Graduation year
Check out the profiles of former classmates, or browse through the decades and find out what life was like at the University from the 1950s to the 2010s.
1940s
![Mary MacLean](https://www.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/mary-maclean-900x400.png?itok=jKvm6Dt3)
Profiles from the 1940s are like gold dust which is why we treasure them, like our graduates treasure their memories of Edinburgh.
1950s
![](https://www.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/as-profiles-900x400.jpg?itok=yuZHiVXO)
It might be half a century ago, but memories of the University and life in the vibrant Scottish capital are still strong.
1960s
![John Lloyd](https://www.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/john-lloyd-900x400.jpg?itok=UL12lObE)
Every corner of the globe seems to be covered by our 1960s graduates whose lives have taken them far beyond Edinburgh.
1970s
![Piers Sellers](https://www.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/piers_sellers_900x400.jpg?itok=xYy4E7nF)
Graduates from the 1970s provide nostalgia, sage advice and proof that an Edinburgh education can lead to global recognition.
1980s
![Linda Urquhart](https://www.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/lindaurquart-900x400.jpg?itok=LSnIEXkl)
Personal fulfilment, the following of dreams and giving something back unites our graduates from the 1980s.
1990s
![Daniel Bonner](https://www.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/daniel-bonner-900x400.jpg?itok=kf2KQFxV)
Considered reflections on university life from graduates whose careers and lives have had the time to twist and turn.
2000s
![Andra Roston](https://www.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/andra-roston-900x400.jpg?itok=jbnbMj1H)
Burgeoning careers and international travel draw together graduates that attended the University after the year 2000.
2010s
![](https://www.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/udita_banerjee_-_updated_oct_2018_-_900-400.jpg?itok=2whKG7dV)
Recent graduates talk about their experiences at the University, career choices and hopes for the future.
2020s
![Prince Chakanyuka](https://www.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/prince_chakanyuka_900-400.jpg?itok=NzLDowP3)
Our newest graduates share how they're navigating a changing world.