In Pictures: There’s no place like foam for St Andrews students on Raisin Monday

The traditional foam fight dates back to the university’s founding in 1413.

Monday 20 October 2025 11:13 EDT

Students take part in the traditional Raisin Monday foam fight on St Salvator’s Lower College Lawn at the University of St Andrews (Jane Barlow/PA) (PA Wire)

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Hundreds of students at St Andrews University descended on campus for the annual foam party.

First-year students took to St Salvator’s Quad to take part in the messy ceremony for Raisin Monday.

Students got a soaking as part of the famous event inspired by the 600-year-old Scottish university’s “academic families” tradition, which sees older students adopt first-year students as “children” and help guide them in a system of mentoring.

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In Pictures: There’s no place like foam for St Andrews students on Raisin Monday

The traditional foam fight dates back to the university’s founding in 1413.

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