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Next Steps for the No. 1 University in the UK
According to The Times’ Good University Guide 2022, St Andrews has now eclipsed the likes of Oxford and Cambridge to propel it to the top...
Katie Brennan
Oct 30, 2021


Town vs. Gown Clashes Accelerate Mid-Freshers' Week
After a sternly worded sonnet penned by a St Andrews local appeared at the Freshers’ Week plant sale, it seems that town and gown...
Katie Brennan
Sep 27, 2021


Vaccinations Begin for St Andrews Students
In a race against Covid-19 and its fast-spreading variants, the United Kingdom’s vaccination program is proceeding rapidly and throughout...
Asya Wu
May 6, 2021


Students Face Burn Out Amidst Exams
As the semester is coming to an end it also means that deadlines and exams are close approaching. Online school hasn’t been easy, for...
Nikole Oberta
May 3, 2021


Hands Off My Hijab! France Passes Separatist Bill
On the 30th of March 2021, the French Senate voted to prohibit women under the age of 18 from publicly wearing any religious clothing...
Kashika Malhotra
Apr 23, 2021


Reclaim The Night!
The Sarah Everard case is completely and utterly chilling. Every woman has been there – alone, on a darkened road, heart beating...
Katie Brennan
Apr 18, 2021


Does St Andrews Have a Clear Path to Post-Covid Normality?
Although procedures such as this now seem the norm, the effectiveness of the university’s response to dealing with Covid ought to be...
Bea Wilding
Apr 11, 2021


Social Distancing Causes Loneliness Pandemic
Mental health issues are a persistent, pressing concern and have aggravated into a much bigger issue since the pandemic paralyzed the...
Kashika Malhotra
Mar 20, 2021


The Rector's Committee Has Changed And You Should Care
In autumn, Leyla Hussein was elected to be the rector for the next three years in November 2020. The job of the rector is to link the...
Maya Gomez Coultas
Mar 19, 2021


Graduation Is Canceled: Opinion From An Impending Graduate
Just over a week ago, graduating students received an email from the principal of the university announcing that, for the second year in...
Molly Carlough
Mar 14, 2021


Racism Spreads Alongside Coronavirus in St Andrews' Streets
As coronavirus continues to spread, there is a more important virus among us – racism. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Asian...
Nikole Oberta
Mar 14, 2021


St Andrews' Pubs Struggle Mid-Lockdown
Covid- 19 has left the hospitality industry without direction. St Andrews is a small place and most of its pubs and bars are situated in...
Maya Gomez Coultas
Mar 4, 2021


Online Learning Might Be Here to Stay
As Principal Sally Mapstone’s e-mail on February 10th clearly stated, this semester will continue online. Despite our hopes that we could...
Asya Wu
Mar 1, 2021


Vaccine Nationalism Puts Lives At Risk
The UK is currently pushing ahead in its Covid-19 vaccination programme. 600,000 Brits alone received a dose on the 30th of January in...
Katie Brennan
Feb 21, 2021


University Refuses to Communicate Effectively Amidst Covid-19
Our unfortunate reality this semester is that all classes may stay online and the 2021 graduation ceremony could be cancelled. Sally...
Eleni Zervos
Feb 8, 2021


Meet Our New Rector: Leyla Hussein
On the 16th October, the students of St Andrews voted in Dr Leyla Hussein OBE as the new Rector of the University of St Andrews, making...
Ella Crowsley
Oct 26, 2020


One Year Since Line in the Sand
One year ago, on the 20th of September 2019 the St Andrews community came together for the biggest climate strike ever to have happened...
Lea Weimann
Sep 25, 2020


St Andrews Has Failed Its Students Throughout the Pandemic
After promising in-person teaching in June, leading students across the world to book their journeys to return in September, pay their...
Annie Smith
Sep 12, 2020


Sexual Assault Is Undeniably Present at University of St Andrews
When Emily, a rising second year, visited St Andrews in 2017, she fell in love with the university as many prospective students do. Every...
Emily Goggin, Maiah Khin & Bella DiPietro
Jul 9, 2020


Anti-Racism Demonstration Takes Place on West Sands
On June 27th, members of the St Andrews community gathered on West Sands to demonstrate in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in...
Anna
Jul 9, 2020
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