Graduate Employment Case Studies
Written by St Andrews alumni, these case studies provide real life accounts of graduate employment with a wide variety of organisations.
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| Name | Degree | NationalOf | Job Title | Organisation | Occupational Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah McCusker | MA Sustainable Development | United Kingdom | Principal Consultant - Corporate Sustainability | Climate Consulting | Sustainability Consultancy |
| Will Bunn | MA (Hons) History | United Kingdom | Primary participant | TeachFirst | Teaching |
| Lucy Jones | MLitt Middle East and Central Asia Security Studies | United Kingdom | Analyst, Middle East and North Africa | Control Risks | Risk Management |
| Hendrickje Catriona Windisch | MA Joint Hons French and International Relations | Germany | Consultant | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France | International Development |
| Ed Noel | Philosophy | United Kingdom | London Administrator | Debating Matters | Administration |
| Aditi Ramachandran | MSc Management and Information Technology | India | IT Security & Risk Consultant | Unilever | IT/Computer Programming |
| Paddy Dempsey | BSc Hons Biochemistry | United Kingdom | TeachFirst Science Teacher | TeachFirst | Teaching |
| Haley | MA Sustainable Development | United Kingdom | Global Campaign Officer | ABC News, New York | Film |
| Philippa | English MA (Hons) | United Kingdom | Sponsorship and Development Manager | Academy of St Martin in the Fields (UK's leading Chamber Orchestra) | Fundraising |
| Susan | BSc Hons Maths and Stats | United Kingdom | Head of Careers/Teacher of Maths | Albyn School, Aberdeen | Teaching |
| Helen | MA Honours Film Studies and International Relations | United Kingdom | Field Crew Leader | Montana Conservation Corps (Americorps) | Environmental Work |
| Rachel | PhD Statistics | United Kingdom | Associate Professor - Department of Statistics | University of Auckland, New Zealand | Academia |
| Alexis | MSc Sustainable Development | Ghana | Credit Officer | Association of Progressive Entrepreneurs In Development (APED) | International Development |
| Elena | Film Studies and German | United Kingdom | Freelance Writer | Ayr RFC | Journalism |
| Kelda | Film Studies and Modern History | United Kingdom | Senior Archives Assistant | BBC Written Archives Centre | Archiving |
| Saba Douglas-Hamilton | MA Social Anthropology | United Kingdom | Wildlife presenter and documentary film producer | Freelance – but work mostly with the BBC Natural History Unit and Animal Planet | Television |
| Kate | MSc Sustainable Development | United Kingdom | Junior Geological Engineer | BGC Engineering (Canada) | Geology |
| Ingrid | MSci Maths and Stats | United Kingdom | Assistant VP, UK Insurance ALM Solutions | Barclays Capital | Insurance |
| AJ | Film Studies and English Literature | United Kingdom | Broadcast Journalist | Bauer Media | Journalism |
| Hannah | Zoology | United Kingdom | PA to the Directors | Big Earth | Television |
| Lindsey | English and Social Anthropology MA (Hons) | United Kingdom | Supporter Fundraising Administrator | Breakthrough Breast Cancer | Fundraising |
| Ewan | BSc Marine and Environmental Biology | United Kingdom | Fieldwork Assistant/Biologist | British Antarctic Survey | Environmental Work |
| Jessica | Modern Languages (French and German) with Management WIYA | United Kingdom | Global Food Safety Initiative Coordinator | CIES – The Food Business Forum, Paris, France | Health and Safety |
| Richard | BSc (Hons) Statistics | United Kingdom | Research Assistant (Medical Statistician) | Cambridge University | Statistics |
| Jamie | MA (Hons) Sustainable Development | United Kingdom | Development Officer | Community Energy Scotland | Environmental Work |
