Guest Blog: Fairtrade Christmas Gift Guide
The Environment Team work closely with the University’s Fairtrade Steering Group, and are proud to present this guest blog written by their Fairtrade intern, Catriona! Read on for lots of great ideas for…
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Student Sustainability Blogs
In the Environment Team we do our best to bring you interesting and relevant content about environmental issues…but we’re not the only ones! There are a number of student bloggers sharing their thoughts and ideas on…
3 Simple Tips for a Happy Hallogreen!
Excuse the awful pun… With Halloween just a few short days away, The Environment Team have come up with a few simple tips to help you become sustainably spooky… 1. Costumes – vintage, reused, DIY – oh my! Instead of…
St Andrews Citizen: “Green Light for Energy Centre”
. The University of St Andrews’ drive to become a carbon neutral institution came a step closer this week when plans for a biomass development at Guardbridge were approved by Fife Council. . The £25 million investment…
Raisin Monday: Behind the Scenes
Every autumn, hundreds of first year students get dressed up in a variety of creative costumes by their academic mums, collect a receipt from their academic dads, then participate in a massive shaving foam fight that…
Carrier Bag Charge (Scotland) – What’s It All About?
Have you spotted posters like this one popping up in shops? The adorable elephant is named Ernie, and he’s helping spread the word about the single use carrier bag charge coming into force in Scotland from 20th…
How To Have An (Environmentally!) Responsible Raisin
Raisin Weekend is one of the many weird and wonderful traditions that makes St Andrews such a unique and special place to study – not only that, but it’s also loads of fun! In celebration of the event, and in light of…
Guest Blog: “Creating a Green Space: The New Community Garden”
This week we have a rather special blog post coming to you from the Head Gardener of the University Hall Community Garden, Charlotte Davis. Our garden, around the back of University Hall, is still under a year old!…
Hall vs Hall – Interhall Energy Competition and the Champion’s League
Now that you’re all settled into your halls of residence, hopefully you’ll have discovered that the St Andrews residences come with a great deal of hall pride. What better way to show off this hall spirit than by…
Bike sales, repairs, and security marking – oh my!
Thanks to all those who came along on Friday to our annual Freshers’ Bike Sale hosted by the Environment Team and Bikeworks Fife. Hopefully everyone was able to go away from the sale with something – if not a new bike,…