Waves of change: alumni advice for life after St Andrews
Scarlett Kim is in her fourth year studying Biology and Geography. As she prepares to graduate from St Andrews, she reflects on the value of alumni advice that she gained…
Scarlett Kim is in her fourth year studying Biology and Geography. As she prepares to graduate from St Andrews, she reflects on the value of alumni advice that she gained…
Jakub Lewandowski is a third-year undergraduate and Wardlaw Scholar studying International Relations and is taking part in the University’s telephone campaign for a second year. He explains what he’s most…
Joseph Reilly (MLitt 2022) won the prestigious Trench Gascoigne essay prize in 2023, awarded by the Royal United Services Institute for the best original work on international defence and security…
Abigail Peters, MLitt 2023, looks back fondly on her last-minute application to St Andrews and reflects on how this sudden decision created the fork in the road that led to…
Elaine Cartwright (MA 1985) loved St Andrews so much that barely 18 months after graduation, she applied for a job here and retired 37 years later in December 2023. She…
Mingqiao Zhao (MA 2014) is co-founder of a climate tech start-up that aims to prevent one million items of disposable packaging going to waste by the end of 2024. She…
Will Hunt (MA Economics with Management & International Relations 2004) has always been ambitious. Here, he describes the influence of his St Andrews years on his marketing career as Hunt…
A chance tour of Eden Mill opened the doors to a dream job in brewing and distilling for Scott Ferguson (MPhys 2011). He shares the highlights of his journey from…
Sheila Masson, MLitt 2013, describes how a postgraduate degree from St Andrews ultimately led to her current role as Photographic Preservation Manager of the National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP)…
Alex MacDonald (BSc 2015) describes his path from the corporate world to owning an award-winning Highland distillery in Thurso. He has fond memories of his time at St Andrews –…