilitation, and a focused academic environment. Dedicated solely to getting words down on paper (or a…

Travel award report – Research on Captain Cornelius Francis James and the Abyssinian Expedition

Since 2023, the St Leonard’s College Postgraduate Travel Awards scheme supports postgraduate students with any travel that would benefit their research and development. In 2025,  it allowed Alex Flagg, PhD student at the School of Art History, to conduct research in London. Here is the full report: Through this generously funded research trip, I was able to…

Travel award report – Research on observational ethnography in a match of the Italian Serie A

Since 2023, the St Leonard’s College Postgraduate Travel Awards scheme supports postgraduate students with any travel that would benefit their research and development. In 2025,  it allowed Hijab Shah, PhD student at the School of International Relations, to conduct research in Milan, Italy. Here is the full report: My research trip to Milan, from 15-19 May 2025,…

Travel award report – Research at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures in Norwich

Since 2023, the St Leonard’s College Postgraduate Travel Awards scheme supports postgraduate students with any travel that would benefit their research and development. In 2025, it allowed Chenxiao Jin, PhD student at the School of Art History, to travel to Norwich to conduct research at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and…

Assistant Warden opportunity (PGR students)

Student Services are advertising for an opportunity for an Assistant Warden, with applications closing 24 June 2025. Assistant Wardens are part of University accommodation’s Halls Life team. The team are an essential part of the student experience at the University of St Andrews. Warden help define student life in each residence by acting as mentors…

Inaugural NETGAIN meeting and project incubator (PhD funding opportunities) in St Andrews – Thursday 19 June 2025

Earlier this year, the Universities of St Andrews, Aberdeen, Durham, and Glasgow secured £3M to deliver NETGAIN, a NERC-funded Doctoral Focal Award focusing on developing the science and practice of nature markets. The success of NETGAIN can undoubtedly be traced back to the level of genuine co-development of the proposal, in which many of St Andrews…