Graduation Address: Professor Derek Duncan, School of Modern Languages
“The labour of translation reminds us that there are always other points of view..”
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Laureation Address: Kirsty Young
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. Laureation by Professor Tom Rice, School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies.
Winter Graduation Address: Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
“And when you step into new stages of your life... let kindness be the element that holds everything together.”
Honorands 2025 – Winter Graduation
The following people are to be awarded honorary degrees at this year's winter graduation ceremonies at the University of St Andrews.
The Right Honourable Lady Dorrian PC KC FRSE
The Right Honourable Lady Dorrian PC KC FRSE is to be awarded a Doctor of Laws (LLD) on Wednesday 3 December 2025 during the morning ceremony.
Dr Robert M Califf MD MACC
Robert McKinnon Califf will be awarded a Doctor of Medicine (MD) on Tuesday 2 December 2025 during the morning ceremony.
Kirsty Young
Kirsty Young will be awarded a Doctor of Laws (LLD) on Wednesday 3 December 2025 during the afternoon ceremony.
University Medal: Raphael Vermeir CBE
Raphael Vermeir will be awarded the University Medal on Tuesday 2 December 2025 during the afternoon ceremony.
Graduation address: Principal Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE
“It takes courage to venture beyond consensus, to sit with uncertainty, to temper conviction with tolerance.”
Laureation Address: Frank Gardner OBE
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. Laureation by Professor Frank Lorenz Müller, Assistant Vice-Principal (Dean of Learning and Teaching) and Provost of St Leonard’s College.