English journalist, short-story writer, poet and novelist born in India (1865–1936)
The University of St Andrews has a six-candidate field for rector, including Brian Baumgartner and Green MSP Q Manivannan. Current rector Stella Maris has faced multiple dismissals and reinstatements related to governance disputes. The vote will determine who leads the historic university in a year when the rector role plays a visible part in campus life.