The Centre for Minorities Research (CMR) supports academic dialogue and real-time action on one of the most urgent global challenges of our time: achieving meaningful, intersectional engagement with vulnerable populations. Bringing together an outstanding team from across the University of St Andrews and beyond, CMR facilitates cutting-edge research, interdisciplinary debate, and knowledge application to promote empowerment and engagement with minority issues.

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  • Celebration Event for Laidlaw Scholars – Sophie Cooper

    Recently, the University of St Andrews hosted a Celebration Event for Laidlaw Scholars, featuring a showcase of the research and leadership projects developed by the current cohort of Laidlaw Scholars. The event marked a significant milestone, celebrating a decade of the Laidlaw Foundation’s impactful presence at St Andrews through the Scholarship!  At this event, CMR…

  • Introducing Dr. Ruxandra Ana, New Academic Exchange Fellow

    We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Ruxandra Ana as the new Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange Fellow at the University of St Andrews’ Centre for Minorities Research (CMR). Dr. Ana will be with us from October 2024 to August 2026, conducting an in-depth anthropological study titled The Pain of Cuba: Women, Emotions, and Embodied…

  • Institute for the State and the Law-Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

    We are very happy to announce the Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute for the State and the Law-Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Centre for Minorities Research, University of St Andrews. The general purpose is to acknowledge a mutual desire to establish and develop co-operative links between the two Institutions, in order to facilitate…

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