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New Rooftop Solar Project Across Campus

The University of St Andrews strategy 2022-2027 sets out how we will integrate sustainability in our governance and decision-making processes, accelerating progress towards the Carbon Net Zero 2035 and wider goals in…

Education for Sustainability

Dr Rehema White Learn more about Sustainability in the Curriculum at the University of St Andrews with this brief guide: Why do we need it? Global challenges such as the climate and nature crises, social inequalities,…

Tree-planting challenge

The University’s efforts to support local biodiversity continued last weekend, March 9 2025, with tree planting sessions at Cambo Estate and the Grange in St Andrews. Teams of students, staff and local residents helped…

Recycling Recap: Let’s Get It Right!

Recycling at the University helps reduce waste and even generates income. Here’s how you can do your part: Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR) – Keep It Clean! Our blue DMR bins are for small cardboard, cans, tins, cartons, and…

Sustainability in our Cafés

As a student, the main library café was my oasis away from the third-floor desktops, providing me with essential social interaction and an opportunity to refuel. The university cafés are hubs that represent the nexus…

Reusing IT to combat digital poverty  

One in five children home-schooled during the pandemic lacked access to an appropriate device, such as a laptop. As technology continues to advance, more people are being left behind, worsening existing inequities…

Support for smallholder farmers in East Africa 

Scientists at St Andrews are collaborating with colleagues from the James Hutton Institute in Dundee and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture in Kenya to develop tools to tackle an emerging threat to…