Saints Walks: The Scores
Our latest Saints Walks was submitted by Sierra Leder (International Relations, 2016), who requested a walk along The Scores, taking in views and landmarks such as the Arts Building, St…
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Summit Mont Blanc – Mission Accomplished!
Last year (2020) Alistair Galloway (BSc Biochemistry 2001) planned an expedition to climb and summit Mont Blanc – the highest mountain in Europe and the Alps – to raise money…
The University of St Andrews – A Fantastic Start to Adulthood
Although Malcolm Cannon’s (BSc 1985) decision to study at St Andrews was influenced by his family, once here he discovered for himself that the University gave him everything he could…
Dr Katharine Whitehorn: Rector 1982–1985
Katharine Whitehorn – the University’s first female Rector – died on 8 January 2021 at the age of 92. Here her three Assessors share their memories of her kindness, wit…
From Duran Duran to David Russell and back again: An NYC native fuels her future at St Andrews
Sam Shaber spent a First Year Abroad at St Andrews between 1990-1991. Here she describes how during that time she went from being “a crazy Duran Duran teenager to being…
The legacy of Saints Sport
Holly Hetherington (MA 2020) was drawn to St Andrews because of its friendliness, as well as the many opportunities it provided to take part in sport. Here she describes the…
Saints Netball: an amazing on and off court experience
Sally Sandison (MA 2020) was already passionate about netball when she came to study at St Andrews and joined Saints Netball. She describes here how belonging to the club has…
Legacy of sport at St Andrews
When Matt Taylor (MA 2019) arrived at St Andrews and joined the Boat Club, he found there was a lack of equipment and resources but a ‘warm and visionary mindset’…
First Saints Walk – a dream come true
We recently featured our Saints Walk initiative in St Andrews in the News where we invited alumni to let us know their favourite walks while they were studying here. Sakshi Gupta…
A series of fortunate accidents
Mick May OBE (MA 1981) graduated from St Andrews to embark on a career in finance in the City of London for 20 years. He then set up and grew…