St Andrews Rector Faces Calls to Resign Over “Divisive” Email to Students
St Andrews University’s newly elected Rector, Stella Maris, is facing calls to quit the role within two months of having been elected.
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Phoebe Davies
- Nov 9
Rat-Killer Kitten? Two Students’ Journey with a Pet Exterminator
Missing a pet-shaped figure in their lives a year and a half ago, two students, fourth-year social anthropology and International...
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Tom Story
- Nov 9
Crimes and Redesigns: Behind the scenes at Tesco’s Market Street branch
For many students, the Tesco on Market Street is quietly a central part of life. Though it is by no means the most exciting destination...
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Alex & Amelia
- Oct 26
Editorial — Issue 273
We’re nearing the end of Week Seven, a mildly terrifying prospect given that mentally we’re very much still in Week Four.
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Cinematic Exit?
The Show Isn't Over Until the Fife Council Sings In seven years time, the New Picture House, St Andrews’ beloved and only cinema, is set...
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Hannah Shiblaq
- Oct 26
Long Distance Love? Couples Share Secrets to Surviving Separation
When thousands of students conglomerate in an idyllic, coastal town, falling in love might seem inevitable. One in 10 St Andrews students...
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Harriet St Pier
- Oct 14
Stella Maris Elected Rector
The former student has pledged to use her position to amplify student voices. Last night, October 13, Stella Maris was announced as the...
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Zainab Haji
- Oct 12
Secrets of the Shire: Behind the Scenes with the Historical Reenactment Society
“The first time you walk through town by yourself dressed as a mediaeval peasant, but with a backpack, you get some weird looks,” admits...
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Devil's Advocate - Is Beer Culture Good For St Andrews?
YES — ALEX: When I first heard the question posed for this DA, I sprung to respond to it: the following argument shall, I hope, provide...
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Jasmine Sykes
- Oct 12
Cancel Culture is its own worst enemy
Not for the first time in his life, Russell Brand has seen his name and image plastered across newspapers in recent weeks. A host of...
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Trip Brown
- Sep 28
Six-oh-done
St Andrews Suffers Without Its So-Called Nightclub Paris without the Eiffel Tower, Rome without the Colosseum, and alas, St. Andrews...
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Zainab Haji
- Sep 28
“I’m Incredibly Nosy” In Conversation with St Crushdrews' Administrator
As I sat across from the administrator of St Crushdrews, I had a single question bubbling in my mind: “Why?” Silence filled the air as he...
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Georges Toulouse
- Sep 28
Give Us the Human Architecture We Need
As an ex-resident of David Russell Apartments, I can tell you first-hand how energy-sapping an environment can be. Don’t get me wrong, as...
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Simon Ezra-Jackson
- Sep 28
Keep Britain Silly
Britain is Extremely Silly - But That Is No Bad Thing The way it used to work, if someone broke the rules in Parliament and you wanted to...
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Alex Mooney
- Jun 29
UCU St Andrews expresses disapproval at University's MAB response
The UCU St Andrews spokesperson also called on senior management to call for a full return to negotiations.
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University re-submits plans for residence at Albany Park
The University of St Andrews announced yesterday that it will be re-submitting plans for the construction of a new student residence at the
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"Mouldy Mears": Students Shame University Affiliation
The University told The Saint that this move was “part of our planning to address the issues of private sector accommodation availability".
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Hannah Kershaw
- Apr 6
InFocus: Professor Stephen Gillespie on Lifesaving Tuberculosis Treatment
In fact, all my literary heroes died from the disease – Keats, Kafka, and most of the Bronte family.
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Gift of the Lasting Local Sound
What music’s gained from the D.I.Y. attitude of Scotland in the eighties ‘Rip it up and start again’ — the recognisable chorus from...
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Are You Represented at St Andrews?
A deep dive into the makeup and politics of the biggest events and societies. Illustration: Calum Mayor Your university experience is...
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Hannah Kershaw
- Mar 27
BREAKING NEWS: Humza Yousaf Elected Leader of the SNP
Mr Yousaf beat candidates Kate Forbes and Ash Regan, becoming the first Muslim to lead a major UK party.
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Rosie Miller
- Mar 23
The True Crime That Nobody’s Talking About
'Welcome to In Our Crime, the show that delves into the most obscure and deviant of criminal cases.'
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Alex Beckett
- Mar 23
Alexander's Slander
Resident social critic Alexander lays down his tomes and half-devoured pint of real ale to illuminate the shrouded crevices of the St Andrea
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Crown Causes Cheers and Commotion
Filming of season six of The Crown took place last week, featuring the university years of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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Tom Story
- Mar 23
“It’s Just as Easy as Amazon”: Students Shop For Drugs on ‘Dark Web’
Google and Bing, make up just a small fraction of the actual contents of the internet (approximately five per cent). The remainder of the...
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Georges Toulouse
- Mar 14
I Choose Proust Over ChatGPT
These past few weeks, we have been bombarded with news stories, editorials, YouTube videos, and Instagram posts all talking about the new ‘r
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The Saint Elections Team
- Mar 14
Manifesto Analysis: Student Association President
The Saint Elections Team breakdown the manifestos of the candidates running for Student Association President. Candidate: Juan Pablo...
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Ever to Extort? University Accused of Using “loophole” to Increase Rents
The University of St Andrews rejects the claim that they have forced private landlords to raise rents against the their will.
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Olivia Caira
- Mar 14
Elections 2023: Best of The Presidential Debate
Jump to: Association President Debate Athletic Union President Fiona Waddell and Pasha Moradzadeh-Tehrani are the candidates running for...
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Hannah Kershaw
- Mar 9
Elections Town Hall Highlights: Self-Certify Extension Policy and “science showcase”
The Saint brings you highlights from the first debate taking place in the lead up to the Students' Association Elections next week.
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2023 Union Elections Candidate Tracker
Nominations opened at 9 am this morning.
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Charles Gorrivan
- Feb 28
Mysteries of Life, on Earth and Above
In Conversation with Geologist Dr. Sami Mikhail Perched in an airport, corner bar seat, or some eyrie overlooking a crowded street, many...
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William Dashe
- Feb 27
St Andrews HMO Cap Creates “locked bedroom” scenario, Councillor says
Calls to repeal the HMO (houses in multiple occupation) cap in St Andrews are growing louder, as studies by both Fife Council and a...
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Rosie Miller
- Feb 16
Don't Belittle my All-Girls’ Education
It is a truth universally acknowledged that, in this small university town, conversational introductions follow something of a pre-ordained
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Jack Davey
- Feb 16
Staff Accuse Principal of “hiding” and “abrogating her responsibility” in Strike Response
Striking staff have accused the Principal Dame Sally Mapstone of “hiding” and “abrogating her responsibility” in her response to the...
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Hannah Kershaw
- Feb 15
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Resigns
Sturgeon made a public announcement explaining her decision to resign, calling it “the very best job in the world".
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Natalie Olofsson
- Feb 2
Punch Drunk: Forgoing my UFC Subscription
A decade into an amateur martial arts career, and two hours into a binge session of the latest UFC fights, I began to throw it all away.
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What's The Deal With All These Fashion Shows?
The Saint provides a rundown of St Andrews’ six major fashion shows ahead of one of the most distinctive event seasons of the academic...
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William Dashe
- Dec 15, 2022
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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