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Governance of the University of St Andrews is laid down in a series of Acts of Parliament (the Universities (Scotland) Acts) enacted between 1858 and 1966, and the Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016.
The membership of the general council is governed by ordinance No. 96 of the University of St Andrews and is as follows:- "The chancellor., all graduates of the University (including honorary graduates) and holders of the Licentiateship in Dental Surgery, members and former members of the University Court, Professors and former Professors of the University, Readers and Lecturers who have been ...
College Hall, within the 16th-century St Mary's College building. In 1410 a group of Augustinian clergy, driven from the University of Paris by the Avignon schism and from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge by the Anglo-Scottish Wars, formed a society of higher learning in St Andrews, offering courses of lectures in divinity, logic, philosophy, and law.
The Universities (Scotland) Acts regulate the governance of the ancient universities of Scotland, and require the election of a Rector for the universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St Andrews. [3] The newer University of Dundee also elects a Rector due to its historical ties to St Andrews, whereas other modern universities do not. [2]
The Royal Burgh of St Andrews Community Council, meeting on the first Monday of the month in the Council Chamber of St Andrews Town Hall, forms the lowest tier of governance whose statutory role is to communicate local opinion to local and central government. The current chair is Mrs Penelope Fraser.
The final step in the evolution of student governance at St Andrews came in 1989 with the creation of the Students’ Association, which merged the SRC and the Union into a single organisation. This integrated structure was designed to amplify the student voice and streamline activities.
The Chancellor of the University of St Andrews is the titular head of the University of St Andrews. Their duties include conferring degrees , promoting the university's image throughout the world, and furthering the university's interests worldwide. [ 1 ]
First Principal at St Andrews to not be appointed by a monarch 9 Brian Lang: 2001–2008 10 Dame Louise Richardson: 2009–2015 First woman to occupy the position of Principal at St Andrews as well as the first female Principal to lead an ancient university in Scotland. [6] 11 Dame Sally Mapstone: 2016–