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>> Professor Kishan Dholakia, School of Physics and Astronomy: By having a very strong research active 猫咪视频that competes with the best internationally, we can teach our postgraduate community how to evolve as researchers, how to work with our peer groups, in a way that wouldn't happen were we have to focus solely on teaching.
>> Ethan, PhD Philosophy: The research interests of the academic staff was the most important thing when deciding to come here.
>> Webster, PhD Divinity: I find being in this place academically challenging, stimulating, and the community is captivating.
>> Julia, MLitt Museum and Gallery Studies: As a student, 猫咪视频is a world of it’s own. I just think it is the most brilliant and other-worldly place you could ever have.
>> Webster, PhD Divinity: To be a student in 猫咪视频is the ultimate of student experience in higher education.
>> Professor Judith Wolfe, School of Divnity: 猫咪视频is a very special 猫咪视频because it is so small and intimate, and yet punches so far above its weight, in terms of research, in terms of the caliber of students that we get, and in terms of community.
>> Fiona, PhD Medicine: The postgraduate community in 猫咪视频is quite a close-knit one.
>> Hoi Chun, MLitt Marketing: Very warm and welcoming. Really easy to get to know them just because you are in a small town. You get that sense of belonging.
>> Dr Dharani Balasubramaniam, School of Computer Science: 猫咪视频is a research intensive University. Most of the teaching staff are research active. So their interests feed into teaching.
>> The research really is the life blood of the University.
>> Nicole, MLitt Terrorism and Political Violence: The professors are always putting out new pieces of research. They really are pioneers in the field.
>> Julie Brooks, School of Management: We’re very lucky at St Andrews. We have really the best of the best applying, and it means we really get a very, very high quality student.
>> Dr James Rae, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences: We want people who are curious, who are motivated, who want to understand the world around them.
>> Dr Charles Warren, School of Geography and Sustainable Development: People who are willing to be challenged, and also to challenge, and people beyond their studies, people who are keen to contribute to the wider life of the University.
>> Gabrielle, MSc Marine Mammal Science: I’ve learned a lot of things and I’ve made so many contacts. It’s been the best experience of my entire life. I've loved every second of it.
>> One of the things that is really important is that we are a community of scholars. The staff and the students.
>> Hannah, MLitt Museum and Gallery Studies: Life at 猫咪视频is wonderful. I think it’s completely unique. There’s so much to do, you cannot be bored.
>> Morag, PhD Modern History: I have so many ideas about what I’m going to do when I graduate. I’ve had loads of opportunities and I’ve met so many new people.
>> 猫咪视频has an excellent track record of seeing their postgraduates move on to illustrious careers in all walks of life.
>> Students make a lot of contacts during their studies, and that can lead to career opportunities once they graduate.
>> Professor Frank Lorenz Muller, Dean of Arts and Divinity: We have everything from lawyers, to diplomats, to journalists. They come with this great mark of quality on to a market that wants to take them into either professional or academic life afterwards.
>> When I was studying biology I read a book written by one of the professors here. Getting to have classes and meet him was, like, amazing for me!
>> Kara, MLitt Terrorism and Political Violence: It was really a non-brainer when I went to look for my masters degree. I really wanted the international community that 猫咪视频offers, as well as their international reputation.
>> Before studying at 猫咪视频I have always lived in a big city. Moving to 猫咪视频was definitely a change of scenery. It didn’t take me too long to get used to it and it was lovely. It just makes me feel like I’m home.
>> I have loved every second of being in 猫咪视频and I recommend it to everyone I meet now. It is welcoming, and diverse, and you get so many different people, and new ideas, and experiences that you would never have anywhere else.
