Snow light and shadows: reflections on learning and loss
Dr Samantha Clark (PhD 2017) is a visual artist, writer and artist’s writing coach based in the Orkney Islands and working internationally. She was supervised throughout her PhD at St…
Category: Postgraduate
Empowered by education: from MLitt to management success
Wei Wan (MLitt 2010) explains how the supportive academic community at St Andrews inspired a successful career in English language teaching, teacher training and management. I came to St Andrews…
Anchored in excellence: a story from the seas
Joseph Reilly (MLitt 2022) won the prestigious Trench Gascoigne essay prize in 2023, awarded by the Royal United Services Institute for the best original work on international defence and security…
Reflections on an education
Abigail Peters, MLitt 2023, looks back fondly on her last-minute application to St Andrews and reflects on how this sudden decision created the fork in the road that led to…
From MLitt to NCAP
Sheila Masson, MLitt 2013, describes how a postgraduate degree from St Andrews ultimately led to her current role as Photographic Preservation Manager of the National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP)…
A Fulbright future: PhD, poetry, and possibilities
Fulbright Scholar Alisha Dietzman, PhD 2023, describes her journey from Iowa to St Andrews, her PhD experience at St Mary’s and her poetry publications post-graduation.
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…
Charities need leadership, too
Daniel Valentine, MLitt Management Economics & Politics 2000, describes his new role as Executive chair of Lovey Foundation UK, and how the problem-solving skills he developed at St Andrews have…
Journey to the ends of the earth – and back to St Andrews
Ben Weber, MA 2004, describes how he has come full circle from graduating in 2004 to starting a PhD here in 2023 – via China, Brazil, India and an expedition…