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The Principal with members of the London Alumni Club at the recent Making Waves Impact Event
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Making Waves Campaign update
Following the successful launch of Making Waves: The Campaign for St Andrews in September, we’ve embarked upon a series of Impact Events across the UK and around the world.
University representatives including the Principal Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, Director of Development Robert Fleming, Deputy Principal and Vice-Principal (International Strategy and External Relations) Professor Brad MacKay, Assistant Vice-Principal (Dean of Learning and Teaching) and Provost Professor Frank Lorenz Müller, and Campaign Chair Tim Allan (MA 1988) met with alumni and friends to share St Andrews' vision for the Making Waves Campaign.
Our most recent events were held in London, Frankfurt and Berlin. Details of upcoming Impact Events around the world will be shared in due course as we look ahead to 2025.
We are also thrilled to share two new exciting Making Waves Campaign films, bringing both ‘New College’ and the Digital Nexus Building to life through their respective architects’ visualisations.
Discover our plans for ‘New College’.
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Watch the vision for the Digital Nexus Building.
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For more information about the Making Waves Campaign, please visit the web page below.
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Professor Mark Brewer, Dean of the University of St Andrews Business School
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Saints Spotlight: Professor Mark Brewer
Professor Mark Brewer (PhD 1998) returned to the University of St Andrews in September, this time in a professional capacity as the new Dean of the University of St Andrews Business School. He tells his St Andrews story and shares his vision for the University in this month's Saints Spotlight.
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Professor Sir Ian Boyd, Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, and Natasha Zarine, co-founder of EcoSattva, the eco-consultancy behind the Kham River Restoration Mission
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Kham River Restoration Mission is St Andrews Prize winner
Congratulations to the Kham River Restoration Mission, winner of the St Andrews Prize for the Environment 2024. The project – which is dramatically reducing environmental degradation and flood risk along the Kham River – was awarded $100,000 to support a socio-ecological approach to waterway management.
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Laidlaw Scholars at the 10th anniversary celebration event. Credit: Louise Anderbjörk
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Ten years of the Laidlaw Scholars Programme at St Andrews
The Laidlaw Scholars Leadership and Research Programme at St Andrews celebrated its tenth anniversary with a research and leadership project showcase by Scholars in the Laidlaw Music Centre and an anniversary banquet in Lower College Hall.
The Programme is dedicated to developing a new generation of leaders, who combine strong research skills with a commitment to ethical leadership and data-driven decision-making.
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£5 million investment in doctoral students at St Andrews
Funding of close to £5 million has been announced to support the training of doctoral students at St Andrews. A Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Award will support students through their work on a collaborative proposal titled NETGAIN: Developing the science and practice of nature markets for a net positive future.
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Innovation Week 2024
Students, staff, alumni and the wider community came together for Innovation Week, hosted by the University’s Entrepreneurship Centre.
Our thanks to the alumni who shared their insights at these events, including Rachel Hanretty (MA 2012), founder of Mademoiselle Macaron and sponsor of the FinTech workshop, and Harry Bremner (BSc 2018), founder and CEO of Tuggs.
You can listen to Harry speaking about his entrepreneurial journey in this podcast and read his Alumni Story here.
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Alumni Carol Services 2024
All are warmly invited to join us for this year's Alumni Carol Services in St Andrews and London. Both services will be followed by refreshments. Registration in advance is required.
- St Andrews Alumni Carol Service, St Salvator's Chapel, North Street – Monday 9 December at 7pm (Register for tickets)
- London Alumni Carol Service, St Columba's Church, Pont Street – Wednesday 18 December at 7pm (Register for tickets)
Please note, the St Andrews Alumni Carol Service from St Salvator's Chapel will also be livestreamed via this link.
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Global Burns Night 2025: save the date!
Please save the date for our annual Global Burns Night, which will be held online on Thursday 23 January at 7pm (UK time).
