It currently consists of 24 pages split into News, Features, Science and Environment, Opine, International, Puzzles, Satire, Life and Style, Arts, and Sports.

It appeared in the press in 2003 when the then editorial team resigned in protest over attempts by Aberdeen University Students' Association to enforce content and restrict the budget and print run.

The paper has a number of notable past writers and editors including Alistair Darling and David Torrance.

Between 2009 and 2012, The Gaudie was completely redesigned under the tenure of Editors Joe Blyth, Anne-Claire Deseilligny, and James Valentine to have a more consistent look throughout the whole paper.

The newly designed mastheads were made to mirror the window pattern of the Sir Duncan Rice Library, an important landmark of Old Aberdeen.