St Andrews: my forever home
When Daphne Biliouri-Grant (MLitt 2001) arrived at the University to do a Masters degree she fell in love with St Andrews. Following a successful international career she has returned to…
When Daphne Biliouri-Grant (MLitt 2001) arrived at the University to do a Masters degree she fell in love with St Andrews. Following a successful international career she has returned to…
When Charlie Andrews (MSc 2020) came to St Andrews in 2018 to study Computing and IT he joined the Men’s 1st Football team during his first week. It was the…
Leah Allcock (MA 2019) loved sport at St Andrews so much that she has made it her career. Here she explains her journey from Saints Sport to working for British…
Romy Wyllie (née Rosemary Blair) (MA 1955) describes what it was like to live through World War II before coming to spend four of her happiest years at St Andrews,…
Last year (2020) Alistair Galloway (BSc Biochemistry 2001) planned an expedition to climb and summit Mont Blanc – the highest mountain in Europe and the Alps – to raise money…
Although Malcolm Cannon’s (BSc 1985) decision to study at St Andrews was influenced by his family, once here he discovered for himself that the University gave him everything he could…
Sam Shaber spent a First Year Abroad at St Andrews between 1990-1991. Here she describes how during that time she went from being “a crazy Duran Duran teenager to being…
Holly Hetherington (MA 2020) was drawn to St Andrews because of its friendliness, as well as the many opportunities it provided to take part in sport. Here she describes the…
Sally Sandison (MA 2020) was already passionate about netball when she came to study at St Andrews and joined Saints Netball. She describes here how belonging to the club has…
When Matt Taylor (MA 2019) arrived at St Andrews and joined the Boat Club, he found there was a lack of equipment and resources but a ‘warm and visionary mindset’…