The Saint can reveal that University Rector Leyla Hussein OBE has only visited St Andrews for a week since her election victory in 2020. The campaigner and activist has also not been present at any University Court meetings since her formal installation in April 2022. This has led her former Rector’s Assessor, Stella Maris, to…

Striking staff have accused the Principal Dame Sally Mapstone of “hiding” and “abrogating her responsibility” in her response to the dispute which has led to the latest strikes in St Andrews. The Saint spoke to those on the picket lines Thursday 9 February in the second week of the 18 days of UCU strike action…

This week, The Saint had the honour of speaking to one of the most beloved members of the Medieval History faculty as he spoke to us about his journey to St Andrews, Lord of the Rings, and the future of HS2. Dr Alex Woolf’s journey to St Andrews wasn’t the plod through postgraduate degrees we…

The University of St Andrews’ Department of Chinese Studies is offering students a unique program for the study of Cantonese Culture. The Department for Chinese Studies is also founding a Cantonese Studies archive to preserve Cantonese cultures for future generations and historians in the wake of recent crackdowns by the Chinese Communist Party. Prof Gregory…