Medicine Returns To St Andrews
The University of St Andrews and NHS Fife have teamed up to allow St Andrews students to complete their entire clinical training and primary
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“It never got better”: Fairmont St Andrews overlooks workplace harassment, employees say
Employees say they quit the resort after it overlooked when staff and clients bullied and sexually harassed them.
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Flora Warshaw
- Feb 8
Snubbing the Snub
Why Barbie didn't deserve more than eight nominations I watched Barbie on opening weekend with, physically and metaphorically, everyone...
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Leo Berenson
- Feb 8
'Flopposition'
The tragic failure of New Labour Imagine: I, your good friend Leo, walk up to you one day and say, “Hey, I’d like to make you some...
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Seb Charleton
- Feb 8
Get Stuffed
Taxidermy is grand in its ambitions — brazenly flouting the unstoppable cycles of nature and freezing animals in time. Lumbering lions,...
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Alex Beckett
- Nov 25, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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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William Finlator and Charles Gorrivan
- Oct 26, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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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Alex Beckett and Summer King
- Oct 12, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
“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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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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Alex Mooney & Amelia Perry
- May 16, 2023
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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Hannah Kershaw and Rishi Pandya
- Apr 11, 2023
"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, 2023
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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David Buchan and Helen Lipsky
- Apr 6, 2023
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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Ilaria Freccia and Olga Alonso Blanco
- Apr 6, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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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Hannah Kershaw & Isabel Loubser
- Mar 23, 2023
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, 2023
“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, 2023
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, 2023
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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Jack Davey and Hannah Shiblaq
- Mar 14, 2023
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, 2023
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 10, 2023
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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The Saint Elections Team
- Mar 5, 2023
2023 Union Elections Candidate Tracker
Nominations opened at 9 am this morning.
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Charles Gorrivan
- Feb 28, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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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Harriet St Pier and Ilaria Freccia
- Feb 2, 2023
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....