Although for many students, graduation marks the official end of their time at St Andrews, Graduation Ball feels like the emotional ending. Held on Lower College Lawn on 4 July and billed as a final celebration of friendships and memories, the event delivered exactly what most graduates were looking for: one last opportunity to enjoy The Bubble before stepping into their next chapter. The evening's greatest strength was undoubtedly its atmosphere. From the moment guests arriv

On finals day, while most people gathered around Centre Court to watch Jannik Sinner dominate, I went to the All England Club to watch something different. Sitting in a half-full Court One, I was watching one of Britain's greatest sportsmen. A man with 35 major titles and a Paralympic gold medal, who does not get anywhere near the attention he deserves. I am, of course, talking about Wheelchair Tennis player Alfie Hewett.

This past April, the Links announced changes to the student ticket, returning it to pre-1990s ‘term-time only’ conditions. Following talks with the University, a £90 summer ticket has been made available for sports scholars and students staying in St Andrews to work.

How the weather affects how we speak Aloha, playa, dolcevita; these words bring to mind sunny beaches, colourful fish and dream vacations. Those very words sound relaxed and unbothered, as if they too were lying on a beach chair, sipping a refreshing tropical juice. Is this a sheer coincidence? Compare them to Streichholzschachtel, krítarteikning, and, maybe familiar to some of you, dreicht. Do these give the same vibes? Or do they feel more like they come from the cold, hars

The University of St Andrews and the Students’ Association are investigating Rector Stella Maris following complaints about her alleged behaviour during a dispute over her office in the Union building. A University spokesperson told The Saint: “The University has received a formal complaint in relation to the Rector’s alleged behaviour in the Students’ Association building on July 3.” The spokesperson added that “the complaint confirms that security were called and attended”

The University of St Andrews has temporarily closed Agnes Blackadder Hall, following the detection of Legionella in the building’s water system. In an email sent to recent guests and workers at the hall of residence, the University said that elevated levels of Legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires’ disease (a severe form of pneumonia), had been detected during routine testing. Legionnaires’ disease is contracted by people inhaling contaminated water droplets fro

As students in a university town, we are certainly not short of lectures given by academics specialised in their fields. What makes Topping & Company’s events so delightful, however, is their singularly convivial air. The bookshop itself, warmly lit and intimate, creates closeness — both actual and emotional, in a sense — with the speaker. You are offered a glass of wine, or a miscellaneous non-alcoholic sparkling drink, upon entry, and given a seat, a refuge from the outside

A late kick-off attended by a moderate crowd set the stage for a fixture that would hand either club their first Sunday League title. BMC entered the final following an unbeaten season and an unprecedented +26 goal difference. A season littered with dominant victories left even the most nervous of BMC fans confident of their spot in the final from early on.

St Andrews academic Dr Antonis Vradis was detained by Israeli forces this week while participating in humanitarian efforts with the Global Sumud Flotilla, sparking concern from the university community. Dr Vradis was released from prison and safely landed in Turkey on Thursday 21 May, where he was offered medical treatment. Dr Vradis then landed in Athens on Friday 22 May, travelling with the Greek delegations, as reported in The National. Vradis, Reader in the School of Geog

The St Andrews Student Union shared on Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 that the Union’s partnership with pub conglomerate JD Wetherspoon has been finalised. In a post shared via Instagram, the Students’ Union revealed that the Main Bar inside the Union building will enter a partnership with JD Wetherspoon, beginning on 4 September, 2026, before the next academic year. A consultation for Main Bar opened earlier this academic year, initially with multiple food and drink vendors in the r

Perhaps MacBeth’s words ring as true in 2026 as they did when Shakespeare penned them in 1606. After tallying the results of the 7 May, 2026 Scottish Parliamentary election, pundits from across the political spectrum are already calling the outcome historic. With record-breaking seats returned for Reform UK and the Scottish Green Party, support for Labour and the Scottish Conservatives has plummeted to an all-time low. Elections take place every five years on the first Thursd

I’d only heard stories of Edinburgh’s famed nocturnal Cowgate before I found myself shadowed by the George IV Bridge. A harmony of roaring aftermarket mufflers, faint yells, and a distinctive smog accompanied me on my walk. The day was spent sunbathing on Calton Hill, so it was with squinting eyes that I felt my way into Sneaky Pete’s dark, obscure hall — my grungy refuge for the evening. On 29 May, 2026, Sneaky Pete’s hosted three St Andrews student bands on their Edinburgh

Correction: The Hustings held on April 30th were hosted by the University of St Andrews, not the Students’ Association as previously stated. On Thursday 30 April, 2026, the University of St Andrews hosted an election hustings in collaboration with the Students’ Association and St Andrews Women in Politics Society for the North East Fife constituency, ahead of the Scottish Party Elections on Thursday 7 May. Hosted at the Byre Theatre, former Scottish Labour Party leader Kezia

