Charities need leadership, too
Daniel Valentine, MLitt Management Economics & Politics 2000, describes his new role as Executive chair of Lovey Foundation UK, and how the problem-solving skills he developed at St Andrews have…
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From History graduate to story gatherer
Anne Power, MA 1979, describes how a degree in History at St Andrews ultimately led to a career in psychotherapy.
Journey to the ends of the earth – and back to St Andrews
Ben Weber, MA 2004, describes how he has come full circle from graduating in 2004 to starting a PhD here in 2023 – via China, Brazil, India and an expedition…
From Gaza to St Andrews
In 2022 Isra’a Hatem Al-Jaish enrolled at St Andrews to study an MSc in International Education thanks to the support of a St Andrews Education for Palestinian Students (STEPS) scholarship.…
The Robertson Trust: providing financial, personal and professional support
Eilish Campbell is studying for an MA in English and Film Studies and is due to graduate in June 2024. Here she describes how the Robertson Trust Scholarship has been…
From St Andrews to Harvard – via the Dundas Medal
Roger Flint, BSc (Hons) 2007, was recently awarded the Dundas Medal for his work on creating SPOT – a software app that supports the safer prescription of opioids. Here he…
From approx. 21 words to exactly 50 words
Simon Lamb, BSc (Hons) 2013, describes how he segued from graduating with a degree in Mathematics at St Andrews to becoming the Scriever (writer-in-residence) at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum…
St Andrews – an economic microclimate
Harry Bremner, BSc (Hons) 2018, describes how the ‘economic microclimate’ at St Andrews gave him the entrepreneurial experience to launch Tuggs – the UK’s first freshly-prepared dog food that is…
Leaving a legacy: Silvia Fuhrman
Dr Murray Fuhrman was one of a group of Jewish Americans who were given a warm welcome by the University’s School of Medicine in the 1920s and 1930s when they…
Leaving a legacy: Alexandra Walmsley
Alexandra Walmsley graduated with a degree in Modern History and International Relations from the University of St Andrews in 1993 and went on to complete a PhD in Modern History…