In 1968, the university was to move from its home in Battersea Park, South-West London, to Stag Hill, in Guildford, Surrey.

The first few hundred issues were usually edited by the Union Executive, before an annual editor was appointed.

[2] In 2018 the committee decided to revive the website and make it an active, integral part of the magazine's functioning by publishing a new article at least once a week.

These are: Features, Culture, Sport, Opinion, Science & Technology, News, Politics, Sustainability and Societies.

In 2023, The Stag magazine was shortlisted and was Highly Commended for 'Best Creative Piece' by the National Student Publication Association.