Ellie Shaw
About the School President role
Hi troops! I’m Ellie (she/her); I’m a born and bred Glaswegian heading into my fourth year of the Theoretical Physics course. Following my stint as a class rep, I came to appreciate that it’s genuinely not only me who finds this degree challenging (who knew). What was even clearer, though, was how powerful our school community is – the efforts from both staff and students make it a safe and nurturing space for anyone who wants to involve themselves. My goal this year? To prove that anyone can get involved, with anything they wish, at any stage in their studies. Oh, and to make Fashion Friday mainstream. A wee bit about my life outside of physics’ concrete paradise: I’m a keen hip-hop dancer; I’ve hitchhiked across Europe with the PhySoc president; and I order pizza with pineapple (…and without cheese). In spite of the wishes of my uncles, I am steadfastly ignoring their advice to ‘play a round of golf while you’re in St Andrews’. Please come chat to me in the physics café – I promise you I am not doing anything more important. Shaw’s First Law used to be Vote for Ellie (cheers for that one guys); it is now, officially, Chat to Ellie. See you around, PandAs!