Saints at Home – Caleb Fong; the day that everything changed
Caleb Fong – a third-year MMath Mathematics student and Junior Honours Class Rep – was looking forward to a holiday in Portugal during spring break with his girlfriend Ser. Then…
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Saints at Home – Micaiah Lowe; it’s a blessing to serve other people…
Since studying at St Andrews, Micaiah Lowe (MA 2019) has gone on a journey of growing self-awareness from being ‘a young fresher who thought the world was mine for the…
Dr Tim Brooke-Taylor, Hon LLD 1983
Alumni will be sad to hear of the recent death of Tim Brooke-Taylor – former Rector, honorary graduate and comedy legend. Tim served as University Rector from 1979 to 1982,…
A message from the Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sally Mapstone FRSE
Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends, I wrote to students and staff last week to update them on the decisions we have taken about the start of the new term in…
Saints at Home – Adam Spencer
Adam Spencer (MA 2019) describes what it’s like to be in lockdown with his family in the midlands – and separated from his girlfriend who is still in her final…
HOMEsick: A St Andrews Coronavirus Short Film
“All people are talking about right now is what we’re living through.”
Mum on the telephone
inklight is the Creative Writing Society of St Andrews. Here is a piece of slam poetry (poetry usually read aloud without props, costumes or music) written by final-year Physics student…
St Andrews in the bush?
Chrissie Boughey (nee Williams) (MA, MA, DPhil) graduated from St Andrews in 1973. Her time at St Andrews as a ‘first generation’ student (made possible only by a government grant)…
How to NOT go to School – and help the NHS
How to NOT go to School – and help the NHS Mike Forde (MA 2014) decided to help his primary class to adapt to the ‘big and scary changes happening…
Life changes, memories don’t: 50 years and counting
Valerie Torgerson Waddelove graduated from St Andrews with an MA in Medieval History in 1970. She reflects on the past 50 years since that day, and how COVID-19 has impacted…