Best pictures from first day of 2023 St Andrews University graduations
More than 2,000 students from 90 countries are being honoured throughout the week.
Jumping for joy are Science of Physics & Astro Physics Graduates. Left to right is Fergus Williams, Ross Carter, Chantelle Lau, Nikhil Sivanandan, Jospeh Brennan, Jack Colbeck, Ed Crtichley and Ann Nicholson.
St Andrews University students have gathered to celebrate their academic success on the first day of the 2023 graduation ceremonies.
More than 2,000 students from 90 countries are being honoured throughout this week.
Among the students receiving their awards on Monday, the first of five days of ceremonies, were BSc and MA graduates.
It was also graduation day for students from the International Education Institute, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies and the School of Physics and Astronomy.
In addition, 73 St Andrews University students from the classes of 2020 and 2021 – who missed in-person ceremonies due to the pandemic – took part.
The Courier photographer Steven Brown was on hand to bring you the best pictures from the first day of graduation celebrations.
Medicine Graduates (Left) Marium Zaidi (25), Jasmine Chiu (24) and Sofia Garcia Agudo (24) from Luton, Roronto Canada and Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Smiling for the parents.
Viktor Nordgren (30) with sister Claudia from Sweden / Bolivia graduating in Theoretical Physics PhD.
Graduate Ahmanni Recchi (22) from Italy with family graduating in Social Anthropology.
Happy graduates feeling proud.
Graduates mingle and meet family in St Salvators Quadrangle.
Graduated in BSc Physics, Ellie Cawley (22) from Brighton, England.
Off to St Salvator’s Quadrangle for more celebrations.
A day full of celebrating.
Proud graduates smile for the camera.
All the hard work has paid off.
Time to celebrate.
Celebrating in the sunshine.
Proud graduates.
Big smiles all day long.
Graduate in History and Film, Martin Murray (22) from Glasgow with friends and family.
Graduate MA Philosophy & Social Anthropology, Neve Peacock (21) from Lundin Links, Fife.
Very happy graduate Sophie Browning (22) from New York, graduating in Anthropology & Sustainable Development.
Proud graduates chatting and smiling.
Pipe band leave the procession from Younger Hall to St Salvator’s Quadrangle in St Andrews.
Alica Hagopian (25) (graduating another day) and Blevenn Gacel (22) graduating in Psychology & Film both from France.
Graduation procession lead by piper to St Salvator’s Quadrangle in St Andrews.
Patricia Helpap (21) graduating on Friday in Environmental Earth Science with partner and graduate Joseph Brennan (22) from the Lake District who graduated in Astro Physics.
Proud family and friends.
Student President Juan Pablo Rodriguez (23)
Laura Coffin (22) from New Hampton, USA graduates in Philosophy.
Family Celebrations at the graduation signs.
Proud parents joined the celebrations.
St Salvators Quadrangle.
Graduate in Philosophy, Luna Guan (21) from China.
Graduate in Social Anthropology (22) from Italy with partner.
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Best pictures from first day of 2023 St Andrews University graduations
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