The University scooped a Green Gown Award for the Nature Networks project under the Nature Positive category in the 2025 UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards, held in Birmingham this week (Thursday 6 November). Delivered by…
With over 20 stationed across University sites, it is hard to miss the bright red donation banks for the British Heart Foundation. Between 2024-2025, 5,619 bags of items (weighing just under 50 tons) were donated…
The University of St Andrews’ pioneering approach to grassland management has been featured in a new NatureScot video series on Nature Positive Amenity Grassland Management, now available on YouTube and set to become…
Raisin is a beloved academic family tradition unique to the University of St Andrews, and has changed a lot over the years. The University aims to to minimise the environmental impact while maximising the enjoyment…
On Tuesday, Transition University of St Andrews and the Environment team facilitated the monthly Climate Café in Zest Café, St Andrews, based on the theme of Fairtrade, in recognition of Fairtrade Fortnight. Local…
Transition StAndReuse hosted its annual BIG GIVE AWAY during orientation week, welcoming 1,037 students into the local sharing economy! A remarkable 2,293.93 kg of items – including bedding, clothes, kitchenware,…
The Environment team hosted a group of six students from Faire Gemeente (Fair Trade Towns) in Flanders, Belgium in August, ahead of the International Fair Trade Towns Conference in Edinburgh. These young people are…
Members of the Corrour X St Andrews partnership research board spent the day visiting colleagues and facilities at Eden Campus and in St Andrews ahead of the board meeting on Friday last week. The partnership, which…
Waste management discussions often focus on how many resources are ‘saved from’ or ‘end up in’ landfill. However, the term landfill is often used wrongly as a catch-all for general waste management processes. At the…
Read student Marko’s reflections on sustainability over his summer internship at EY. Hello everyone! My name is Marko Fickert Ariza, and I am a fourth-year Geography and Management student at the University of St…