From Belfast to St Andrews in the 1970s
Clare Stevens (née Diamond), (MA Hons 1979) shares her experience of coming to St Andrews during the height of the Troubles. She recalls the contrast of the safe, quaint cobbled…
Category: Alumni Stories
From student reporter to editor-in-chief
Cordula Schnuer, (MA Hons 2011), was appointed editor-in-chief of the Luxembourg Times in August, and describes her unexpected journey to St Andrews and into the newsroom.
Students’ Association President: a year at the helm
Juan Pablo Rodríguez (MA Hons 2022) reflects on his journey from Mexico to Scotland and onwards to Oxford, with a successful term as President of the Students’ Association at St…
St Andrews: always the best university
Following the announcement that St Andrews has been ranked number one university in the UK by both the Guardian and The Times and Sunday Times University Guides 2024, David Rutnam…
From Duke-Elder to the Arclight Project: 100 years of pioneering eye care
Dr Andrew Blaikie of the School of Medicine and Andrew King of Andrew King Opticians explain how Sir William Stewart Duke-Elder (MA Natural Sciences, BSc Physiology, 1919) – alumnus and…
A life less ordinary: Dr Jean McCrindle (1937-2022)
We were sad to learn of the death of Dr Jean McCrindle (MA Hons 1959) last December and were very touched when her daughter – Claire Wells – offered to…
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…
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…