Yes, it does snow in St Andrews!
Photo credit: Gayle McIntyre, University of St Andrews (These students share one household.)
St Andrews in the News
February 2021
Welcome to the February edition of St Andrews in the News.
We hope you enjoy this month’s edition, which features news, live and watch-again events and fascinating alumni stories and experiences. Please contact us if you would like to contribute your story, video or podcast to share with our online community.
The Centre for Energy Ethics was launched this month with a two-day event and virtual art exhibition. The Centre – led by Dr Mette High – addresses how to balance our energy demands with our concerns for anthropogenic change.
Read more
Alumni Weekend
Registration is now open for this year’s online Alumni Weekend. Events include an alumni careers panel, talks, book events, the University’s annual public meeting, a livestreamed Chapel Service and virtual Pier Walk and a not-to-be-missed St Andrews has Talent show on Saturday evening. Find out more and register
Saints Walks
Our latest Saints Walks was submitted by Sierra Leder (International Relations, 2016), who requested a walk down The Scores taking in views and landmarks such as the Arts Building, St James Church, West Sands, Martyr's Memorial, The Royal & Ancient Golf Club, and the Old Course 18th hole.
Watch Sierra's Saints Walk
Post-Brexit Realities
The Centre for Global Law and Governance (CGLG) presents a Roundtable discussion on ‘Post-Brexit Realities’ with Professor Anand Menon, Catherine Stihler and Dr Fabian Zuleeg. Dr Mateja Peter of the University’s School of International Relations is moderating. Join the event via Microsoft Teams.
Telephone Campaign – we’re looking forward to talking!
If you’ve received an email about our Telephone Campaign, you’ll know that our student callers are looking forward to phoning you from the safety of their own rooms between Sunday 21 February and 21 March. Read more about the projects this year’s Telephone Campaign is supporting.
Calling all former wardens and assistant wardens…
The University would love to hear if your experience as a warden or assistant warden has shaped your career path, and whether you developed particular strengths or learnt key skills that have been useful in your professional life. What would your advice to current or aspiring assistant wardens be? And what do you wish you had known while you were in the role that perhaps you discovered once you moved on to your post-PhD career?
Santander are offering awards of £1000 to freelancers who graduated in the past three years. Find out more
SaintsFunder
This month’s spotlight falls on ‘By the Seaside’ where the team of students are looking at the influence of the sea on our lives, and bringing this online through the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther. Please have a look before this closes.
We have so many talented students, and staff, who are involved in various exciting projects ranging from: building a Formula car, digitising St Andrews’ art collection, raising funds to support students and microscopes! Find out more
SaintsFunder is open to all students, alumni and University staff, so send your ideas to SaintsFunder@st-andrews.ac.uk.
ALUMNI AND STUDENT STORIES
This month’s selection features Alistair Galloway (BSc 2001) who describes how he and his team planned an expedition to and climbed Mont Blanc in the middle of the pandemic. Malcolm Cannon (BSc 1985) explains why St Andrews gave him such a ‘fantastic start to adulthood’. Finally, Patrick Foster explains why he decided to give back to the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
STAY CONNECTED
StAnza 2021
This year’s festival – between 6 and 14 March – is a hybrid, digital event that will showcase poets and artists from all around the world as well as launch new talent. Read the programme
Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research Thursday 4 March, 5.15pm to 6.30pm
William Ewald, Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is giving the inaugural James Wilson Lecture in Law and Government – ‘The Forgetting of James Wilson’. Register here
#CultureAtHome
For a little wellbeing this month try the new Get Outdoors activity from the Museums. Or check out our new Critical Conversations series which focuses this month on Climate Justice. You can see this and all our other online workshops on our YouTube channel here.
Enjoy lots of other high-quality online performances, music, images, objects, films, poetry, literature and podcasts from the University of St Andrews:
Three students in their ‘flat bubble’ on the beach
Reconnect
While in-person events continue to be restricted by the pandemic, remember that you can still keep in touch with alumni clubs, friendship groups and old classmates online. Let us know if you want help to reconnect. If you’re a Club, we would be delighted to help you promote your online events. Just get in touch at alumni@st-andrews.ac.uk.
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