Lessons from a Diplomat: Dame Anne Pringle on Confidence and the Unplanned Path

Her CampusBy Kate OsborneOct 18, 2026
Lessons from a Diplomat: Dame Anne Pringle on Confidence and the Unplanned Path

I have no clue what I want to do after university, and it feels like everyone else does. It’s hard to navigate these years when the end goal isn’t in sight, so I recently attended a talk from Dame Anne Pringle, Chancellor of St Andrews and first woman to serve as Ambassador to Russia, for some inspiration. Her story offered a reminder that careers are rarely mapped out from graduation, and that self-belief can carry…

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