Alumni Weekend 2024 – from 14-16 June – concluded a vibrant week of graduation celebrations in St Andrews. We hosted five Kaleidoscope Alumni Network (KAN) courtyard receptions outside the Development…
With each new year comes new beginnings: a sense of renewal, of hope and of a fresh start. In many cultures people come together to dust off the cobwebs and…
Following an approach from student groups including Amnesty St Andrews, the Middle East and North African Society, the St Andrews Muslim Students’ Association and the BAME Student Network, the University…
To mark World Bee Day 2024, alumnus Gavin Ballantyne (PhD 2011) reflects on the importance of appreciating pollinators and all that they do for us. He also highlights the many…
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…
If society does not appreciate my value, how can I? Black History Month is a time for earnest reflection, and for joyous celebration of our ancestors. It was these people…
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…
The Kaleidoscope Alumni Network marked Interfaith Week, which was celebrated from 12-19 November by groups and individuals including the University’s Interfaith Steering Group and the School of Divinity. Here, we…
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…
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…