The University of St Andrews is a public university in St Andrews,Scotland. It is the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and,following the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,the third-oldest university in the English-speaking world. St Andrews was founded in 1413 when the Avignon Antipope Benedict XIII issued a papal bull to a small founding group of Augustinian clergy. Along with the universities of Glasgow,Aberdeen,and Edinburgh,St Andrews was part of the Scottish Enlightenment during the 18th century.
Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Annie Glennie,is a Scottish percussionist. She was selected as one of the two laureates for the Polar Music Prize of 2015.
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George,Prince of Wales,while he was acting as prince regent for his father,King George III. It is named in honour of two military saints,Michael and George.
Governance of the University of St Andrews is laid down in a series of Acts of Parliament enacted between 1858 and 1966,and the Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016.
Dame DeAnne Shirley Julius,is a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House. An American–British economist,Julius is noted as a founder member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.
Professor Dame Jane Elizabeth Francis,is the Director of the British Antarctic Survey. She previously worked as Professor of Palaeoclimatology at the University of Leeds where she also was Dean of the Faculty of Environment. In 2002 she was the fourth woman to receive the Polar Medal for outstanding contribution to British polar research. She is currently the Chancellor of the University of Leeds.
Dame Nicola Mary Brewer is a former British diplomat and university administrator. From 2014 to 2020,she was Vice-Provost (International) at University College London,she was British High Commissioner to South Africa from 2009 to 2013,and the first Chief Executive of Britain's Equality and Human Rights Commission from 2007 to 2009.
Dame Rosalind Mary Marsden is a British diplomat and public servant. She was European Union Special Representative to Sudan from 2010 to 2013. Dame Rosalind is a Patron of the charity Kids for Kids,helping children in Darfur,Sudan. She is currently an Associate Fellow in the Africa Programme at Chatham House.
Dame Shan Elizabeth Morgan is a former British civil servant. Formerly the Deputy Permanent Representative,UK Representation to the European Union,she was the Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Government until October 2021.
Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce,Lady Roxburgh,,is a British diplomat who is currently British Ambassador to the United States at the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office,and was previously the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations.
Dame Barbara Logan Hay is a British diplomat who served as Consul-General in Los Angeles from July 2009 to August 2013.
Dame Alison Mariot Leslie,,known as Mariot Leslie,is a former British diplomat whose last post was Permanent Representative to NATO. When she was replaced at NATO it was announced that she would retire from the Diplomatic Service.
Sir Timothy Earle Barrow is a British diplomat who served as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union from 2017 to 2020 and as the British Ambassador to the European Union from 2020 to 2021. He currently serves as National Security Adviser.
Dame Anne Jane Mills,is a British authority on health economics. She is deputy director and Provost and Professor of Health Economics and Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Dame Judith Anne Macgregor is a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to South Africa from 2013 to 2017. She previously served as Ambassador to Slovakia from 2004 to 2007,and Ambassador to Mexico from 2009 to 2013.
Dame Barbara Janet Woodward is a British diplomat and China expert. She is the current Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations,having previously served as British Ambassador to China from 2015 to 2020,the first woman to hold that position.
Dame Sarah MacIntosh is a British diplomat who is the Deputy National Security Adviser for International Affairs. She previously served as High Commissioner to Sierra Leone,Ambassador to Liberia and British Ambassador to NATO from 2017 to 2022.
Dame Caroline Elizabeth Wilson is a British diplomat and lawyer who assumed office as the British Ambassador to China in September 2020.
Dame Deborah Jane Bronnert is a British diplomat,who served as British Ambassador to Russia from 2020 to 2023.
Dame Melinda Veronica Simmons is a British diplomat who served as the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ukraine from 2019 to 2023.
