A rector is a senior official in an educational institution,and can refer to an official in either a university or a secondary school. Outside the English-speaking world,the rector is often the most senior official in a university,while in the United States,the equivalent is often referred to as the president,and in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations,the equivalent is the vice-chancellor. The term and office of a rector can be referred to as a rectorate. The title is used widely in universities in Europe and is very common in Latin American countries. It is also used in Brunei,Macau,Turkey,Russia,Pakistan,the Philippines,Indonesia,Israel and the Middle East. In the ancient universities of Scotland the office is sometimes referred to as Lord Rector,is the third most senior official,and is usually responsible for chairing the University Court.
Helena Ann Kennedy,Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws,,is a Scottish barrister,broadcaster,and Labour member of the House of Lords. She was Principal of Mansfield College,Oxford,from 2011 to 2018.
Governance of the University of St Andrews is laid down in a series of Acts of Parliament enacted between 1858 and 1966,and the Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016.
Sir Kenneth Charles Calman,HonFAcadMEd is a Scottish doctor and academic who formerly worked as a surgeon,oncologist and cancer researcher and held the position of Chief Medical Officer of Scotland,and then England. He was Warden and Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 1998 to 2006 before becoming Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. He held the position of Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute from 2008 until 2011. From 2008 to 2009,he was convener of the Calman Commission on Scottish devolution.
The history of the University of St Andrews began with its foundation in 1410 when a charter of incorporation was bestowed upon the Augustinian priory of St Andrews Cathedral. The University grew in size quite rapidly;St Salvator's College was established in 1450,St Leonard's College in 1511 and St Mary's College in 1537. Some of the college buildings in use today date from this period as does St Salvator's Chapel. At this time much of the teaching was of a religious nature and was conducted by clerics associated with the cathedral.
Academic dress at the University of St Andrews involves students wearing distinctive academic gowns whilst studying at the University of St Andrews. Undergraduate gowns in Scotland were once common at all the ancient universities of Scotland,with each having its own distinctive style. St Andrews undergraduates wear either a scarlet gown if they are part of the United College and studying in the Faculties of Arts,Medicine and Science,or a black gown if they are part of St Mary's College and studying in the Faculty of Divinity.
College Girls is a Channel 4 documentary series,first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 8 September 2002. The documentary followed the lives of six students who studied at St Hilda's College,Oxford,the last remaining single-sex college at the University of Oxford,between 1998 and 2001.
Dame Fiona Caldicott,was a British psychiatrist and psychotherapist who also served as Principal of Somerville College,Oxford She was the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care in England until her death.
Dame Louise Mary Richardson is an Irish political scientist whose specialist field is the study of terrorism. In January 2023,she became president of the philanthropic foundation,Carnegie Corporation of New York. In January 2016,she became the vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford,having formerly been the principal and vice-chancellor of the University of St Andrews,and as the executive dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Her leadership at the University of Oxford played an important role in the successful development of a vaccine to combat COVID-19.
The ancient university governance structure in Scotland is the organisational system imposed by a series of Acts of Parliament called the Universities (Scotland) Acts 1858 to 1966. The Acts applied to what were termed the 'older universities':the University of St Andrews,the University of Glasgow,the University of Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh. Together these four universities are commonly referred to as the ancient universities of Scotland. Whilst the Acts do not directly apply to the University of Dundee,the same governance structure was ordained for use by that institution in its royal charter.
Fudge doughnuts are a delicacy in Scotland. They are made in chocolate and caramel frosted varieties and have a confectionery custard filling.
Sir Gordon William Duff,is a British medical scientist and academic. He was principal of St Hilda's College,Oxford,from 2014 to 2021. He was Lord Florey Professor of Molecular Medicine at the University of Sheffield from 1991 to 2014.
The Principal of the University of St Andrews is the chief executive and chief academic of the University. The Principal is responsible for the overall running of the university,presiding over the main academic body of the university,known as the Senatus Academicus. The Senate has the responsibility for superintending and regulating teaching in the University,including the regulations for the conferring of degrees,and the Senate also administers the property and revenues of the University The Principal is appointed by the University Court. The current office of Principal dates to 1858 with the passage of the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858.
Sir Ian David Diamond is a British statistician,academic,and administrator,who served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen until 2018. He became the UK's National Statistician in October 2019.
The Scottish Text Society (STS) is a text publication society founded in 1882 to promote the study of Scottish literature. The Society publishes scholarly editions of important texts from the country's literary history,and has played a significant role in the revival of interest in the literature and languages of Scotland.
Emily Lyle is a Scottish ballad scholar and senior research fellow in the School of Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
Sally M. Foster is a Scottish archaeologist and senior lecturer at the University of Stirling. She specialises in the archaeology of Scotland,particularly the Picts and their neighbours in the early medieval period.
Karen Elisabeth O'Brien is a British academic administrator and scholar of English literature,specialising in the Enlightenment and eighteenth-century literature. Since 2022,she has been Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University,having previously been Professor of English Literature and Head of the Humanities Division,University of Oxford,and a Fellow of University College,Oxford.
Kathleen Chesney was a British scholar of medieval French literature. She was vice-principal of St Hilda's College,Oxford,from 1941 to 1951,and principal of Westfield College from 1951 until she retired in 1962. Westfield College was an all-women college of the University of London,and under her leadership it expanded with the re-introduction of teaching of science at the college. Having been elected a fellow of St Hilda's College in 1924,she continued her links with the University of Oxford as an honorary fellow from 1951 until her death.
