St Andrews to Launch New Business School
The University of St Andrews has revealed its plans to launch a new business school, combining two of the University’s existing academic...
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Amelia Perry
- Nov 24, 2022
Elections Open for Senior Lay Member
Elections for the new Senior Lay Member of the University Court are taking place today, Thursday 24, and tomorrow, Friday 25 November. All s
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Gus Stephenson & Alex Beckett
- Nov 24, 2022
Losing My Future Hopes
At this point, I might as well let people sit on me.
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Lily Megaw
- Nov 24, 2022
Finalists Selected for St Andrews Environment Prize
Three finalists for the 2022 St Andrews Prize for the Environment have been selected, with each hoping to win the US$100,000 prize. The...
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Emma Gatrell
- Nov 24, 2022
Dog Attacks Boy on South Street
On 31 October, a teenaged boy was taken to hospital in Dundee after he was bitten by a dog on South Street. A spokesperson for Police...
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Alp Yilmaz and Sophia Brousset
- Nov 24, 2022
UCU Strike Again
University and College Union (UCU) industrial action over pay, pay equality, pensions, and workloads will commence today, November 24....
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William Dashe
- Nov 24, 2022
Students Protest University Careers Centre’s Links to Fossil Fuels
Student-activists held a three-day protest outside the University of St Andrews Careers Centre from Tuesday, November 8th to Thursday,...
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Emma Gatrell
- Nov 24, 2022
Infocus: St Andrews to Reclaim the Night
On Thursday 24 November at 6pm, the University of St Andrews’ Feminist Society, known to most as FemSoc, will march to Reclaim the Night,...
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Helen Lipsky and A&C Team
- Nov 24, 2022
The Album Study: The Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' (1966)
“I was going for something I wanted to hear, and I wanted to feel. A feeling of joy, a great feeling of great joy" - Brian Wilson I...
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Sophia Brousset
- Nov 11, 2022
Issue 264 Editorial: How Musk Ought to Run His "Digital Town Square"
Elon Musk’s fortune is greater than the GDP of over half the world’s nations. Now, the political fate of many more may be in his hands....
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Isabel Loubser
- Nov 10, 2022
University Issue Update about Cost of Living Crisis
On Friday 4 November, the University of St Andrews sent an email to students detailing the steps which the Students’ Association,...
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William Finlator
- Nov 10, 2022
A Villa to call my home
Some claim that maybe the biggest choice of your life will be who you marry. Others, your choice of first job.
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Sophia Brousset & Emma Gatrell
- Oct 27, 2022
InFocus: Lesia Vasylenko in Conversation
When Ukraine was invaded by Russia this February, Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko had to trim her fingernails, a long set she had spent...
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Naomi Norden & Alex Beckett
- Oct 27, 2022
Pret a Etudier
3.00: Arrive at the library alone for a few hours of solid reading. Find a seat amongst the silent and assiduous readers of the 3rd floor a
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Sophia Brousset
- Oct 20, 2022
Liz Truss resigns as British Prime Minister
Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced this Thursday that she will resign. Only 45 days after having taken office, this marks the...
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Sairaa Bains
- Oct 6, 2022
Drowning in Meaning
As easy as it is to provide meaning, order, and control to your life, it’s hard to embrace the uncertainties and ambiguities that life may t
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William Dashe
- Oct 6, 2022
Students March through St Andrews to Demand Action on Housing
Many students took to the streets of St Andrews Sunday, September 25, in a peaceful demonstration calling for greater action regarding...
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Sophia Brousset and Harriet St Pier
- Oct 6, 2022
The Met Gala for the Kinky: Safeword Bop Returns
One of the 601's busiest nights of all time, the Safeword Bop was a celebration of sex positivity. The Saint's Sophia Brousset and...
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Lily Megaw
- Sep 24, 2022
St Andrews steals number one spot in the Guardian Universities Guide
The 2023 Guardian Universities Guide has named the University of St Andrews as the number one university in the UK, edging out Oxford and...
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Harriet St Pier
- Sep 22, 2022
Something Different: FemFest
Tired of the 601? Been to every ball? Looking for something different? The Saint brings you the highlights from St Andrews’ weirdest and...
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Ally Addison
- Sep 22, 2022
Come Rain or Shine
Rarely have beauty and squalor existed in so equal a measure as in St. Andrews.
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Alex Beckett
- Sep 22, 2022
The Death of Socialising
Last night – and you may not believe this – I socialised.
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Emma Gatrell
- Sep 22, 2022
St Andrews Castle Reopens
Following an inspection by site managers, St Andrews Castle has reopened after being closed for over a year. Full access restrictions...
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Emma Gatrell
- Sep 22, 2022
Housing Crisis: Students Speak Out
As of 7 August, St Andrews’ Campaign for Affordable Student Housing (C.A.S.H) claimed to have been contacted by 350 students who declared...
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Sophia Brousset
- Sep 22, 2022
Study Lists St Andrews Among the Most Expensive Places to Study
According to a new study by Arora Medical Education, St Andrews is among the most expensive places for students to live outside of London...