| George | BSc Hons Geography | United Kingdom | Team Leader – Environment and Regeneration | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities | Environmental Work |
| Trisha | International Relations | United Kingdom | Development Policy Research | Crown Agents | International Development |
| Shan | Joint Honours in Spanish and French (WIYA) | United Kingdom | Account Coordinator, Large Accounts Division | DIOT (Insurance Broker-Paris, France) | Insurance |
| Alice | BSc Hons Maths | United Kingdom | Teacher of Mathematics | Dunbar Grammar School | Teaching |
| Spencer | BSc Geosciences (Hons) | United Kingdom | Staff Geologist | ERM West, Inc | Geology |
| Ian | PhD Maths | United Kingdom | ESRC Chief Executive. (from October 2010 - University of Aberdeen - Principal and Vice Chancellor) | ESRC | Statistics |
| Tom | Maths and Stats | United Kingdom | Trainee Life Actuary | Ernst & Young LLP | Actuary |
| Robert | MA Hons French with Linguistics | United Kingdom | Senior Producer | Five News | Journalism |
| Helen | Statistics | United Kingdom | Risk Analyst | The Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) | Risk Management |
| Lauren | Statistics | United Kingdom | Statistician | Forensic Science Service | Statistics |
| Catherine | Films Studies and Modern History MA (Hons) | United Kingdom | Marketing Assistant | Green Screen Studios | Marketing |
| Lanting | MSc Sustainable Development | China | Administrator | H&S International Investment Co | Administration |
| Robert | MA (Hons) History of Art and English | United Kingdom | General Manager | John Lewis Partnership, Cheadle | Customer Service |
| Siobhan | MA (Hons) Modern Languages (French German) | United Kingdom | Translator | Louise Killeen Translations Ltd | Interpreting/Translation |
| Mark | MA History of Art | United Kingdom | Membership Development Manager | Museums Galleries Scotland | Museums, galleries and Auction houses |
| James | MA (Hons) Geography & Modern History | United Kingdom | Campus Principal (now retired) | North Island College, BC (until 2005) | Teaching |
| James | Maths | United Kingdom | Primary School PGCE student (maths specialist) | n/a | Teaching |
| Catriona | MA Sustainable Development | United Kingdom | Sustainability Leader | Rydon Group | Sustainability Consultancy |
| Iain | Statistics | United Kingdom | Transportation Consultant | SIAS Ltd | Transportation |
| Vanessa | Geography | United Kingdom | Geomorphologist | Scottish Natural Heritage | Environmental Work |
| Thomas | Maths | United Kingdom | Risk Analyst and Sports Trader | Sky Bet | Risk Management |
| Stephanie | BSc (Hons) Cell Biology and Pathology | United Kingdom | Research Associate | Source MDx | Science Research |
| Spencer | BSc Geosciences (Hons) | United Kingdom | Mine Geologist | Stonewall Mining | Geology |
| Lindsay | Social Anthropology and IR | United Kingdom | Campaigner | Survival International | International Development |
| Robert | MA (Hons) Psychology | United Kingdom | Trainee Primary Teacher (PGCE) | n/a | Teaching |
| Hannah | Classics | United Kingdom | Teacher of Latin | n/a | Teaching |
| Vicki | Maths and Stats | United Kingdom | Teacher | n/a | Teaching |
| Emma | PGDip Museum and Gallery Studies | United Kingdom | Museums Manager | The Black Watch Castle & Museum | Museums, galleries and Auction houses |
| Sophie | MA Modern Languages (French) WIYA | United Kingdom | Teacher of English as a Foreign Language | The British School Group, Italy | Teaching |
| Neil | PGDip Museum and Gallery Studies | United Kingdom | Archive Curator | n/a | Archiving |
| Thomas | MALD (Social Anthropology) | United Kingdom | Public Sector Governance Specialist, Public Sector Governance Unit See: World Bank or World Bank - Public Sector | The World Bank | International Development |
