September 2014 | Alumni Profiles

This month's graduates, from 1966 to 2010, prove that a degree from Edinburgh and determination can lead to your dream job, be it in illustration, veterinary medicine or anywhere in between.

We are interested in the role that the University has played in your life, either directly - in terms of skills and knowledge - or indirectly, via friends, experiences or chance encounters.

Please get in touch and you and your experiences could feature on our website.

Robert Buckland arrived in Edinburgh by steam train from Wales in the 1960s and found himself face to face with a Scot in full Highland dress.

Lisbeth Thoms studied everything from fine art to politics at Edinburgh, but it was archeology which inspired her subsequent career.

Succeeding in her dream job as a freelance illustrator and author has made all of those long hours and hard work worthwhile.

The international community of students on John McCormack's course inspired his own far reaching career in veterinary medicine.

Jacquelyn MacLennan wants current students to be confident knowing they can do whatever they want with a degree from Edinburgh.

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