Honouring an institutional memory
We were sad to hear of the death of Sheila Taylor (MA 1968) in August 2024. Sheila dedicated her life and career to the University of St Andrews and was…
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Saints Spotlight: Professor Andrea Burke
How did your St Andrews story start? My first visit to St Andrews was for a fish and chip dinner at Tailend with my future sister-in-law who was an undergraduate here…
A sweet start: from medieval history to Mars. Inc
Rebecca Snow (MA Hons 1995) is Head of People & Organization at Mars, Incorporated. In a prescient move by her academic mother, she and her friends were dressed up as…
From Greece to St Andrews: a journey of science, scents and exploration
Freideriki (Frida) Michailidou (PhD 2017) was named an ‘MIT Innovator Under 35 Europe’; she won the Science and Sustainability Award at the British Council’s Study UK Alumni Awards 2024; and…
Saints Spotlight: Dr Margaret McCartney
Dr Margaret McCartney, Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine. Credit: The British Medical Journal How did your St Andrews story start? My eldest son went to the University of St Andrews to…
A gift from the heart for the Making Waves Campaign
Alumna and American Foundation Trustee Helen Hwang (JYA 1987) has continued her relationship with St Andrews through lifelong friendships, family connections and now, a gift of the heart which she…
Completing the cycle
It was thanks to a scholarship that Charis Kozel (BSc Hons 2011) was able to come here to pursue a career in Medicine. She describes what St Andrews gave her,…
A series of unbelievable coincidences
We were sad to hear of the death of Dr Frank Steven, (BSc Hons 1955, PhD 1958) in December. Here his daughter Barbara Kirby (PhD 1987) describes how a series…
Pablo Herrera Veitia: Rap Cubano in the Archive: The Immaterial Paradox
Dr Jane Pettegree, a lecturer at the Laidlaw Music Centre, shares a reflection on a talk given by Cuban music producer and St Andrews alumnus Pablo Herrera Veitia (PhD 2022)…
A different approach to immigration policy?
St Andrews alumnus Peter Cummings (MA Hons 1970) argues for a shift in refugee policy within the concept of sanctuary, proposing a university education-style approach to achieving a settled status.…