From lab to legacy
Catherine (Kay) Elder (BSc Hons 1970) joined the pioneering team responsible for the birth of the first ‘test tube baby’ after they opened Bourn Hall Clinic, the world’s first IVF…
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God, guns and inspiration: shaping a career in counterterrorism
Alumnus and author Jacob Ware (MA 2017) was inspired by a lecture at St Andrews to embark on a career in counterterrorism. He returned to the University earlier this year…
Shaping the future: from classroom to climate and Arctic security
Katarina Kertysova (MA 2012) channelled her expertise in languages and international security to secure a sought-after position at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels. She explains how she found inspiration at St…
A career studying rocks from other worlds …
Dr Jessica Barnes graduated from St Andrews with a first-class BSc in Geosciences in 2011 and is now working for NASA on a project which will continue the scientific legacy of…
What can I do today to change the world?
Asha de Vos (BSc 2002) was undertaking research on a ship in the middle of the ocean when she heard that she had won the South Asia Regional Award of…
Swarovski Foundation award
The Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI) at the University of St Andrews has been given a Swarovski Foundation award to support a detailed study of the behaviour and habitat of the Araguaian Boto…