St Andrews students and the Empire, 1700-1897: methods and limitations

Tomas Vancisin; Aileen Fyfe

St Andrews students and the Empire, 1700-1897: methods and limitations

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Abstract

This working paper explains the ‘Methods’, ‘Definitions’ and ‘Limitations’ of the research underpinning ‘Section 7: Students and Alumni’ of the final report on St Andrews and the Legacies of Empire (2024). The sections below formed the opening sections of a report on ‘St Andrews Students and the Empire 1700-1897’ presented to the Legacies of Empire steering group in September 2023 (which was itself an update on an internal report from December 2022).

Original language	English
Publisher	University of St Andrews
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2025

Publication series

Name	Legacies of Empire working papers
No.	D

Keywords

University of St Andrews
18th century
19th century
Students
Mobility
Geography
Alumni

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St Andrews and the Legacies of Empire
Fyfe, A. (PI), Stevenson, K. (CoI), Milne, L. C. (Other) & Robinson, I. (Researcher)
1/08/21 → 31/08/23
Project: Fellowship

St Andrews students and alumni associated with British colonies in Australia and New Zealand 1700-1897 (dataset)
Vancisin, T. (Creator) & Fyfe, A. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 12 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.17630/3739f134-f2b5-4f55-9b53-77db42626d50
Dataset

File
St Andrews students and alumni associated with British colonies in the Caribbean 1700-1897 (dataset)
Vancisin, T. (Creator) & Fyfe, A. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 12 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.17630/8dc8e1e5-3820-4e93-a76d-9414c8d6fcca
Dataset

File
St Andrews students and alumni associated with British colonies in Africa 1700-1897 (dataset)
Vancisin, T. (Creator) & Fyfe, A. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 12 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.17630/f464b547-8334-41ad-8cda-e2609b942470
Dataset

File

3 Working paper
1 Commissioned report

Chancellors and the legacies of Empire at St Andrews, 1700-1900
Fyfe, A., 10 Mar 2025, University of St Andrews, p. 1-8, 8 p. (Legacies of Empire working papers; no. C).
Research output: Working paper

File
Donations to St Andrews, 1700-1900: methods and definitions
Fyfe, A. & Robinson, I., 10 Mar 2025, University of St Andrews, p. 1-5, 5 p. (Legacies of Empire working papers ; no. A).
Research output: Working paper

Open Access
File
The academic staff community of St Andrews, 1700-1900: methods and definitions
Fyfe, A., 10 Mar 2025, University of St Andrews, p. 1-3, 3 p. (Legacies of Empire working papers; no. B).
Research output: Working paper

File

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St Andrews students and the Empire, 1700-1897: methods and limitations

Abstract

Publication series

Keywords

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Projects

St Andrews and the Legacies of Empire

Datasets

St Andrews students and alumni associated with British colonies in Australia and New Zealand 1700-1897 (dataset)

St Andrews students and alumni associated with British colonies in the Caribbean 1700-1897 (dataset)

St Andrews students and alumni associated with British colonies in Africa 1700-1897 (dataset)

Research output

Chancellors and the legacies of Empire at St Andrews, 1700-1900

Donations to St Andrews, 1700-1900: methods and definitions

The academic staff community of St Andrews, 1700-1900: methods and definitions

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