Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Studies

Interested in interdisciplinary postgraduate study at the @univofstandrews? 🎓 We offer a range of Masters Degrees (and 15% off for recent graduates). @StLeonards_PGs @EthicsEnergy @GenderStAndrews @StAndrewsSGSD @StAndMedicine @MHSStAndrews #evertoexcel #interdisciplinary

Join us for the next talk in our 2025-26 Interdisciplinary Seminar Series! 🗒️ Next talk: Unheard, Unseen, Unjust: Challenging the Individualisation of Loneliness in the Lives of Ethnic Minority Older People 🎤 Speaker: Mengxing Joshi 📍Room 201, Student’s Union 📆 26 March 2026

Researchers gathered in Parliament Hall for "Interdisciplinarity in the Wild" a research festival celebrating interdisciplinary research through talks, posters, performances and discussion. Thanks to the Associate Fellows organising committee who made it happen!

GSIS postgraduates started off Spring Vacation with a Bingo Night full of prizes and friendly competition 🎉 Funded by the GSIS Community Fund and organised by Amber Farram (Global Sustainable Development). Read more: ow.ly/b6Q350YuJhM

Join us for a seminar with Professor Ben Doolittle (Yale University) on medicine, spirituality, and meaning in healthcare. 📅 Thursday 19 March 2026 ⏰ 3–4pm 📍 Medical Sciences Building, Level 3 Meeting Room More info: ow.ly/cVvN50YuL6X

GSIS students raced across St Andrews in a Scavenger Hunt funded by the GSIS Community Fund 🗺️ Congrats to the winning team from Gender Studies and thank you to all teams who participated! Enjoy your well-earned Jannettas🍦 Read more: ow.ly/CyCC50YuIZI

Meet Dr Gönül Bozoğlu, co-director and module coordinator of our masters programmes in Museum & Heritage Studies, whose teaching and research explore world heritage, community participation, and amplifying marginalised voices in museums and heritage. ow.ly/uoUZ50YpEeF

Congratulations to Ece Sağıroğlu, a 2025 HDS MSc graduate, on beginning her PhD at Uppsala University 👏 Her research combines multi-omics data and advanced computational methods to advance personalised medicine. We’re proud to see our graduates thriving internationally 🎉

Join us for the next talk in our 2025-26 Interdisciplinary Seminar Series! 🗓 Next talk: Giraffeonomics: The political economy of giraffe conservation and trade 🎙 Speaker: Stacia Carrington 📍 Muir Seminar Room, Old Burgh School 📅 Thursday 26 February 2026

Thinking about your next step after graduation? Join us at the PGT Academic Fair to explore Masters programmes available at the UoStA, meet staff, and enjoy coffee & cakes! 🍰 📅 17 Feb ⏰ 14:00–15:30 📍 Lower College Hall ow.ly/q9Ys50Y87Um

Join us on 10 March for the Interdisciplinary Research Festival "In the Wild"- a celebration of innovative research across disciplines. Don’t miss out on inspiring talks, networking, and new ideas! #StAndrews #InterdisciplinaryResearch #PostgraduateLife

A warm welcome to our first cohort of the new Online MHS! We hope you have all had a good first week 🎉 in collab with the School of Art History and St Andrews Museums

Congratulations to Lucas San Miguel (GSD MSc @StAndrewsSGSD & Bobby Jones Scholar @emoryuniversity) on being named a Schwarzman Scholar. He’ll join the 2026 cohort at Tsinghua University to focus on global affairs. Well done, Lucas! 📸 Photo credit: Sarah McGonigle

Congratulations to Craig Myles (Digital Health MSc) on passing his PhD viva with minor corrections. His research on medical image and text analysis, including cancer biomarker prediction, is an exciting contribution to health data science. 💫 Photo credits: @StAndrewsCS

On the twelfth day of Christmas, the GSIS gave to me…
 🌎 Twelve+ countries represented (in our 2026 cohort) 🌍 One cohort, over twelve countries (30 to be exact), bringing global perspectives to the GSIS this year! #interdisciplinary #global #ForeverSaints

On the eleventh day of Christmas, the GSIS gave to me…
 🗣️ Eleven institutions sharing 🗣️ Eleven institutions, one conversation: sharing ideas at the Graduate Advisor Workshop 2025.

Our GSD MSc students visited the St Andrews Aquarium on 1 Dec, thanks to support from the GSIS Community Fund. They participated in a Sharks & Rays session, explored the exhibits, and finished the day with pizza and good conversation. Photo credit: Amber Farram.

On the tenth day of Christmas, the GSIS gave to me…
 ☕️ Ten postgraduate socials 🎯
 Ten postgraduate socials bringing our community together!

On the ninth day of Christmas, the GSIS gave to me…
 🎓 Nine GS graduates 🎓 Nine of our 2025 student cohort graduated with a MLitt in Gender Studies. Congratulations to them!

On the eighth day of Christmas, the GSIS gave to me…
 🌱 Eight years of the GSIS 🪴 Eight years of interdisciplinary thinking, community, and collaboration. #interdisciplinary #EvertoExcel #ForeverSaints