From student to storyteller
Lucy Ribchester (MA Hons 2004) chose St Andrews over Edinburgh and English over Law. She shares her story of student days, firm friendships, Shakespeare studies and pursuing a creative career…
Category: Undergraduate
Culture, strategy, leadership
Ellie Hearne (MA Hons 2007) is the founder of Pencil or Ink – a New York City-based consultancy helping business leaders to make culture and strategy work together. After accidentally…
It’s a kind of magic …
Sue Hill (MA Hons 1982) has written over 120 Alumni Stories, co-edited ten issues of Chronicle, and produced countless Development publications to support fundraising campaigns in a decade as Publications…
Making Waves Campaign: Donor Stories – The Booth Family
We want the University of St Andrews to be accessible to any talented undergraduate or postgraduate student, regardless of their financial circumstances. Scholarships create ripples of impact that empower students…
Science, stories, and the sea
June Graham (née Morland) (BSc Hons 1993) followed her heart to study by the sea in St Andrews before embarking upon an international career in scientific research. Learning her father’s…
Time for the next chapter
Elaine Whiteford (née McPherson) (MA Hons 1986) had aspired to be a writer since her first year at St Andrews. After a successful career in local government – and a…
Equity in education
Philip Cotton (BSc Hons 1984) is Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) and was awarded an OBE for services to higher education in Rwanda in 2017.…
In memory of Malika Aly-Khan
Fiona Hill (MA Hons 1989) is a leading foreign affairs advisor, academic and author, and has served as Chancellor of Durham University since 2023. She received an honorary degree from…
A sweet start: from medieval history to Mars. Inc
Rebecca Snow (MA Hons 1995) is Head of People & Organization at Mars, Incorporated. In a prescient move by her academic mother, she and her friends were dressed up as…
A gift from the heart for the Making Waves Campaign
Alumna and American Foundation Trustee Helen Hwang (JYA 1987) has continued her relationship with St Andrews through lifelong friendships, family connections and now, a gift of the heart which she…