Why I give: Lindsay Grant
A degree in Physics led Lindsay Grant (BSc 1984) to a career in technology, developing and enhancing silicon chips for use in smartphones, cars and even the Mars Helicopter. Lindsay…
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Making Waves Campaign celebrates £150 million milestone
The University’s Making Waves Campaign reached the halfway mark this month, with donations totalling £150,067,929 thanks to the support of 15,826 donors including alumni, families and friends. This is a major milestone…
Council green light for University’s flagship ‘New College’ plan
Major plans by the University of St Andrews to redevelop one of the most significant sites in the town have been given the green light. Today (14 January) Fife Council…
Dr Sara Lodge shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize
Dr Sara Lodge, Senior Lecturer in the School of English at the University of St Andrews, has been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Wolfson History Prize for her book The…
St Andrews welcomes new Bobby Jones Scholars
The University has welcomed four new recipients of the Robert T Jones (Bobby Jones) Scholarship, who have travelled from Emory University in Atlanta and will spend a year studying and…
St Andrews alumni return to Fife
Twenty years since they met as students at St Andrews, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge returned to their alma mater on Wednesday 26 May to hear from current students…
First ever virtual Alumni Weekend: 16 and 18 April 2021
We were delighted to see hundreds of alumni, staff, students, parents and friends of the University join us virtually from across six continents for our first ever Virtual Alumni Weekend…
Saints Walks: The Scores
Our latest Saints Walks was submitted by Sierra Leder (International Relations, 2016), who requested a walk along The Scores, taking in views and landmarks such as the Arts Building, St…
Dr Katharine Whitehorn: Rector 1982–1985
Katharine Whitehorn – the University’s first female Rector – died on 8 January 2021 at the age of 92. Here her three Assessors share their memories of her kindness, wit…
St Andrews Renaissance Group/Singers 65th Anniversary
Dear former members of St Andrews Ren Group, now known as St Andrews Renaissance Singers or STARS, I am writing in my capacity as co-chair of the STARS Committee to…