Honouring the legacy of jazz music
This International Jazz Day, St Andrews alumnus, musician and writer Eli Thayer (MA 2023) shares his experience of the University’s jazz scene and explains why it’s important to break down…
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Season’s greetings: December celebrations from around the world
Amid all the Christmas cheer we’re also thinking, joining in with and celebrating other religious and cultural festivities that take place in December. African American, Jewish, Buddhist and Pagan communities…
Reconnect with us and each other! An update from STAMSA
Raahim Zafar (MA 2020) is a Strategic Communications and Development Consultant who works with organisations and communities across the UK, particularly with The Faith and Belief Forum. Sara Ahmed is…
Curating aesthetics – starting my journey with Kaleidoscope
Amrita Rahman is a third-year student studying English, with a particular interest in postcolonial literature. Born in Bangladesh, Amrita moved to the UK at the age of five. Keen to…
Recolouring the Queer
Kiki, a fourth-year student of Economics and International Relations, and BAME representative within the University’s LGBTQ+ Network, explains how their experience of arriving at St Andrews from India as a…
Light on the darkest night
Celebrated to coincide with the darkest night of the lunar month of Kartik in either late October or early November, Deepawali or Diwali is the Hindu New Year’s Day. It…
Kaleidoscope Alumni Network – what’s in our name? Everything
Catherine Dunford (BSc 2007, PhD 2012) is the Alumni Relations and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Engagement Coordinator. Here, she reflects on the foundation of the Kaleidoscope Alumni Network, from…
Black History Month 2023 – Panel of Power: Saluting our sisters
Isaac Pickrum is a third-year studying International Relations, focusing on decolonial theory and revolutionary ecology (indigeneity and biocentricity). Born and raised Black in Washington DC, he is passionate about…
Nine special nights
From 15 to 24 October, Hindus around the world will take part in a nine-day celebration dedicated to the worship of the Mother Goddess Durga. Shardiya Navratri is one of…
The night is soft
The UN marks International Moon Day on 20 July to commemorate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. International Moon Day celebrates the development of lunar exploration by countries…