First Raisin Monday since 2019 (Photo credit: Gayle McIntyre)
St Andrews in the News
October 2021
Welcome to the October 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.
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Raisin Monday foam fight 2021
Almost a thousand students took part in the annual Raisin Monday foam fight on 18 October 2021 – the first since 2019 due to Covid restrictions.
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COP26 and St Andrews
COP26 is a pivotal point in the fight to bring climate change under control. The University is contributing to this in a number of ways.
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Energy Ethics 2021: Energy Transitions and Planetary Futures
In the lead up to COP26, the Centre for Energy Ethics hosted a virtual conference to reflect on envisioned energy transitions and what they might entail.
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Winner of St Andrews Prize for the Environment 2021
Snowchange Cooperative has won the prestigious St Andrews Prize for the Environment for 2021 and the top award of $100,000. Now in its twenty-third year, the Prize recognises global projects and inspirational solutions to environmental challenges. This prestigious award was made possible thanks to the generous support of alumni and friends.
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New University podcast launched
One Square Mile in North East Fife is the University of St Andrews’ newly launched podcast. In each episode we talk to one of our academics about their research, and why it matters.
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Alumni author: Dr Fiona Hill (MA 1989)
Dr Fiona Hill (MA 1989) has published her book: There is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century.
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Alumni author: Dr Sally Bayley (MA 1995)
Dr Sally Bayley - who was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in June 2021 - has published her book: No Boys Play Here
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SaintsFunder
This month’s spotlight falls on the SaintsFunder Support for Afghan Scholars appeal. It aims to support academics and their families or a scholar currently trapped and at risk in Afghanistan, by offering them the opportunity to relocate to St Andrews and re-establish a life here.
SaintsFunder is open to all students, alumni and University staff, so send your ideas to SaintsFunder@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis
Join the following keynote lectures online:
Monday 1 November (1pm – 2pm)
Professor Bob Steele CBE, FRSE, FRCS, FFPH (Senior Research Fellow & Consultant to Bowel Screening Centre, Population Health and Genomics, University of Dundee; School of Medicine, University of Dundee)
Monday 8 November (4pm – 5pm)
Professor Carol Brayne (Professor of Public Health Medicine, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge; Director of Cambridge Public Health)
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Saints Talk
Join us for our next Saints Talk on 2 November at 5.15pm BST:
Professor Sabine Hyland: Unravelling an Ancient Code Written in Strings
(Registration and joining instructions will be available soon.)
View the full programme for Martinmas Semester 2021 and watch any Saints Talks you might have missed.
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Alumni stories
This month Sam Shaber reflects how bar-hopping at St Andrews quietly shaped her future as host of the acclaimed IVFU - a podcast about making families the “new fashioned way”.
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Congratulations and celebrations!
Here’s how some of our alumni celebrated being ranked number one University in the UK last month. Members of the German Association were holding their AGM when they heard the news – so they raised a glass in celebration! Closer to home, Callum MacLeod (MA 1982) played the Gaudeamus on the 27 bell carillon in Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews, broadcasting live on Facebook.
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Open Golf Championship 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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BAME network
We have plans to launch a BAME alumni network and newsletter. If you’re interested, please contact us at alumni@st-andrews.ac.uk and mark your email BAME Alumni Network
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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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Reconnect!
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