On Tuesday 28 April, the St Andrews Students’ Association hosted an All-Students Forum (ASF) in the Old Union Diner from 6:30-8:30pm to discuss, among other topics, the removal of the role of the Rector’s Assessor from the organisation’s Draft Laws. The discussion consisted of a 21-slide presentation by current Rector’s Assessor Cam Brown and served as a comprehensive breakdown of the Rector’s Committee and role of the Rector’s Assessor within the Union’s structures. The dis

Vienna, Austria, November 1823. An all-exposing white spotlight shines on the masqueraded Dylan Swain (as Salieri), whose hands are tied together by what look like knotty white bandages. He lurches forward, in silent pain, on the wooden chair upstage centre in the music-turned-performance space of the Laidlaw. The resounding 24-piece orchestra fills the room like the cream in the Fisher and Donaldson doughnuts metres away from my beady eyes. Positioned on a cake-stand, they r

The Artemis II space mission realises NASA’s bid, since 1972, to put humans back on the moon. NASA’s Apollo 17 programme in December 1972 marked the last human footsteps on the Moon — more than 50 years ago. Commander Reid Weisman, pilot Victor Glober, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen were the astronaut crew chosen to chart this next path beyond Earth’s borders. The Artemis II mission aims to prove human spaceflight capabilities and pave the way for fu

How we can etymologise placenames to uncover lost landscapes *Correction: The illustration for this article has been taken down due to its creative similarities to an original illustration by Elle Miller, a copyrighted design for the University of St Andrews Shop Did you know that any placenames ending in -ey or -ay refer to an island? It is fairly clear why Scottish islands like Orkney, Rothesay, Colonsay, and Raasay, surrounded by water, are thus named. In southwest Oxford

Everyone has a story from their first-year flat. Bad manners, bad hygiene, bad cooking. We’ve all been there. Or so I’ve been told. My flatmates are simply delightful, a masterclass in communal living, decency, and respect. I am truly saddened by how many horror stories I’ve heard of late, and thus, I present to you all: how to be a good flatmate. Taking advice from my real-life experiences, I hope you can see that being a wonderful flatmate isn’t as hard as it seems.My flatm

The Saint spoke to St Andrews student Judd Sundelson, who competed on the DP World Tour in March. After winning the South African Amateur Championship, Sundelson qualified for the SA Open Championship, competing against some of the world’s best professionals.

Having now been here a year, I find it surprising how temporary St Andrews can be. Eight months feels like eight weeks — new friends, old friends, places in and out, news shops opening and closing, new tourists, old tourists, first years in, fourth years out. We seem to live in a cycle, constantly moving ahead, without looking back. Yet St Andrews’s new and only antique shop on South Street, Fable, runs on a completely different timeline. I spoke to business owner India Russ

Aydin Dag, 45-year-old owner of St. Andrews Shawarma House, pleaded guilty to Dundee Sheriff Court for “an abusive course of conduct between December 2024 and November 2025,” according to The Courier. Despite his conviction, Dag has yet to be sentenced. He returned to the Court for sentencing on 31 March, following repeated deferments, and was granted a sentence postponement period to demonstrate good behaviour before his final sentencing. Dag, a St Andrews local, was found

On a crisp spring morning in April, almost the entire town of Anstruther (or what seemed like it) assembled at the Dreel Burn to anxiously watch The Duck Race — where over a thousand bright yellow rubber ducks are launched into the river, and everyone watches with bated breath to see if their sponsored duck will win. I set off for Anstruther, with a loyal friend in tow, on 4 April, at 9am (diabolically early for the first Saturday of Reading Week). Upon arriving, we found a q

On the making of Moth and Dog Are Dying to Get Out On Friday 10 April, St Andrews Art Theatre (STAAT) put on a production of Moth and Dog are Dying to Get Out at the prestigious National Student Drama Festival (NSDF) in Leicester. The company, as producer Ava Pegg-Davies explains, focuses on staging contemporary plays. “What we try to do with STAAT is have really minimalist script-driven performances that don't rely on big flamboyant props and sets, and just rely on good dial

A major emergency response was launched at East Sands on Tuesday morning, 14 April, after a bloodied T-shirt was discovered on the pier, Coastguard crews confirmed to The Courier . Emergency services, including police, coastguard teams, and a rescue helicopter, were called to the scene at around 8:20am, and the harbour area was subsequently taped off. National lifeboat crews from Arbroath, Dundee, and Anstruther were dispatched as part of the response. Approximately an hour l

