Conservation in action
The University’s reputation for excellence in Marine Biology attracted Berta Manzano Rodriguez (BSc Hons 2019) to St Andrews. Now working for Conservation Collective – a global network of environmental foundations…
Category: Alumni Stories
Third generation, fifth in the family
Luke Haxell (MPhys Hons 2025) is the third generation, and fifth in his family, to graduate from St Andrews. He and his father, Andrew Haxell (MA Hons 1992), share their…
Bletchley, Hitler and the BBC: how St Andrews alumna Rena Stewart made her 100 years count
A St Andrews education led Rena Stewart (MA 1940) to become a linguist, veteran and pioneering journalist. Her story went practically untold until author Victoria Walsh published a biography of…
From student to storyteller
Lucy Ribchester (MA Hons 2004) chose St Andrews over Edinburgh and English over Law. She shares her story of student days, firm friendships, Shakespeare studies and pursuing a creative career…
Culture, strategy, leadership
Ellie Hearne (MA Hons 2007) is the founder of Pencil or Ink – a New York City-based consultancy helping business leaders to make culture and strategy work together. After accidentally…
It’s a kind of magic …
Sue Hill (MA Hons 1982) has written over 120 Alumni Stories, co-edited ten issues of Chronicle, and produced countless Development publications to support fundraising campaigns in a decade as Publications…
Science, stories, and the sea
June Graham (née Morland) (BSc Hons 1993) followed her heart to study by the sea in St Andrews before embarking upon an international career in scientific research. Learning her father’s…
Time for the next chapter
Elaine Whiteford (née McPherson) (MA Hons 1986) had aspired to be a writer since her first year at St Andrews. After a successful career in local government – and a…
Equity in education
Philip Cotton (BSc Hons 1984) is Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) and was awarded an OBE for services to higher education in Rwanda in 2017.…
In memory of Malika Aly-Khan
Fiona Hill (MA Hons 1989) is a leading foreign affairs advisor, academic and author, and has served as Chancellor of Durham University since 2023. She received an honorary degree from…