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Emma Gatrell
- Sep 22, 2022
St Andrews and Fife Respond to the Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the UK officially entered a period of mourning – commencing 8 September, the date of her...
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Emma Gatrell
- Sep 22, 2022
St Andrews Research Finds Chimps Communicate Through Drumming
A research team from the University of St Andrews have shown that chimpanzees in Uganda’s Budongo Forest in East Africa have their own...
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Emma Gatrell
- Sep 22, 2022
Elderly St Andrews Residents Forced to Leave Their Homes
People living at Marine Place have been told to find somewhere else to live after Bield Housing and Care has announced the closure of the...
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Emma Gatrell
- Sep 17, 2022
St Andrews Awarded Top University in Scotland
The University of St Andrews has been named the top university in Scotland, the second in the UK, in the times and Sunday Times Good...
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Emma Gatrell
- Sep 15, 2022
Library Improvements Made Over Summer
The Main Library has been closed since Monday 16 May 2022 for refurbishment. The changes should facilitate new study spaces and workspace...
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Emma Gatrell
- Sep 15, 2022
Newly Affiliated Societies of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews has over 150 societies and subcommittees affiliated to the Students’ Association.
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Sophia Brousset
- Sep 9, 2022
St Andrews Responds to Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Union Jacks in St Salvator’s Quad and Town Hall replaced the typical saltires, flying at half-mast as St. Andrews mourns the death of Queen
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Emma Gatrell
- Sep 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96
Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth has passed away at Balmoral on 8 September 2022. In a...
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Emma Gatrell
- Sep 7, 2022
Meet Your Students’ Association President
In an interview with Mr Juan Pablo Rodriguez, the Students’ Association President for the 2022-23 academic year, he discussed his plans...
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Emma Gatrell
- Sep 6, 2022
Main Library Reopens
The Main Library of the University of St Andrews has officially opened as of Monday 5 September. This follows major refurbishments which...
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Emma Gatrell
- Aug 6, 2022
Housing Crisis in St Andrews
350 students are without a home for the upcoming academic year, according to a survey carried out by the Campaign for Affordable Student...
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Hannah Peart
- Jul 25, 2022
The Curse Of Monaco Still Looms Over Leclerc. So Where Did Ferrari Go Wrong?
Monaco. A sovereign city-state on the French Riviera, known for its lavish wealth, casinos and — of course — the Grand Prix.
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Emma Gatrell
- Jul 2, 2022
Changes to Structure and Membership of Principal’s Office
In an email sent round to students and staff, Principal Sally Mapstone announced updates to the structure and membership of the...
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Emma Gatrell
- Jun 2, 2022
University Staff Recognised in Queen's Jubilee birthday honours
Four members of staff at the University of St Andrews have been named recipients of the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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Emma Gatrell
- May 12, 2022
St Andrews Places 28th in UK REF Results
According to the REF results, more than 88% of research carried out by the University of St Andrews is world-leading or internationally exce
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Emma Gatrell
- May 1, 2022
Students Take Part in May Dip
Hundreds of University of St Andrews students gathered at the East Sands at dawn today (Sunday 1 May 2022) to participate in May Dip. ...
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Linden Grigg
- Apr 25, 2022
The Saint Turns 25: The Insider View
On this weekend, twenty-five years ago, Issue 1 of The Saint was let loose upon the streets of St Andrews. Two hundred and sixty issues...
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Kate Lau & Olivia Bybel
- Apr 7, 2022
Eggs Found Cracked On St Andrews Streets
During the weeks spanning late March to early April, the streets of St Andrews have been hit by a series of eggings. Most of these...
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Linden Grigg
- Apr 1, 2022
St Andrews Holds First NUS Referendum In a Decade
Voting has opened in the 2022 Students’ Association’s referendum on National Union of Students (NUS) affiliation. A motion to hold a...
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Ramsay Bader
- Mar 23, 2022
Our Man on the Ukrainian Border
Ramsay Bader is a first-year from New York City, studying International Relations. On Monday 21 March he flew from Edinburgh to Krakow to...
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Kate Lau & Olivia Bybel
- Mar 15, 2022
BREAKING NEWS: Buildings on Market Street Catch Fire Overnight
At approximately 12:00 on 15 March 2022, several buildings on Market Street caught fire. It appears to have spread across the first...
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Jack Davey
- Mar 11, 2022
Juan Pablo Rodriguez Elected Association President
St Andrews students have elected Juan Pablo Rodriguez as Association President in the Student's Association elections. He beat incumbent...
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Amelia Perry & Summer King
- Mar 10, 2022
Devil's Advocate: Is St Andrews' Pub Not Club Nightlife A Good Thing?
In my own experience (and I’m sure, and that of the majority of St Andrews students), people normally have three things to say when they fi
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Olivia Bybel and Sofia Sanz-Kimura
- Mar 10, 2022
Students Speak Out About Instances of Air Tagging in St Andrews
Apple AirTags, a small circular device the size of a coin, appear harmless. AirTags are devices attached to keys, wallets and backpacks...
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Emma Gatrell
- Feb 24, 2022
All Legal Covid Restrictions to End in Scotland on 21 March
In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon set out the dates for the lifting of COVID restrictions by law...
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