Following an approach from student groups including Amnesty St Andrews, the Middle East and North African Society, the St Andrews Muslim Students’ Association and the BAME Student Network, the University…
To mark World Bee Day 2024, alumnus Gavin Ballantyne (PhD 2011) reflects on the importance of appreciating pollinators and all that they do for us. He also highlights the many…
This International Jazz Day, St Andrews alumnus, musician and writer Eli Thayer (MA 2023) shares his experience of the University’s jazz scene and explains why it’s important to break down…
If society does not appreciate my value, how can I? Black History Month is a time for earnest reflection, and for joyous celebration of our ancestors. It was these people…
Amid all the Christmas cheer we’re also thinking, joining in with and celebrating other religious and cultural festivities that take place in December. African American, Jewish, Buddhist and Pagan communities…
Catherine Dunford (BSc 2007, PhD 2012) is the Alumni Relations and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Engagement Coordinator. Here, she reflects on the foundation of the Kaleidoscope Alumni Network, from…
Julie Barry is a Family Programme and Kaleidoscope Alumni Network member and is Senior Director of Development at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Julie was among the first…
Raahim Zafar (MA 2020) is a Strategic Communications and Development Consultant who works with organisations and communities across the UK, particularly with The Faith and Belief Forum. Sara Ahmed is…
Isaac Pickrum is a third-year studying International Relations, focusing on decolonial theory and revolutionary ecology (indigeneity and biocentricity). Born and raised Black in Washington DC, he is passionate about…
Amrita Rahman is a third-year student studying English, with a particular interest in postcolonial literature. Born in Bangladesh, Amrita moved to the UK at the age of five. Keen to…