Today, the University of St Andrews attracts students from many parts of the world – it is estimated that international students comprise 49% of the current student body. But this is not a new phenomenon, as can be seen from previous Woven Together essays about early medical students from India. As part of my research for the St Andrews History of the University Project, I’ve been looking into the stories of three medical students from Lagos and Singapore, hoping to provide s

“Dundee will have a Chinese restaurant” was the bold claim of a Courier headline on 8 November 1960, after the Corporation Planning...

Dundee’s Chinese population began to develop in the 1960s. The first Chinese restaurant in the city opened in 1961 – the Bamboo Chinese...