Master of the United College
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The Master of the United College is a senior academic at the University of St Andrews
in St Andrews
, Scotland
who is charged with carrying out duties as required by the Academic Senate
of that University. The post was created to head the United College of St Salvator and St Leonard
, one of the colleges of the University, the other college being St Mary's College
, headed by the Principal of St Mary's College.
Neither post should be confused with the Principal of the University who is the chief executive and Vice-Chancellor. See Governance of the University of St Andrews.
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
in St Andrews
St Andrews
St Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
who is charged with carrying out duties as required by the Academic Senate
Academic Senate
An Academic Senate is a governing body in some universities and colleges, and is typically the supreme academic authority for the institution.-Scotland:...
of that University. The post was created to head the United College of St Salvator and St Leonard
United College, St Andrews
The United College is one of the two statutory colleges of the University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland...
, one of the colleges of the University, the other college being St Mary's College
St Mary's College, St Andrews
St Mary's College of the University of St Andrews, in Fife, Scotland - in full, the New College of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - was founded in 1538 by Archbishop James Beaton, uncle of Cardinal David Beaton on the site of the pedagogy or St Johns College .St Mary's College was...
, headed by the Principal of St Mary's College.
Neither post should be confused with the Principal of the University who is the chief executive and Vice-Chancellor. See Governance of the University of St Andrews.