Professor Sonia Buist (née Chapman) (MB ChB 1964) is one of the world’s leading experts in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Born in India and educated in Scotland, the US…
Fiona McPherson (MA 1990) met and married a fellow mountaineer at St Andrews. After a rewarding career in teaching, she recently led an inspirational group of young people from her…
Richard Hayhurst, MA 1979 and 1st XI football captain 1978-79, reflects on a reunion to remember, which saw former University of St Andrews players travel from across the globe to…
Alison Payne (BSc 1982) followed in her father’s footsteps to study medicine at St Andrews. Here she shares his story and describes her own medical career, what it’s like to…
Kitty Vickers (MA 2023) was so inspired by the history, art, culture and language of Italy that she proposed – and subsequently established – an undergraduate exchange programme between St…
Gabriele Uboldi (MA 2020) has recently completed a successful run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his highly acclaimed show Lessons On Revolution. Here, he reflects on his journey from…
Alumnus and author Jacob Ware (MA 2017) was inspired by a lecture at St Andrews to embark on a career in counterterrorism. He returned to the University earlier this year…
We were sad to learn of the death of Dr Sheila Wilyman (later Bowyer) (PhD 2006) in June 2024. We are grateful to her daughter – Professor Susan Edwards of…
Katarina Kertysova (MA 2012) channelled her expertise in languages and international security to secure a sought-after position at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels. She explains how she found inspiration at St…
Dr Samantha Clark (PhD 2017) is a visual artist, writer and artist’s writing coach based in the Orkney Islands and working internationally. She was supervised throughout her PhD at St…