For our latest OL Spotlight, we feature Professor Tim Inglis (1977), who is a Professor at The University of Western Australia (UWA) Medical School, a Consultant medical microbiologist with the Western Australian state pathology service (PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA) and Colonel at the Directorate of Army Health in Canberra. Tim is also a veteran runner, and recently completed the Sydney Marathon in its first year as a World Marathon Major.

For our latest OL Spotlight, we're delighted to feature Jamie Ramsay (1998), an endurance adventurer, brand ambassador, presenter and public speaker. Jamie is also now an author, having recently published his first book 'Running the Americas' - which is available to buy at jamieramsay.net.

Francesca B. McGhie (2019) continues to star for Scottish Rugby as the women’s side competes in the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup. She helped get their campaign off to a blistering start by scoring a hat-trick in their opener against Wales, with her first try coming after only 55 seconds.

We extend a huge thank you to Keith D. Brodie (1966) for his efforts in gathering OLs at a drinks function organised by the ‘Edinburgh Schools in Sydney’ group.

We are delighted to share that Professor Malcolm (Calum) G. Semple OBE (1986) has been appointed as the Scottish Government's Chief Scientific Advisor, starting in August 2025 for an initial three-year term, on secondment from the University of Liverpool.

We are incredibly proud to announce that Loretto Golf Academy's U15 team won this year’s SWIFTS National Strokeplay Finals! This victory, combined with their two previous tournament wins, places them unbeaten at the top of this year's National Order of Merit.

We're delighted to share that acclaimed historian, writer and presenter Professor Clare Jackson (1990) has written a new book - The Mirror of Great Britain: A Life of James VI & I - and all OLs are warmly invited to join Clare at her upcoming Edinburgh book event.

It’s always great to welcome to OLs back to Loretto, and we’re extremely grateful to Debora Krut (2018) for visiting on Tuesday to talk with Fourth Form pupils as part of their Health and Wellbeing week