Storyteller-musician Sam Shaber spent a First Year Abroad at St Andrews between 1990 and 1991. Her first blog described how her time here ultimately paved the way for her current…
Belinda Wilkes (BSc 1978) began her lifelong passion for astrophysics at the University of St Andrews and ultimately became Director of the Chandra X-Ray Centre, operated for NASA by the…
In this story, Andrew Worsnop (MA 1987) gives a searingly honest description of his long journey to being correctly diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and how a conversation with the leader…
After Nick Hely-Hutchinson graduated from St Andrews with an MA in History of Art in 1982, he spent his working career in the city. Thoughout this time, however, his first…
Ella Crowsley, a fourth-year undergraduate student studying English, tells us why she chose to come to St Andrews. She describes the experiences that the University has offered her, the opportunities…
Daniel Malikzade-Afshar is in his fourth year studying Physics. When he filled in his UCAS form St Andrews was his wild card, so it came as a shock when he…
Twenty years since they met as students at St Andrews, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge returned to their alma mater on Wednesday 26 May to hear from current students…
Alex Shaw (MA 2017) describes how she took a risk and embraced a career in photography after she graduated – thanks largely to the University of St Andrews Boat Club
We were delighted to see hundreds of alumni, staff, students, parents and friends of the University join us virtually from across six continents for our first ever Virtual Alumni Weekend…
Professor Julian Duncan (PhD 1964) tells the story of why he came to St Andrews and how it ‘enriched his life, both academically and as a human being’. St Andrews…