Class of 2021 graduate Rhiannon Grant wearing her undergraduate gown for the last time
Photo Credit: Gayle McIntyre
St Andrews in the News
July 2021
Welcome to the July edition of St Andrews in the News – and an especially warm welcome to our new graduates from the Class of 2021. You are now members of a global alumni community.
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.
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St Andrews top for student experience
The University of St Andrews has just been named top in the UK for student academic experience in the National Student Survey 2021.
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Open 2022
We are delighted to invite alumni, friends and supporters to a supplementary programme of activities we have planned during the 150th Open in St Andrews in 2022, with unique opportunities and events on offer.
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Saints Walk Graduation Special
Relive your graduation: take a (virtual) nostalgic walk from The Younger Hall, along North Street and into St Salvator’s Quad.
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StAMP triumphs at Scottish Awards for New Music 2021
The St Andrews Music Participation project (StAMP) won The Royal Conservatoire Scotland Award for Education/Community Project at the Scottish Awards for New Music 2021 awards ceremony on 7 July 2021.
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St Andrews students publish BAME Action Plan
The University of St Andrews BAME Students’ Network has published its first Action Plan Report to help deliver tangible and sustainable change.
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The Struther Arnott Lecture Series: 2021 Seminar
Thursday 26 August 2021, 1pm to 6pm
In this special online event, in memory of former Principal, Professor Struther Arnott, world-leading scientists currently working on infectious diseases are invited to present their research to an audience of interested students, staff and alumni.
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Thank you from Annual Giving
This year – with its myriad of challenges – we are more aware than ever of how lucky we are to have such a strong and supportive University community.
Thanks to you, we have been able to help undergraduate and postgraduate students in urgent financial need, give those students who needed it the technology required to study remotely, provide extended stipends for postgraduate researchers, support local community organisations, increase scholarship provision and support those students who couldn’t go home because of travel restrictions. In addition, your response to the telephone campaign meant we could give extra support to student mental health and wellbeing.
We couldn’t have managed this year without you. If you're interested in adding your support and making a donation, you can do so securely online. Thank you - and we hope you have a happy and healthy summer.
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Graduation success for lifelong learning students
Lifelong learning students celebrated graduation success recently during the University of St Andrews 2021 virtual degree conferral ceremonies.
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SaintsFunder
This month’s spotlight falls on Laidlaw Live: Music from St Andrews – which aims to support live-streamed concerts and nurture musical talent at St Andrews.
SaintsFunder is open to all students, alumni and University staff, so send your ideas to SaintsFunder@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Alumni stories
This month’s selection features Andrew Worsnop (MA 1987) who talks about the long journey from sitting his finals at St Andrews to being correctly diagnosed with bipolar disorder and Nick Hely-Hutchinson (MA 1982) who is on a mission to share his love of classical music through a podcast.
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Laidlaw Music Centre
Watch again as the sublime VOCES8 perform in the Laidlaw Music Centre.
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#CultureAtHome
Enjoy lots of high-quality online performances, music, images, objects, films, poetry, literature and podcasts from the University of St Andrews.
@byretheatre
@MuseumsUniStA
@StAndrewsUniversityLibrary
@UniversityofStAndrewsMusicCentre
#CultureAtHome
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Alumni authors
The Knitting Station
Kristi Wishart, MA 1996, PhD 2001
Shocked Earth
Antoinette Fawcett, MA 1977
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RECONNECT
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