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Tribute to Dr Robert N Smart (1931-2019)

The Special Collections Division of the University Library is very sad to note the death of Dr Robert N Smart on 21 July 2019, aged 87. Born in Abernethy, Bob attended St Andrews from 1949-53, graduating with an MA in…

The Faculty of Arts Feast, 6th May

In the liturgical calendar, the 6th of May is the Feast of St John the Evangelist before the Latin Gate. This feast commemorated the tradition that the Apostle John was ordered into a cauldron of boiling water/oil by…

1215 and all that …

So, 2015 is the anniversary year for Magna Carta – 800 years on and the document still has clauses in legal force and has a powerful appeal as ‘a touchstone of English liberties’ (Nick Higham, BBC) . The first week of…