A Kinnessburn Story
Trevor Jones reflects on some fond memories of his time living in Kinnessburn – a student Residence for men – in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As a result…
Category: Alumni Stories
From graduation to Guardian-featured author
Victoria MacKenzie, MLitt 2008, PhD 2013, describes her literary journey from a Masters in Creative Writing to published author.
Hong Kong Christians in Britain: a research journey
After graduating from the University of Edinburgh with a MA (Hons) in English Language, Dr Gillian Chu worked and studied in Hong Kong and Vancouver, Canada, before returning to St…
The tale of a GIG, a cold call and an ‘honorary alumnus’
Michael Wilson, an ‘honorary alumnus’ of the University, describes how he has developed a lifelong relationship with the students and town of St Andrews since a student member of the University…
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…
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 Hons 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.…
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…