As part of the Environmental Facilitators programme http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/environment/EnvironmentalFacilitators/ we spent some time on the West Sands dunes last Wednesday. We were helping Fife Coast and…
This week we welcome a new addition to the Environment Team as Sarah Duley starts her year as the Sustainability Officer. Sarah is a recent graduate of the Sustainable Development undergraduate programme at the…
Yesterday was the Wee Green Machine Unveiling Ceremony. The three kids with winning designs were finally able to see their artwork on the side of the van. Read the whole story about the art competition in our previous…
Staff across the University of St Andrews have donated educational resources for schools in Namibia, to help children in need. Earlier this month, the Environment Team coordinated efforts to collect items for a…
It’s that time of year where everyone is getting ready for holidays… Before you leave for the Christmas break after exams please remember to switch off all electrical appliances and lights and turn down your radiators.…
Remember our earlier post about the 100% electric vehicle and the Environment Team’s plans for brightening it up? (read the story here) We can now reveal that a green art competition has successfully been held with P6…
In this blog Roddy Yarr (Environment and Energy Manager at the University of St Andrews) talks about his first-hand experiences working on the Kenly Wind turbine development. Over the past year, I seem to have…
Did you participate in the Foam fight on Raisin Monday? We did! Every year, the University helps to organise this bizarre, unique, exhilarating tradition that is so unusual we are broadcast around the world. From the…
The New Biomedical Sciences Research Centre (BSRC) has been awarded an A-rated energy performance certificate. The BSRC, on which construction was recently completed, is a world-class research facility. This means that…
Did you know that the University of St Andrews has a 100% electric vehicle? No, neither did I until someone told me about the Mega. But it’s true, Grounds has been using an electric vehicle around campus to help out…