| Andrei | Film Studies MLitt (Distinction) | Canada | Programming Associate - Toronto International Film Festival Programmer - Toronto-Romanian Film Festival | Toronto International Film Festival and Toronto-Romanian Film Festival | Film |
| Thomas | Geoscience | United Kingdom | Facility Manager & Pilot, Airborne GeoSciences NERC Recognised Facility | University of Edinburgh | Environmental Work |
| Anne | Geography MA Hons | United Kingdom | Student Recruitment Officer | University of Glasgow, Dumfries Campus | Human Resources |
| Lucy | MA Sustainable Development | United Kingdom | Sustainability Intern | University of St Andrews, Estates | Sustainability Consultancy |
| Rebecca | MA Sustainable Development (Corporate Social Responsibility Pathway) | United Kingdom | Transition Project Officer | University of St Andrews | Environmental Work |
| Isobel | Geography BSc Hons | United Kingdom | University Professor | University of Stirling | Teaching HE |
| Lydia | MSci (Hons) Maths and Stats | United Kingdom | Postdoctoral Researcher | Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium | Academia |
| Simon | Economics & Finance | United Kingdom | Broadcaster/columnist | The Wall Street Journal | Television |
| Stefan | Geoscience (BSc) now Geology (BSc) | United Kingdom | Petroleum Geologist | Wintershall AG (BASF Group) | Geology |
| Shane | Management | China | Information Disclosure/Investor Relations Specialist | Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd | Business Management |
| Susanne | MA Hons History | United Kingdom | Marketing Graduate | Youngs Bluecrest | Marketing |
| Caroline Buchanan | Environmental Biology and Geography | United Kingdom | BRE Graduate | The Building Research Establishment (BRE) | Sustainability Consultancy |
| Elizabeth Garrison | MA (Hons) Mediaeval History & Spanish | United Kingdom | Freelance Translator and Reviewer | Elizabeth Garrison Translations | Interpreting/Translation |
| David Jones | BSc Internet Computer Science | United Kingdom | Junior Support Engineer | FreeAgent, Edinburgh | Computer Programming/IT |
| Leila Sattary | Physics MPhys | United Kingdom | Research Facilitator / Science Writer & Editor | University of Oxford / Freelance | Scientific/Medical Publishing |
| John Nathanaelson | MA Hons Management | United Kingdom | Operations Management Leadership Graduate | Rolls-Royce | Purchasing/Supply Chain |
| Bee Vellacott | MA Social Anthropology | United Kingdom | Primary Teacher | Teach First | Teaching |
| Ross Moug | MSc Advanced Computer Science | United Kingdom | Software Engineer | Avaloq Innovation Ltd | Computer Programming/IT |
| Anastasios Anastasiou | MSc Advanced Computer Science | Greece | Fixed Income Rates - eMarkets Application Support | Barclays Capital | Computer Programming/IT |
| Ziyang Peng | MSc in Software Engineering | United Kingdom | Software Engineer | FactSet | Computer Programming/IT |
| Laxansh Adesara | MSc Information Technology | India | Senior Application Developer | Smartphone Media | Computer Programming/IT |
| Peter Henrys | M.Sci (HONS) Statistics | United Kingdom | Statistician | Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) | Statistics |
| Rucha Anjaria | MSc Information Technology | India | Technology Consultant/Analyst | TriSystems Ltd. | Computer Programming/IT |
| Rebecca Trengove | MA Honours Russian | United Kingdom | Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs | Axeon | Marketing |
| Emmanouil Giakoumakis | Information Technology | Greece | Quality Assurance Engineer / Technical Business Analyst | British Sky Broadcasting | Computer Programming/IT |
| Alan Boyd | Computer Science (PhD) | United Kingdom | Trainee Patent Attorney | D Young & Co LLP | Patent Law |
| Victoria Elder | Masters in Chemistry (MChem) with Medicinal Chemistry with Industrial Placement | United Kingdom | Area Manager | ALDI | Retail |
| Rhona Millar | Mathematics BSc | United Kingdom | Associate | Ernst & Young | Financial services |