On 28 October, Marsha Sturgeon — who also goes by the name Marzena Paszkowska — a speaker from the group Justice for Innocent Men Scotland (JIMS) was invited by Dr Stuart Waiton to give a talk to students at Abertay University. Dr Waiton is a Sociology and Criminology lecturer at the University who publicly gave a speech at a protest held by JIMS last month.  JIMS has faced allegations of harassing victims of sexual assault and rape, publishing victims’ identities, personal details, and...

Tickets for the St Andrews Student Union’s flagship Fright Night event dropped two days early on Wednesday, 15 October, selling out before most students even knew they went live. The Union had advertised a 9am release for Friday, 17 October on Instagram, triggering outrage when would-be buyers discovered the early sell-out. Third-year student Eve Thomson was one of the many students who found themselves ticketless for Fright Night. Thomson told The Saint , “I think they shouldn't have...

On 30 September 2025, the BBC reported that Ethan Brown, a University of Glasgow student, died by suicide on the day he was due to graduate after being incorrectly informed he had failed his degree. In reality, Brown had achieved a 2:1 in Geography. The University of Glasgow described the mistake as a “tragic error” and an “isolated incident.”  While the case occurred in Glasgow, a St Andrews student, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Saint that she experienced a similar grading error...