Graduating from St Andrews in a time of unprecedented upheaval and restrictions,
a group of students decided to create a special memory reflecting their time at the ancient Fife university.Pictures by Gayle McIntyre
1. St Andrews Graduation
At the Lade Braes, St Andrews Sophia Eve Rink (Canada, graduating with an MLitt in English) and Thomas Reid As a marker of this unique and challenging period, we wanted to celebrate the essence of the St Andrews graduate during these unprecedented times. By recording their thoughts on life in 'the bubble' and beyond, we hoped, in a small way, to capture the spirit of our Saints of 2020. In a collaboration with graduating English Masters student Sophia Eve Rink, who came up with the theme of Reflections, we invited seven students still in the area to take part in a socially distanced outdoors photoshoot, in a location that was important to them. Photo: Gayle McIntyre
2. St Andrews Graduation
In St Mary's Quadrangle, with the statue of Bishop Wardlaw Jacob Baxter from Sunderland (MLitt in Book History) reflecting under the shadows of Bishop Henry Wardlaw, the founder of the University of St Andrews. As a marker of this unique and challenging period, we wanted to celebrate the essence of the St Andrews graduate during these unprecedented times. By recording their thoughts on life in 'the bubble' and beyond, we hoped, in a small way, to capture the spirit of our Saints of 2020. In a collaboration with graduating English Masters student Sophia Eve Rink, who came up with the theme of Reflections, we invited seven students still in the area to take part in a socially distanced outdoors photoshoot, in a location that was important to them. Photo: Gayle McIntyre
3. St Andrews Graduation
At the Lade Braes, St Andrews Kristin Lund (from Norway, graduating with a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics) As a marker of this unique and challenging period, we wanted to celebrate the essence of the St Andrews graduate during these unprecedented times. By recording their thoughts on life in 'the bubble' and beyond, we hoped, in a small way, to capture the spirit of our Saints of 2020. In a collaboration with graduating English Masters student Sophia Eve Rink, who came up with the theme of Reflections, we invited seven students still in the area to take part in a socially distanced outdoors photoshoot, in a location that was important to them. Photo: Gayle McIntyre
4. St Andrews Graduation
At the Lade Braes, St Andrews Thomas Reid As a marker of this unique and challenging period, we wanted to celebrate the essence of the St Andrews graduate during these unprecedented times. By recording their thoughts on life in 'the bubble' and beyond, we hoped, in a small way, to capture the spirit of our Saints of 2020. In a collaboration with graduating English Masters student Sophia Eve Rink, who came up with the theme of Reflections, we invited seven students still in the area to take part in a socially distanced outdoors photoshoot, in a location that was important to them. Photo: Gayle McIntyre