The Waiting Place schools project

Dina Nayeri of the University's School of English - herself a refugee - is using her book 'The Waiting Place' to share what it's like for children living in a refugee camp. Copies have been given to schools throughout Scotland. The project - which was featured in a recent BBC Scotland broadcast - is generously supported by the Tay Charitable Trust. 
Watch the BBC Scotland broadcast about the Waiting Place schools project

‘Golf for Health’ pilot launched

The R&A and the University's School of Medicine are collaborating with partner organisations to enable primary care professionals and community link workers to prescribe golf for eligible patients. The programme has only been possible thanks to the support of our founding partner ISPS Handa.
Read more about 'Golf for Health'.

Princess Anne presents honours to St Andrews staff

Four members of staff from the University of St Andrews recently received their honours from the Princess Royal at a ceremony in the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Read more about the members of staff

Dr Rosa Filgueira and Dr Victoria Miyandazi

St Andrews’ academics in UK Young Academy

Dr Rosa Filgueira (School of Computer Science) and Dr Victoria Miyandazi (Research Fellow in the Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research) are among the first members of the new UK Young Academy – a network of early career researchers established to tackle local and global issues and promote meaningful change.

Read more about two academics named in Young Academy inaugural cohort.

Alumni stories

We welcome stories from alumni about your time here, your journey since leaving and what the University of St Andrews has contributed to that journey.

This month, we feature Adam Boggon (BSc (Hons) 2012) who describes his career path from St Andrews to becoming a Fulbright scholar at Harvard.

Email the editor at sem28@st-andrews.ac.uk if you would like to share your story.

British Council Alumni Awards

Four of our alumni have reached the final stages of the British Council Alumni Awards.

Caroline Schiff, MA 2007 (New York) is a finalist in the Culture and Creativity Award and will attend the awards ceremony in Washington DC on 17 February.

Piyanat Soikham, PhD 2018 (Thailand) and Tatyana Bystrushkina, MSc 2017 (Uzbekistan) have both been shortlisted for the Social Action Award while Akmaljon Abdullayev, MLitt 2008 (Uzbekistan) has been shortlisted for the Science and Sustainability Award.

We wish them all the best of luck.

Find out more about British Council Alumni Awards

Alumni Weekend 2023!

Save the date for this year’s Alumni Weekend, taking place from Friday 16 June to Sunday 18 June 2023.

The full programme will be available soon. Contact us at alumni@st-andrews.ac.uk if you would like us to help you reconnect with fellow alumni.

Flexible online postgraduate courses

Discover flexible online learning with St Andrews. We have exciting new online courses, starting in September 2023 and in January 2024, including Data Science, Data Literacy for Social and Environmental Justice, and Health Professions Education.

We have crafted a learning experience for the modern age by building on our expertise from over 600 years of educating the brightest minds. Our online courses allow you to study part-time at a pace that suits you and fits around your existing commitments. You can also choose whether to study for a Masters degree or take a shorter PGCert or PGDip course.

Develop your skills and advance your career, wherever you are.

Register your interest to find out more.

Andrew Carnegie Lecture Series: Jack Halberstam

Monday 6 February 2023

Booth Lecture Theatre, Medical Building, North Haugh (doors open 5.15pm)

Jack Halberstam is the latest contributor in the Carnegie Lecture Series, made possible by the generosity of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

The lecture is open to all and free to attend. Entry is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Find out more about the Carnegie Lecture Series.

SaintsFunder: Legacy60 Project

The University of St Andrews Boat Club Legacy60 project is actively fundraising to add quality boats and equipment to the Club’s inventory. This will help current and future students compete at the highest level of UK university rowing, and will allow for wider participation in the sport.

The project only has a few weeks to run – our boat club needs your help urgently! Find out how to support us.

SaintsFunder is open to all students, alumni and University staff, so send your ideas to SaintsFunder@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Saints Talk programme

Professor Kirstie Ball of the School of Management is giving our next Saints Talk – “Employee surveillance: Risks, well-being, and justice” – on Tuesday 21 February at 5.15pm (GMT). Information about registration to follow.

Meanwhile, if you have missed this or any previous Saints Talks, you can watch them again.

Watch previous Saints Talks.

Alumni Authors

Laidlaw Live

Look out for the latest Laidlaw Music Centre concerts and live-streamed concerts and access high quality music – wherever you are in the world.
Read more about Laidlaw Music Centre events.
Watch and listen to music from St Andrews

Reconnect!

If you know someone who would like to reconnect and sign up for St Andrews in the News, they can do so using the links below:

alumni: Update your contact information.

parents/guardians of undergraduate students: Register to join the Family Programme.

email: alumni@st-andrews.ac.uk for more information.