PG Café

PG Café is an informal gathering for all St Andrews postgraduate students (taught and research), organised by St Leonard’s College. It normally takes place monthly, usually in Old Burgh School, though it has also been held at different venues across the University, such as the Students Union and Gateway (we are open to suggestions!).

St Leonard’s College provides free hot drinks and biscuits, sometimes cakes or doughnuts; you just need to bring yourselves. You can come on your own or with friends, if you prefer, and you can stay for as long as you like. During the café you can meet with PG students from different cohorts, Schools or level of study, and chat in a relaxed setting about anything you like – it doesn’t need to be study-related!

You can also discuss with St Leonard’s College staff, pick up their brains, provide feedback to the College and make suggestions for activities, and any aspect of PG student life at St Andrews.

From time to time, we invite colleagues from other areas of the University, to give you the opportunity to have a discussion and ask questions on a specific topic. In the past, we had representatives from Careers, and we plan to invite reps from Sports and Registry (Changes of Circumstances).

We also try to have an online version of PG Café in Teams, open to any PG student who may not be in St Andrews, including students in our PGT Digital programmes. Unfortunately, you need to provide your own coffee and cake for this, but we hope that the company and networking opportunities would worth it.

Dates and location of PG Café are advertised in our website and our social media. We are looking forward to meeting you at a PG Café soon!

Contact us

St Leonard's College
The Old Burgh School,
Abbey Walk
St Andrews
KY16 9LB

[email protected]

Phone:+44 (0)1334 46 2003

Upcoming events

Creating Habits for Balance and Success in your PhD
Tuesday 16 September 2025, 9.30am to 11.30am
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Relaxed drawing @ Wardlaw
Wednesday 24 September 2025, 5.00pm -7.00pm
Wardlaw Museum

Chaplain’s Conversation with Dr James Rae (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Wednesday 24 September 2025, 5.30pm-6.30pm
The Byre Theatre


Rewrite the Night – Student LATE

Friday 27 September 2025, 8.00pm to 10.00pm
Wardlaw Museum
£7 (Early Bird), £8 (Standard) and £10 on the door (subject to availability)

Postgraduate Researcher Welcome Event
For all new PhD, MPhil, MSc(Res), and DProf students
Monday 29 September 2025, 10.00am to 12.00pm
Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Race Equality Lecture 2025: Professor Gary Younge ‘Equal opportunities not photo opportunities’
Tuesday 30 September 2025, 5.30pm-7.00pm
Buchanan Lecture Theatre
Booking required


Relaxed Drawing @ Wardlaw

Wednesday 1 October 2025, 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Wardlaw Museum

People make places: Popular music and Scottish urban identity
Saturday 4 October 2025, 10.30am – 9.30pm
Laidlaw Music Centre, McPherson Recital Room

St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies – Bullough Lecture ‘Firmiter Credimus: The changing dynamics of lay belief’ – Professor John Arnold (Cambridge)
Monday 6 October 2025, 5.15pm -6.45pm
Parliament Hall

Dr Garth C. Japhet ‘Breaking Down Barriers in a Divided World’ – James Gregory Lecture
Monday 6 October 2025, 5.15pm – 6.30pm
Booth Lecture Theatre, Medicine Building

Relaxed Drawing @ Wardlaw
Wednesday 8 October 2025, 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Wardlaw Museum

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