St Andrews: an unorthodox route to a music career
Charlotte Perkins (MA Hons 2021) explains how a degree in International Relations and the many opportunities provided by the Music Centre have prepared her for the practical challenges of a…
Category: Undergraduate
This is not a war story
Noa Bricklin (MA Hons 2016) describes how studying Art History and Social Anthropology at St Andrews gave her the skills to be a critically acclaimed production designer.
Becoming a writer
Isabel Lachenauer (MA Hons 2013) describes how studying at St Andrews gave her the skills, life experiences and ‘story doctor’ she needed to write a book that was recently sold…
Becoming James Ashton – financial journalist and podcaster
James Ashton (MA Hons 1997) describes here how the attributes he needed to become a successful financial journalist, author and podcaster were ‘first hewn at St Andrews’.
The entrepreneurial spirit of St Andrews
Alexandra Williamson (MA Hons 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…
From pub chats to podcasts: how St Andrews secretly taught me the grown-up art of conversation
Storyteller-musician Sam Shaber spent a First Year Abroad at St Andrews between 1990 and 1991. Her first blog described how her time here ultimately paved the way for her current…
Live what you love
Belinda Wilkes (BSc Hons 1978) began her lifelong passion for astrophysics at the University of St Andrews and ultimately became Director of the Chandra X-Ray Centre, operated for NASA by…
The journey to the person I’ve become
In this story, Andrew Worsnop (MA Hons 1987) gives a searingly honest description of his long journey to being correctly diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and how a conversation with the…
A perfectly-pitched mission
After Nick Hely-Hutchinson graduated from St Andrews with an MA (Hons) in History of Art in 1982, he spent his working career in the city. Thoughout this time, however, his…
A road less travelled
Alex Shaw (MA Hons 2017) describes how she took a risk and embraced a career in photography after she graduated – thanks largely to the University of St Andrews Boat…