Professor Claire Peddie, current Proctor and Vice-Principal Education at the University of St Andrews, is to retire from her Principal Office’s role in December 2026. On Monday 13 April, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University Dame Sally Mapstone announced the Proctor’s retirement in a university-wide email. Professor Peddie is a St Andrews alumna with both an undergraduate degree and a PhD in marine biology. Her career has been focused on education in biology, and s

Bill Logan de Witt, 29, last seen Sunday 5 April A search is underway for a former University of St Andrews student, Bill Logan de Witt, 29, who was declared missing after being last seen exiting the St Andrews Students’ Association at approximately midnight on Sunday 5 April. According to statements released by Police Scotland and shared via University communications and social media, de Witt had been “recently living” in Cellardyke, Fife. According to The Courier, he is

Greetings, St Andrews Events aficionados, from my bed. Hoodie on, covers pulled right up so that only my hands may reach out to type this article. Yes, I’m still recovering from the freezing temperatures at this year’s Moving Castle — but I’m nonetheless warmed by the weird and wonderful delights it offered. Let me first be clear that this was not my first (Szentek) rodeo. At varying levels of sobriety, Moving Castle was a returning fixture in my subhonours years. However, wi

If you’ve never been to a Holi celebration, you might be like me. Before attending Sanskriti, the Indian Society’s Tamasha celebration this week, all I knew about Holi was what my Scottish Catholic school had taught me about thirteen years ago. I think I had missed a memo on start times, because although the event was advertised to start at 12:30, when we arrived slightly too promptly at 12:45, we were told to wait a bit longer until they were ready for us. After a very shor

St Andrews Reform Society has gained provisional affiliation status with the University of St Andrews’ Student Association as of 13 March — a decision which prompted reactions from multiple political societies within St Andrews. In a statement issued to The Saint , a Union spokesperson clarified that “an application has been submitted by a St Andrews Reform UK Society to become an affiliated society [...] We are currently reviewing this application in line with our affiliati

St Andrews is littered with nods to the golf of yesteryear. You may have gazed at the old clubs adorning pub walls, eaten at The Niblick, or perhaps you live on Bobby Jones Place. But it’s all looking, no touching … or so I thought.

In a town where fashion shows tend to blur into one another it is easy to assume that all you really need is an elevated platform and some well-dressed students to pace it for 90 minutes. It was with this opinion that I arrived at the Ubuntu Charity Fashion Show 2026. It proved, however, to be sorely misplaced. From the outset, Ubuntu distinguished itself from the rest with a clear sense of purpose. With over 150 attendees and a line-up of international designers — Afro Muru,

Who would’ve thought Oktoberfest could be in March? And in Scotland? Not me, but there I found myself dressed in an Amazon dirndl on 14 March at Kinky B — our affectionate term for the East Neuk venue Kinkell Byre. Each year, a mysterious group known as “Das Kommittee” organises the most anticipated event of the University calendar: St Andrews Charity Oktoberfest. Steins, Lederhosen and Bratwurst are guaranteed. But a wristband? Now, that’s much harder to come by… Entry to

Between my weekly Shinty socials, and my friends’ many ‘splitting the G’ competitions, I face a perilous truth: I live in a world of beer drinkers. However, for ten glorious days between 20-29 March, St Andrews Cocktail Week means I must no longer hide myself away. Now in its fourth year, St Andrews Cocktail Week has hit upon a winning formula. Purchase a wristband online to gain access to a week's worth of exclusive deals: cocktails priced from £5, two-for-one drinks, food d

The success of Sejan’s Journal has been a long time coming. First-year medicine student Sejan Vigneswaralingam has been working on content creation for years now, though the publicity of his account today is something novel. His journey began in 2022. “I didn't actually post anything back then, but it was a starting point for me,” Vigneswaralingam said. This was when he first began making videos that recapped his summer and chronicled his travels. “But I wouldn't post them a

Dr Aidan McKay, a University of St Andrews Scientific Officer in the School of Chemistry, has pleaded guilty to serious sexual offences, involving attempts to communicate with a child and the possession of indecent images of children at his Dundee home as well as on University property, Dundee Sheriff Court has heard. McKay, 32, admitted to attempting to communicate with someone he believed to be a twelve-year-old girl and downloading sensitive materials involving children. T

To a packed hall largely comprising the elderly segment of St Andrews, Kate Khair, a Palestinian former STEPS (St Andrews Education for Palestinian Students) scholar, spoke of the realities of living under an apartheid. We often view these horrors, which seem so far away from the serenity of St Andrews, as another world. Here, our concerns seem to range from deadlines to whether we should really go to the Union on a Wednesday night. As we know too well, nothing is as it seems

“St Andrews, are you not entertained?” Josh Diri bellowed the famous quote from Gladiator over the Kinkell Byre PA system after defeating Will Nugent in Fight Night’s main event. The fourth-year’s antics were more Jake Paul than Russell Crowe, but the crowd lapped it up.

