St Andrews University Conservative and Unionist Association

St Andrews University Conservative and Unionist Association This is the official page for the St Andrews U̶n̶i̶v̶e̶r̶s̶i̶t̶y̶ Conservative and Unionist Association.

Established in 1867, the St Andrews University Conservative and Unionist Association (StAUCA) is the oldest, largest and most active political society at the University of St Andrews. Our staple event, Port and Policy, takes place every two to three weeks on a Thursday. P&P involves lively and good-humoured debate on a range of issues (see our past events for previous motions). All in attendance a

re invited to speak, debate and vote - ideally with a glass of port in hand! Whilst we are proudly a conservative society - and affiliated with the UK Conservative and Unionist Party - we welcome students from all political persuasions who enjoy politics, banter, and real ale. In both semesters, we hold a number of other events, from our weekly Thatcher Thursday pub socials to formal black-tie dinners. Keep an eye on our page or our Instagram for further details throughout the academic year.

We are delighted to welcome all in Fife - and beyond - to our Candlemas Alumni Dinner on Saturday 25th April at St Mark’...
01/04/2026

We are delighted to welcome all in Fife - and beyond - to our Candlemas Alumni Dinner on Saturday 25th April at St Mark’s Church, starting from 19:30.

Tickets are £27.50 for members, £30 for alumni, and £35 for non-members.

Ticket includes starters of mixed pakora & potato fritters, various curries with garlic naan and pilau rice, and the traditional StAUCA Eton mess - alongside at least half a bottle of wine from WineCo

StAUCA warmly invites all in Fife to our latest Port & Policy next Thursday.The motions are as follows:1. This house wou...
28/03/2026

StAUCA warmly invites all in Fife to our latest Port & Policy next Thursday.

The motions are as follows:
1. This house would support the creation of a German nuclear deterrent.
2. This house believes in the absolute right to protest.
3. This house would ban po*******hy.

The debate will be held in St Mark’s Parish Church Hall at 8pm on Thursday 2nd of April. To ensure only the highest quality of debate port will be provided. As ever, Aikman’s will be be booked after the conclusion of the debates. We hope to see as many of you there as possible!

Do get in touch if you’d like to speak.

Dress code (rigorously enforced!): jacket & tie or equivalent.
£6 members & £10 non-members.
Membership, ties & pin badges will also be on sale.

StAUCA warmly invites all in Fife to our latest Port & Policy (and EGM) next Thursday.The motions are as follows:1. This...
05/03/2026

StAUCA warmly invites all in Fife to our latest Port & Policy (and EGM) next Thursday.

The motions are as follows:
1. This house would commit British forces to Iran.
2. This house believes Kier Starmer is a modern Chamberlain.
3. This house regrets the decline of the Scottish Kirk.

The debate will be held in St Mark’s Parish Church Hall at 8pm on Thursday 12th of March. To ensure only the highest quality of debate port will be provided. As ever, Aikman’s will be be booked after the conclusion of the debates. We hope to see as many of you there as possible!

Do get in touch if you’d like to speak.

Dress code (rigorously enforced!): jacket & tie or equivalent.
£6 members & £10 non-members.
Membership, ties & pin badges will also be on sale.

StAUCA is pleased to confirm that this year's Alumni dinner will be taking place on Saturday 25th April in St Mark's.All...
02/03/2026

StAUCA is pleased to confirm that this year's Alumni dinner will be taking place on Saturday 25th April in St Mark's.
All alumni all warmly invited to attend and we look forward to seeing as many people possible there.
Tickets and additional information will be released in due course but, in the meantime, please encourage all Alumni to mark the date our in their diary.
See you soon!

25/02/2026

Following on from our fundraiser in support of last November, we’re delighted to share the end result of our donation. Over £1250 was raised, and has gone towards acquiring a large quantity of tourniquets for Jack Lopresti’s current unit, the 12th Special Forces Brigade. Thank you very much to everyone who attended and donated at the original event.

StAUCA warmly invites all in Fife to our first Port & Policy of Candlemas Semester this Thursday. We are delighted to be...
10/02/2026

StAUCA warmly invites all in Fife to our first Port & Policy of Candlemas Semester this Thursday. We are delighted to be holding this debate in conjunction with the Liberal Democrats Society, much like one of our traditional Joint Debates.

The motions are as follows:
1. TH would rejoin the EU
2. TH believes the Lib Dems are Scotland's only Unionist choice

The debate will be held in St Mark’s Parish Church Hall at 8pm on Thursday 12th of February.

To ensure only the highest quality of debate port will be provided.
As ever, Aikman’s will be be booked after the conclusion of the debates.

Dress code: jacket & tie or equivalent.
£6 members & £10 non-members.
Membership, ties & pin badges will also be on sale.

We were delighted to be joined by Mr Robert Topping and Sir Desmond Swayne on Saturday for our Candelmas Opening Dinner....
10/02/2026

We were delighted to be joined by Mr Robert Topping and Sir Desmond Swayne on Saturday for our Candelmas Opening Dinner.
We would like to thank everyone who attended, in particular, Mr Teddy Banham, our Vice-Chair who cooked a hearty Scottish meal for our somewhat belated Burn's Night.
We do hope everyone who attended had a wonderful evening, especially our guests, who returned to StAUCA after some years away.
If you missed this event do keep an eye out on our Instagram for information about Alumni Dinner, our final dinner of the year.

18/11/2024

Reminder that the EGM is this week, at 7pm on Thursday in St Marks Church.

07/10/2024

A reminder that the EGM for StAUCA is on this Thursday (10th of October) at 19:00, at St Mark's Parish Church.
We have already recieved plenty of applications for the 2 positions available - please keep those coming.
We look forward to see all of you very soon.

***(A reminder that you need to be a member to run / vote for Committee positions. Only members are also allowed to suggest any constitutional amendments)***

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