Flexibility, friendships and the happiness factor
The academic freedom at St Andrews suited the ‘all-rounder’ Robert Bullard (BSc 1985), who matriculated in Geology and Chemistry, but graduated in Economics, and picked up a module in English…
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Donor Story: Mary and Ron Pressman
Mary Henderson Pressman (JYA 1976-77) is Vice President of the University of St Andrews’ American Foundation, and her connections to the town and the institution date back to her father’s…
St Andrews welcomes new Bobby Jones Scholars
The University has welcomed four new recipients of the Robert T Jones (Bobby Jones) Scholarship, who have travelled from Emory University in Atlanta and will spend a year studying and…
Musical threads: north of the border
Paul Collins (MA 1963) shares an account of his musical experiences at the University of St Andrews, from his involvement in the Opera Group in its infancy to securing a…
University of St Andrews celebrates record fundraising year
The University of St Andrews has broken its previous cash record for fundraising with over £23.3 million donated in the year ending 31 July. The achievement marks one year since…
Off to St Andrews, sight unseen
Stuart Butler (BSc 1968; MA 1971; PhD 1978) is a public policy expert with over 40 years’ experience in healthcare, budget, education and more. He retired as a senior fellow…
Field trips and lifelong friendships
Paul Whincup (BSc 1962) graduated in Geology as one of an honours class of three. The trio bonded on their first day in Regs together and remained lifelong friends. He…
Art, identity and the business of belonging
On arriving at St Andrews from Eton College, Crispian Riley-Smith (MA 1989) was looking for a blank canvas – a chance to write his own story after a childhood surrounded…
Donor Stories: Santander Scholars Programme
The University of St Andrews has been a Santander partner university since 2010 and is one of 75 partner universities across the UK. Over the course of our 15-year partnership,…
Third generation, fifth in the family
Luke Haxell (MPhys 2025) is the third generation, and fifth in his family, to graduate from St Andrews. He and his father, Andrew Haxell (MA 1992), share their multigenerational, cross-faculty…