Since graduation, Joseph Ehrlich (MA 2021) has supported over 500 refugees affected by the war in Ukraine through his employment-focused NGO. He shares his story from ‘student on the scrounge’…
Mingqiao Zhao (MA 2014) is co-founder of a climate tech start-up that aims to prevent one million items of disposable packaging going to waste by the end of 2024. She…
Alex MacDonald (BSc 2015) describes his path from the corporate world to owning an award-winning Highland distillery in Thurso. He has fond memories of his time at St Andrews –…
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…
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…
Harry Bremner, BSc (Hons) 2018, describes how the ‘economic microclimate’ at St Andrews gave him the entrepreneurial experience to launch Tuggs – the UK’s first freshly-prepared dog food that is…
Anita Lai (MLitt 2016) describes her journey via the US and St Andrews to becoming a successful entrepreneur and making the top three of the British Council Study UK Alumni…
Alexandra Williamson (MA 2019) describes how St Andrews gave her the support and opportunities to ‘look through a different lens’ and bring a business idea to life – and how…
Sagar Kumar (BSc Management 2020) had a less than stellar start to his University career. But with a little help from the University and his friends he completed his degree…
Olivia Dovernor (MChem 2020) not only had a successful academic career at St Andrews: she also came up with the idea of a property app – The Student Bubble –…