Monthly Archives: November 2011
Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE At 6am Wednesday morning, around 20 students from the University of St Andrews occupied St Salvator’s Quad to protest against the raising of rest of UK (RUK) fees to £9,000 a year, under the name of ’36 … Continue reading
Another Occupation
Students have occupied St Salvator’s Quad in protest to the rise in RUK fees. Details to follow shortly…
The reason for increased tuition fees?
Well that would explain the funding discrepancies…
Tent city lives on
Things at the occupation are banterous. We have candles, cozy tents and lovely people all around. We are also overwhelmed by the quantity of food we have received, courtesy of passers-by as well as local businesses acting in the spirit … Continue reading
Braving Another Fife Night
This is about the point where the cold kicks in and we start to wonder quite why we decided to occupy outside again. Last year we were complaining that the University turned the heating off. We didn’t know how lucky … Continue reading
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday afternoon saw anti-cuts activists in St. Andrews occupied University property to demonstrate against the recent increase in fees for rest of UK (RUK) students. Around 30 students set up camp in St. Marys Quad in St. … Continue reading
St Andrews Occupies Again
As of 12 midday, students from the University of St Andrews occupied St Mary’s Quad in protest to the increase in RUK fees. The occupation will last until midnight Thursday. Please come along if you oppose the unjustified and undemocratic … Continue reading
Rally St Mary’s Quad
Just a quick message. Senior university management and Scottish education politicians (i.e. the people behind the rise in RUK fees) will be in St Andrews today. We’re holding a rally in St Mary’s Quad at midday today (Wednesday) to show … Continue reading
St Andrews – The Most Expensive University in Europe
We’ve been making this claim quite a bit recently, and given that we’ve been frequently asked to explain it (justifiably of course) we’ve decided to give a quick run through of our logic. There are multiple factors to bear in mind: … Continue reading