Rector of the University of St Andrews
Rector of the University of St Andrews | |
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Incumbent Stella Maris since 2023 | |
Member of | University Court |
Appointer | Elected by all the matriculated students of the University |
Term length | 3 years |
Constituting instrument | Universities (Scotland) Act 1858 |
Formation | 1858 (in modern form) |
First holder | Sir Ralph Anstruther, 4th Bt. |
Website | st-andrews |
The Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews is the president of the University Court of the University of St Andrews; the University Court is the supreme governing body of the University.
Overview
The Rector is elected every three years by the matriculated students of the University.[1][2] The current office of Rector, sometimes termed Lord Rector, was instituted by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 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]
Since 1970 the Rector has appointed a student as Rector's Assessor, who is a full voting member of the University Court, and also serves as a member of the students' representative council. As of September 2023 the position of Rector's Assessor has been vacant.[4][5]
List of rectors
# | Name | Years served |
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1 | Sir Ralph Anstruther, 4th Bt. | 1859–1862 |
2 | William Stirling-Maxwell, MP | 1862–1865 |
3 | John Stuart Mill | 1865–1868 |
4 | J.A. Froude | 1868–1871 |
5 | Lord Neaves | 1872–1874 |
6 | The Very Rev. Dr. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley | 1874–1877 |
7 | The 1st Baron Selborne | 1877–1880 |
8 | Sir Theodore Martin | 1880–1883 |
9 | The 11th Lord Reay | 1884–1886 |
10 | A.J. Balfour | 1886–1889 |
11 | The 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava | 1889–1892 |
12 | The 3rd Marquess of Bute | 1892–1898 |
13 | James Stuart, MP | 1898–1901 |
14 | Andrew Carnegie | 1901–1907 |
15 | The 1st Baron Avebury | 1907–1910 |
16 | The 5th Earl of Rosebery | 1910–1913 |
17 | The 7th Earl of Aberdeen | 1913–1916 |
18 | Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig | 1916–1919 |
19 | Sir James M. Barrie | 1919–1922 |
20 | Rudyard Kipling | 1922–1925 |
21 | Fridtjof Nansen | 1925–1928 |
22 | Sir Wilfred Grenfell | 1928–1931 |
23 | Field Marshal Jan Smuts | 1931–1934 |
24 | The Marchese Marconi | 1934–1937 |
25 | Lord MacGregor Mitchell | 1937–1938 |
26 | Sir David Munro[7] | 1938–1946 |
27 | Sir George Cunningham | 1946–1949 |
28 | Lord Burghley | 1949–1952 |
29 | The 28th Earl of Crawford | 1952–1955 |
30 | The 1st Viscount Kilmuir | 1955–1958 |
31 | The Baron Boothby | 1958–1961 |
32 | C. P. Snow | 1961–1964 |
33 | Sir John Rothenstein | 1964–1967 |
34 | Sir Learie Nicholas Constantine (The Baron Constantine from 1969) | 1967–1970 |
35 | John Cleese | 1970–1973 |
36 | Alan Coren | 1973–1976 |
37 | Frank Muir | 1976–1979 |
38 | Tim Brooke-Taylor | 1979–1982 |
39 | Katharine Whitehorn | 1982–1985 |
40 | Stanley Adams | 1985–1988 |
41 | Nicholas Parsons | 1988–1991 |
42 | Nicky Campbell | 1991–1993 |
43 | Donald Findlay | 1993–1999 |
44 | Andrew Neil | 1999–2002 |
45 | Sir Clement Freud | 2002–2005 |
46 | Simon Pepper | 2005–2008 |
47 | Kevin Dunion | 2008–2011 |
48 | Alistair Moffat | 2011–2014 |
49 | Catherine Stihler | 2014–2017 |
50 | Srđa Popović | 2017–2020 |
51 | Leyla Hussein | 2020–2023 |
52 | Stella Maris | 2023–Present |
See also
- Ancient university governance in Scotland
- Governance of the University of St Andrews
- Chancellor of the University of St Andrews
- Principal of the University of St Andrews
References
- ^ "Rector | University of St Andrews". www.st-andrews.ac.uk. University of St Andrews. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ a b "The Scottish University Rector – Introduction to the role of University Rector in Scotland" (PDF). abdn.ac.uk. Scottish Rectors' Group. 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Universities (Scotland) Act 1858", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1858 c. 83
- ^ "Rector's Assessor". yourunion.net. University of St Andrews Students' Association. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "The Acts, Ordinances and Resolutions Affecting the University of St Andrews" (PDF). st-andrews.ac.uk. University of St Andrews. February 2017. p. 83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Previous rectors". yourunion.net. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Rectorial Installation at St Andrews". The Glasgow Herald. 1 April 1939. p. 15. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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