This popular event celebrates Scotland’s national poet and Scottish culture through a showcase of music, poetry, traditional dance, food and drink, and academic elements from across the University.
Further details, including registration, will follow. For now, please save the date.
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Raisin Monday 1971. Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, ID: [AGC-51-60]
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Tell us about your Raisin receipts!
Traditionally, in the St Andrews academic family, children would present their parents with a pound of raisins by way of thanks for welcoming them to the University and mentoring them. In return, they would receive their Raisin receipt – a Latin phrase, written on parchment. Over time, more unusual objects have replaced the parchment.
If you received a particularly interesting receipt during your Raisin Weekend, we’d love to hear about it for potential inclusion in an upcoming feature.
Email deveditorial@st-andrews.ac.uk with a photograph and a few lines of explanation.
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Alison Payne with her father Leonard Robert (Bob) Payne
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Alumni Stories
This month, Alison Payne (BSc 1982) explains how she followed in her father’s footsteps to study medicine here, pursued a fascinating career in her field, embarked upon an ‘off-grid’ lifestyle in New Zealand, and chose to give back to support future medics at St Andrews.
We also hear from Kitty Vickers (MA 2023), who instigated an undergraduate exchange programme between St Andrews and Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, after being inspired by her love of Italian history, art, language and culture.
If you would like to share your story, please email deveditorial@st-andrews.ac.uk.
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Molly Arbuthnott (MA 2010)
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Please click here to submit your book to Alumni Authors. All books submitted will be considered for inclusion in St Andrews in the News.
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Keep learning with St Andrews’ online short courses
Our online short courses at St Andrews are designed both for upskilling and learning for leisure.
We are offering an exclusive discount for our alumni, with 20% off our existing online short courses starting in January 2025. Taught by some of our world-leading academics from the Schools of Computer Science, Art History, the new University of St Andrews Business School, and the International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute, these 50-hour self-study courses are the perfect way to start the new year with new professional and educational goals.
To claim your 20% discount on the following courses, add the code WelcomeBack2025 at the checkout before Monday 13 January 2025 and include your St Andrews student ID number (if possible) in the comments section.
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Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced End-to-End Machine Learning
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Introduction: Programming in Python
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Python for Data Analysis and Visualisation
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FinTech Frontiers: Blockchain, Generative AI, and Digital Finance
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Introduction to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Visit the website below or contact standrewsonline@st-andrews.ac.uk.
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You can also save £250 on our School of Art History short course, the Modernist Artist: From Europe to Latin America with the code ModernistArtistJanuary2025. Book before 13 January 2025 to avoid missing out on this offer.
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Your seat in the Younger Hall
Become part of the ceremonial heart of St Andrews with an inscribed seat plaque in the Younger Hall – one of the University’s most iconic buildings. Countless students have sat exams, performed in concerts and danced at ceilidhs here, before crossing its stage to become fully-fledged alumni.
The recent refurbishment of the Younger Hall has included replacing the fixed seating in the lower section. Find out how to make a gift for an inscribed seat plaque below.
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Whisky collection 2024 available now
The University of St Andrews’ 2024 whisky collection is available to order now and includes two special editions from Scotland’s oldest working distillery, The Glenturret. Perfect for Christmas or a Winter Graduation gift!
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SaintsFunder: Saints Sport International Volunteering
Did you know that Saints Sport runs two international volunteering programmes in Zambia?
Volunteer Zambia, managed by the Wallace Group (a collaboration of the seven top UK ‘sport’ universities), sends students to Lusaka for eight weeks to support Sport in Action (SiA) in recruiting and upskilling local coaches.
Volunteer Livingstone, run by the University of St Andrews, focuses on increasing sports participation by setting up community sites, assisting with coach development, and promoting inclusion in schools.
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Laidlaw Live
Look out for the latest Laidlaw Music Centre live-streamed concerts and access high quality music – wherever you are in the world.
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