Forbes 30 Under 30: one alumna at the cutting-edge of neuroscience
Patricia Zvarova (BSc Hons 2021) first became interested in the field of neuroscience when her brother fell into a coma following a car accident as a teenager. This event led…
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Scene changes: from St Andrews to the States
Marshall Bissett (MA 1970) pursued his passion for theatre from his home in Perth to St Andrews, and beyond to the stages and stadiums of London and the US. He…
Saints Spotlight: Professor Nicki Hitchcott
Professor Nicki Hitchcott is Head of the School of Modern Languages and specialises in the postcolonial literatures and cultures of francophone Africa. In this month’s Saints Spotlight, she discusses her…
St Andrews: an escape and an awakening
Liz Gerschel (MA Hons 1972) was one of the first women to walk in the Kate Kennedy Procession and has spent a lifetime campaigning for race, gender and disability equality.…
Why I give: Fiona Goodchild
As a member of our Family Programme, Fiona Goodchild supports women’s football at St Andrews. Her generosity has enabled additional support for coaching, travel, training, and player wellbeing. Last year, Fiona was on…
A million miles from Earth
Dr Mark Clampin (PhD 1986) is the Deputy Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, at NASA, providing executive leadership for NASA’s portfolio of science programmes. He reflects on his PhD at…
Making Waves Campaign celebrates £150 million milestone
The University’s Making Waves Campaign reached the halfway mark this month, with donations totalling £150,067,929 thanks to the support of 15,826 donors including alumni, families and friends. This is a major milestone…
Donor Story: The RS Macdonald Charitable Trust
The University of St Andrews has an international reputation for high-quality neuroscience research, with academics publishing in top-tier journals including Nature, Science, Cell, and Nature Neuroscience. In the…
A New York Times bestseller shaped at St Andrews
Peter Burns (MA Hons 2004) has spent almost two decades writing non-fiction and working as Managing Director at Polaris Publishing. In 2025, he realised his lifelong ambition of becoming a…
Voices behind the screen
For Molly Ryan (MLitt 2022), coming to St Andrews for a postgraduate degree marked a change of direction from museums and heritage into a career in film. She reflects on…