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Council plans deep cuts to charity funding
Posted on February 10, 2021March 7, 2021

Council plans deep cuts to charity funding

Fife Council, which is facing a £11M black hole in its 2021-22 budget, is planning to take £410,000 of its funding of ...
University Security break up student party in St Andrews
Posted on February 3, 2021February 14, 2021

University Security break up student party in St Andrews

In a letter sent to students today (3rd February), and copied to staff, University Principal Sally Mapstone revealed tha...
University’s £70M student accommodation plans for Albany Park approved
Posted on January 15, 2021February 10, 2021

University’s £70M student accommodation plans for Albany Park approved

A resubmitted planning application for a 681-bed student accommodation complex at Albany Park was approved by local coun...
St Andrews students to stay at home
Posted on January 11, 2021January 30, 2021

St Andrews students to stay at home

On the 8th January, the University's Principal, Sally Mapstone, wrote to staff and students to indicate that that with f...
Struggling Fife families with self-isolating pupils to get help with food costs
Posted on November 26, 2020January 1, 2021

Struggling Fife families with self-isolating pupils to get help with food costs

Fife Council is planning to offer financial help to those families that struggle with the unexpected extra food costs wh...
University to open rapid Covid testing centre
Posted on November 25, 2020December 3, 2020

University to open rapid Covid testing centre

St Andrews University is planning to open a  rapid testing centre by the end of November in the University Sports Centr...
Number of University Covid cases rises to 25
Posted on September 30, 2020October 8, 2020

Number of University Covid cases rises to 25

Following another weekend of voluntary lockdown, and with the number of cases rising to 25, Professor Mapstone has writt...
Four more student Covid-19 cases
Posted on September 21, 2020September 30, 2020

Four more student Covid-19 cases

The University of St Andrews has reported a further 4 cases, all connected to a party in a student hall of residence, du...
Students face weekend lockdown
Posted on September 18, 2020September 21, 2020

Students face weekend lockdown

Following the identification of three University cases of Covid-19, and a sustained rise in cases within Scotland, Princ...
University linked Covid-19 cases reported
Posted on September 11, 2020September 21, 2020

University linked Covid-19 cases reported

News of the cases, a student and a member of staff, come amid concern about the return of students and staff to St Andre...
Council plans to divert Pupil Equity Funds to cover Covid-19 costs
Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

Council plans to divert Pupil Equity Funds to cover Covid-19 costs

Councils have been given the go ahead to use some funding given directly to all schools by the Scottish Government to he...

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