A Scottish university has knocked Oxford and Cambridge off the top spot in a national league table. The University of St Andrews has been named the top university in the UK and Scotland by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, with the University of Glasgow named as Scottish university of the year.
First Minister Humza Yousaf attended the university, as did former first minister Nicola Sturgeon. The University of Edinburgh came in third, dropping one place since last year. In Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University has jumped one place in the rankings to 10th place and Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh has also jumped one place to 11th. But fellow Edinburgh-based university, Heriot Watt, has fallen three places in the rankings, to 12th.
“It reflects a deep institutional commitment to a critical balance of world-leading research and teaching, and the ways in which St Andrews students respond to that. While positive external validation is always welcome, no Vice-Chancellor ever sets out to top a league table, and what matters most to me are the individual and collective experiences of those who study and work at this great university.