Memories It was October 1966 when we first matriculated – forty of us for the MB ChB course in St Andrews and another forty in Queen’s College in Dundee. We had parallel courses throughout our first year, (Physics,…
Ian Doty (BA 2021), Erik Neff (MA 2007) and Katie Weinsheimer (BA 2021) were invited to attend National Tartan Day festivities in Washington D.C. as St Andrews alumni in April this year. Here, as well as describing…
Charlotte Perkins (MA 2021) explains how a degree in International Relations and the many opportunities provided by the Music Centre have prepared her for the practical challenges of a career in the music industry.
Noa Bricklin (MA 2016) describes how studying Art History and Social Anthropology at St Andrews gave her the skills to be a critically acclaimed production designer.
Isabel Lachenauer (MA 2013) describes how studying at St Andrews gave her the skills, life experiences and ‘story doctor’ she needed to write a book that was recently sold in a major deal at a five-house auction.
It is one hundred years this May since J M Barrie delivered ‘Courage’ at his installation as Rector. Steven Thompson (PhD 1976) looks back 50 years to describe the impact that this address had on him while he was…
Farkhodjon Israilov (MSc 2010) describes how studying at St Andrews was one of the best life choices he has ever made, and how it ultimately led to a successful career in banking and reaching the finals of the British…
Here, in a love letter to St Andrews, Megan Ravenhall (MA 2018, MLitt 2020) explains how her walks around the town and its beaches inspired the prose submission for her MLitt in Creative Writing and, ultimately, led to…
James Ashton (MA 1997) describes here how the attributes he needed to become a successful financial journalist, author and podcaster were ‘first hewn at St Andrews’.
Alexandra Williamson (MA 2019) describes how St Andrews gave her the support and opportunities to ‘look through a different lens’ and bring a business idea to life – and how that idea reached the semi-finals of the…