On the precipice of reading week, we traded a peaceful evening in for a night of dancing, drag, and fun. Run in collaboration with Fife Pride and Saints LGBT+, the two of us rocked up to Younger Hall for a Gaylidh – gay ceilidh, that is. We were promised a night of “joyful dancing, glorious gender play, and total freedom” and it was delivered in full force. Before the Gaylidh, we found ourselves discussing our respective engagements with queer culture back home. We both com

Nestled between Master Cobbler and Waterstones on 99 Market Street, you might have noticed a new opening: Smedley Fine Art. While the ‘old-fashioned’ lettering that transports you back to an Edwardian Britain might not look amiss in our little town, the story behind the shopfront might surprise you. There’s something slightly surreal about walking into a fine art gallery, in a location as coveted as Market Street, and being greeted by someone you could just as easily be sitt

With no Valentine’s Day plans and a very official-looking, bright orange press pass, I arrived among throngs of polished, primped-up, and booze-filled students in St Salvator’s Quad for the St Andrews Charity Fashion Show, or FS for short. I was sporting a black charity shop slip dress and borrowed, too-large loafers that made a clip-clop sound as I shuffled through the crowd. Mindful of the bright green Barnardos label I ripped out of my dress this morning, I realised that t

Several students living in the private student accommodation Ayton House have been displaced from their housing after issues with the building’s roof forced their removal. The impacted students, all living on the ‘B-Block’ building’s top floor, were told they had to move out when they returned to St Andrews after the winter break, with little to no warning in advance. An anonymous male third-year student shared his experience with The Saint , saying that upon his return in l

Uber Scot Limited has applied for a booking licence to operate within Fife County. The application, which the Fife Council is currently reviewing, was made on 23 January this year. If granted, this office would open Uber transport services from the Rosyth Business Centre. Despite the application, the East Fife Taxi Association (EFTA) has raised “serious concerns” about Uber’s bid. Spokesperson Linda Holt said: “We have significant concerns about the impact this application

What we owe ourselves On 30th January 2026, the American Department of Justice released “the last batch” of evidence in connection to Jeffrey Epstein’s conviction of federal sex trafficking charges. I will not be looking at these files. I have absolutely no interest in seeing evidence of children getting abused, raped, and murdered. The files include not only photographs that the investigators working with the DOJ took; they also include photographs and videos taken by Jeffre

Fight Night training is in full swing, no pun intended, and with less than two weeks until the big night, the gloves are nearly off. With queues for the bar guaranteed to rival those in the Union on a Wednesday night, here’s who you’ll want to keep an eye on before you commit to the line.

Like millions around the world, I have spent the last few weeks glued to the TV watching the Winter Olympics. Under Milan and Cortina’s vibrant beauty, the Games deliver world-leading winter sport talent, leaving me on the edge of my seat, wondering: will she land that jump? How fast can he skate? One sport in particular stood out — curling, where players slide stones across ice towards a target whilst using a broom to sweep and control their speed. However, curling equipment

Dame Anne Pringle has been elected to serve as the new Chancellor of the University of St Andrews after winning the majority vote of support against candidates Lord Mark Sedwill, Lady Walmsley, and Dame Barbara Woodward. A total of 5,210 votes were cast out of the University’s 7,000 registered alumni and senior staff, yielding a high voter turnout of over 73%. Succeeding the late Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, Pringle is the first woman in the University’s 600-year history to h

It is no secret to over half of the population that there are ebbs and flows within each monthly cycle. This is a broad statement and does not account for women who do not menstruate for many reasons, including amenorrhea, PCOS, hormonal conditions, or other gender-specific factors.

Carpe diem — to seize the day — means different things for different people. For some, it’s waking up to welcome the sunrise and going for a run on the Scores. For others, it’s a morning spent in leisure before heading to a common place, with familiar faces and pints. At various pubs across town, Willie Tair, Alan Fraser, and Gordon Smith, are united by a shared love for a midday pint and good chat. Sat at The Keys Bar with Willie Tait Tait, always accompanied by his golde

University of St Andrews Neuroscience PhD student Jui-yi Chen was convicted on 30 January of having sexually assaulted a woman in October 2025, with reported continued inappropriate behaviour into November 2025. He pled guilty to two charges of sexual assault. According to evidence presented in Dundee Sheriff Court, Chen had been in a relationship with the victim since September 2025. She had set clear boundaries which Chen then violated, subjecting her to an hour of “thrusti