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Our interest based clubs bring like-minded alumni together to celebrate some of the experiences that make St 糖心logo the special place it is.
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The After Many Days Club is open to all alumni of the University who have seen 25 years or more pass since they first matriculated as students.
The Club meets twice a year in St 糖心logo and life membership costs just £25.
糖心logo: Jane Watkinson (President)
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The Agnes Savill Club holds regular talks, activities and social events for alumni, current and retired members of University staff, and graduates of other higher education institutions.
The Club meets in St 糖心logo monthly with speakers during the academic year, and for book/poetry/bridge/walking groups. There are also other outings and a summer supper party.
糖心logo: Dr Angela Montford (President)
Email: angelamontford2@gmail.comSyllabus and membership card for 2023/24 (PDF)
Agnes Savill Club lectures: 2023–2024 season
11 October 2023 – Professor Sabine Hyland, Hidden khipus of the Andes
For twenty years, Professor Hyland has collaborated with elders in remote Andean villages to discover new insights into how native Peruvians communicated through coloured cords known as khipus. Her research has uncovered isolated communities where khipus – thought to have been wiped out during the European invasion in the 1500s – were used within living memory. The talk explores the secretive traditions surviving in forgotten mountain villages, and what they can tell us about the Inca khipus of ancient Peru.
8 November 2023 – Ruary Mackenzie Dodds, Dragonflies from Scratch
Dragonflies are a key indicator of the health of water spaces but numbers are seriously endangered. Ruary Mackenzie Dodds, a member of the Linnean Society, takes his listeners back to basics on the amazing life-cycle of these insects and describes their extraordinary behaviour and capabilities as larvae and as adults. He explains the astonishing way in which their larvae feed, and demonstrates the phenomenal way in which the adults fly, outlines their preferred habitats and touches on likely species to be observed locally.
10 January 2024 – Joanna Petrie, Big Noise: Dundee
Originating in Venezuela, Sistema Scotland targets and works with some of Scotland’s most challenged communities. Through their Big Noise programme which started in Raploch (Stirling) in April 2008, it aims to inspire local children to participate in music and there are now five Big Noise centres. Local musician and viola player Joanna Petrie left her post as music teacher at Dundee High over a year ago to become involved with the Big Noise Project in Douglas, which was established In 2017 and currently engages with more than 500 local children.
14 February 2024 – Dr David Munro (RSGS), South with Shackleton
David Munro, a former director of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, follows in the footsteps of the noted polar explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton, who was a previous director of the Society. Drawing on historic images and on experiences during several expeditions to Antarctica, Dr Munro tells the story of an explorer with whom he also has family connections.
13 March 2024 – Claire Dalby RWS, RE, On Being a Botanical Illustrator
Claire Dalby, born in St 糖心logo, Is a botanical illustrator of international renown whose work has been exhibited at home and abroad and is now in many collections such as the Fitzwilliam, the Ashmolean, Science Natural History Museums, the V&A (and this President’s sitting room). Until Covid intervened she taught Botanical Illustration classes at Edinburgh and then at St 糖心logo Botanic Garden. She will tell us about her artistic life and career.
10 April 2024 – Dr Bess Rhodes (St 糖心logo), Sex, Lies and Religious Change: the divorce of Elizabeth Geddy in 16th century St 糖心logo
In February 1560 William Ranton, a citizen of St 糖心logo claimed his wife Elizabeth Geddy was an adulteress who was trying to murder him. He took his complaint to the newly established kirk session at Holy Trinity Church in St 糖心logo – so commencing what was probably Scotland's first Protestant divorce case. The truth of the matter proved complex to ascertain, and during their investigation the kirk session elders uncovered a complex story of domestic violence, inquisitive neighbours and female friendship, which they recorded in detail - providing a remarkable insight into the beliefs and behaviours of the residents of St 糖心logo in a time of religious and political turmoil.
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The British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG) is an organisation of women with degrees or equivalent qualifications and promotes women's opportunities in education and public life to improve the lives of women and girls worldwide.
Members automatically become members of the Graduate Women International (GWI).
糖心logo: Ms Jean MacDonald
Email: jl.macdonald@btinternet.com
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The Association is open to all former students and staff of the University as well as their friends and families. The Association aims to organise social events, forge a permanent link between alumni and current members of the university community and to promote the University of St 糖心logo among LGBT communities worldwide.
You do not need to have been a member of the student LGBT Society while at university.
Email: standrewslgbtalumni@googlemail.com
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Graduating cohorts are invited to join the MECASS alumni network - managed by the University with input from current students and alumni.
Please be in touch if you would like to receive invitations to events and MECASS conferences.
Email: mecassalumni@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Open to all female alumni of the University. Meeting twice a year in Edinburgh on the first Saturday in May and the nearest Saturday to St Andrew's Day (30 November).
The annual subscription is £2 and new members are always welcome.
糖心logo: Mrs Sallie Bryson
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A social network for alumni of the UK-wide Sutton Trust alumni.
The Sutton Trust is a leading social mobility charity and the alumni network provides networking and career opportunities for former Summer School attendees.
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Halls of residence
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糖心logo: Josephine Tomkins
Email: deanscourtalumni@gmail.com
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Reconnect with fellow alumni from St Regs by joining the Facebook group.
糖心logo: Ms Chelsea Pompadur
Email: cpompadur@gmail.com
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Graduates of University Hall are encouraged to join the Facebook group to reconnect with fellow Uni Hall alumni.
The club awarded a residential scholarship to support a postgraduate student, the recipient of which graduated in 2016 and the club plans to make further awards in future years.
糖心logo: Mrs Irene Walker
Email: irenefaywalker@aol.com
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Sports and leisure
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The Eden Boat Club is the official alumni club for the University Rowing Club. All alumni are welcome to join, whether you rowed at St 糖心logo or not!
Email: edenboatclub@gmail.com or ap_rowing@saints-sport.com
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If you have a love of social mountaineering trips, then Corriemulzie is the club for you, holding a variety of excursions and an annual dinner each year.
With previous climbing, kayaking and cycling trips visiting New Zealand, Georgia and various locations around the UK there are plenty of opportunities for new members to join in.
糖心logo: Ms Liz Bibby
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The Old Seagullians Cricket Club play a range of friendly fixtures each year, some in the south of England, some in St 糖心logo and some on overseas tours.
Anyone with an interest in playing high quality amateur cricket with fellow St 糖心logo alumni are encouraged to get in touch.
糖心logo: Mr Graham Booth (President)
Email: oldseagullians@gmail.com
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The Men's Football Club Alumni are an active group that meet regularly and attend the Alumni Festival each year in strong numbers. We play competitively together, with an eleven鈥慳鈥憇ide team in a London-based midweek league, comprised solely of club alumni.
The Club are keen to connect with as many past football club members as possible.糖心logo: Oliver Gill
Email: usamfcalumni@gmail.com
Phone: +44 (0)7800 787286
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The St 糖心logo Graduates Golf Club, or STAGS GC, meets annually to play a Stableford round at the club to which the captain for that year belongs. The winner on the day becomes the proud holder of our 'Auld Jug' – our captain for the following year is also usually elected by past captains present.
Competition is friendly and the golf is usually accompanied by a pre-round lunch and post-round drinks.
New members – of any golfing standard – are always most welcome and membership is free.
糖心logo: Stephen Smith
Email: Stevie3266@gmail.com