St Andrews to welcome new Global Fellows

From Kenya to Taiwan, Helsinki to America and beyond, a total of 21 internationally recognised academic colleagues have been awarded Fellowships through the University of St Andrews prestigious Global Fellowship Scheme.

Global Fellows represent some of the most talented and distinguished international scholars who will come to St Andrews over the coming academic year to advance research, deepen collaborative partnerships and engage with academic peers to develop ideas that will make a difference.

Now in its sixth year, the Global Fellowship Scheme was established to welcome colleagues from around the world to St Andrews for one-month visits and offer them the opportunity to create, develop and collaborate across Schools and faculties, to share knowledge, expertise and best practice.

Since its establishment in 2018, the University has welcomed more than 50 researchers and practitioners across a range of disciplines and global regions.

The scheme now comprises of three distinct award strands:

• The original Global Fellowship strand is an annual call open to all international academics recognised as significant scholars or emerging leaders.
• The Senior Global Fellowship strand, which accepts nominations directly from Schools, is aimed at established world-leaders in their field with an international reputation for research excellence and a considerable record of achievements, leadership and publications.
• The Global Fellowship (Education) strand, which also operates via an internal nomination process, welcomes leading practitioners and researchers in the field of education and pedagogy.

Commenting on the new awards, Deputy Principal and Vice-Principal (International Strategy and External Relations), Professor Brad MacKay said:

“The University is honoured to welcome such a diverse and esteemed group of scholars from around the globe to St Andrews in the 2024-2025 academic year to engage, collaborate and innovate with our staff and students. The Global Fellowship Scheme continues to attract leading experts in their fields, who not only support the enhancement of our world-leading research and teaching, but also contribute to forging impactful long-term international partnerships and networks.”

St Andrews is pleased to welcome the 2024-2025 cohort of Global Fellows.

2024-2025 Global Fellows

• Dr Sanna Ala-Mantila, Assistant Professor, University of Helsinki (hosted by the School of Geography and Sustainable Development)
• Professor June Cotte, Kraft Professor of Marketing, Western University (hosted by the School of Business)
• Professor Susanna Fagerholm, Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Helsinki (hosted by the School of Medicine)
• Dr Daniel Gregory, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto (hosted by the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)
• Dr Christophe Heintz, Associate Professor, Central European University (hosted by the School of Psychology and Neuroscience)
• Dr Eyitayo Tolulope Ijissakin, Reader, Obafemi Awolowo University (hosted by the School of Art History)
• Dr Peter Ndangili, Senior Lecturer, Technical University of Kenya (hosted by the School of Physics and Astronomy)
• Dr Shawn Standefer, Assistant Professor, National University of Taiwan (hosted by the School Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies)
• Dr Jiří Švancara, Assistant Professor, Charles University (hosted by School of Computer Science)

2024-2025 Senior Global Fellows

• Professor Michael Cronin, Chair of French 1776, Trinity College Dublin (jointly hosted by the Schools of Modern Languages and Geography and Sustainable Development)
• Professor David Ganz, Professor of Medieval Art History, University of Zurich (hosted by Art History)
• Professor Peter Gizzi, Distinguished Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst (hosted by the School of English)
• Professor John Haldon, Shelby Cullom Davis ’30 Professor of European History, Princeton University (hosted by the School of Classics)
• Professor Prineha Narang, Howard Reiss Chair in Physical Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (hosted by the School of Physics and Astronomy)
• Professor Kirsty Robertson, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Museums, Art, and Sustainability, Western University (hosted by the School Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies)
• Professor Peter Seeberger, Professor of Chemistry, Max-Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces (hosted by the School of Chemistry)
• Professor Jennifer Thibodeaux, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (hosted by School of History)
• Professor Olli-Pekka Vainio, Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Helsinki (hosted by the School of Divinity)

2024-2025 Global Fellows (Education)

• Dr Dhiren Borisa, Assistant Professor, O.P. Jindal Global University (hosted by the School of International Relations)
• Dr Angela Dressen, Andrew W. Mellon Librarian, Villa I Tatti – The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies (jointly hosted by the School of Art History and Libraries and Museums)
• Professor Joel Karty, Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Chemistry, Elon University (hosted by the School of Chemistry)

The 2025/2026 call of the Global Fellowship scheme is scheduled to open in November 2024. Queries about the scheme can be directed to the Global Office ([email protected]).