‘Grandpa Ernest Speaks’
Madeleine Bazil (MA 2018) describes her path from studying English Literature at St Andrews to writing and directing ‘Grandpa Ernest Speaks’ – a documentary about her great-grandfather Ernest’s escape from…
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Journey to the West
Anita Lai (MLitt 2016) describes her journey via the US and St Andrews to becoming a successful entrepreneur and making the top three of the British Council Study UK Alumni…
Raisin Monday, red gowns and a court summons
We were sad to hear that Elspeth Campbell (neé Macfarlane) MA 1941 had died last year at the age of 102. We were, therefore, extremely touched when her daughter Alison…
Five generations of St Andrews alumna
Katie Abraham (BSc 2022) is the fifth generation of her family to graduate from the University of St Andrews. She describes how her love of St Andrews developed during childhood…
My internship: a collection of slivers
Rosie Cromwell – a third year undergraduate studying Philosophy and Social Anthropology – describes why she chose to apply to St Andrews, what it’s been like to study here pre-…
Charlie and the Marathon: running to raise funds
Charlotte Rogers (MA 2022) describes how the International Excellence Scholarship made it possible for her to study at St Andrews, and why she ran the Edinburgh Marathon in May this…
Anatomy, physiology and Pink Floyd: memories of the Class of 1972
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…
The D.C. Alumni Club: staying connected to St Andrews
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…
St Andrews: an unorthodox route to a music career
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…
This is not a war story
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.