Postcards from St Andrews: Winston Margaritis
A scholar, a writer, and a year in the Home of Golf As the University of St Andrews’ Saints Golf Programme builds towards The Open Championship’s return to the Old…
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Supporting Saints: Rusacks St Andrews, Clarets and Connoisseur Golf
For more than 170 years, golf has been woven into the fabric of student life at the University of St Andrews. Today, nearly 1,000 students, almost one in every ten at…
The accidental geologist
Catherine Rose (BSc Hons 2005), Director of Teaching and Senior Lecturer in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, reflects on her ‘pleasingly accidental’ career path. What began as a…
Why we give: Patrick and Anne Foster
Patrick Foster (BSc 1974) and his wife, Anne (née Dryden, BSc 1973), have supported the University of St Andrews philanthropically for over three decades, enabling undergraduate field trips in Geology…
To the University of St Andrews and back… from Behind the Bridge
Mansoor Ibrahim (MB ChB 1966) grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, studied Medicine at St Andrews, waltzed with the Queen at Balmoral and, at the age of 88, continues to…
The long road to St Andrews
David John Wallace (MA Hons 1988) – always known as John – took an extremely unusual route to the university that ultimately became a hugely important part of his life.…
If walls could talk
Peter Jones (MA Hons 1997) combined a passion for Paris and painting to carve out a career in the art world. Fascinated by the stories and character of buildings, he…
Why I give: Lindsay Grant
A degree in Physics led Lindsay Grant (BSc Hons 1984) to a career in technology, developing and enhancing silicon chips for use in smartphones, cars and even the Mars Helicopter.…
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…
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.…