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…
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Partnering for a sustainable future
As part of the University Sustainability Strategy, colleagues have been exploring how organisations we partner with can contribute to community value and provide benefits beyond their core services. Senior…
Corrour/St Andrews partnership hosts community engagement event
Last week, our partners at Corrour hired the community hall in Spean Bridge and warmly invited local stakeholders to come and learn more about the exciting natural capital and research partnership with the University…
St Andrews’ first Green Sports Focus Group launches successfully!
On Friday the 31st of January, eco-conscious students from a variety of sporting backgrounds gathered to attend St Andrews’ first Green Sports Focus Group – a free workshop aiming to create a space for those who play…
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…
Spare Spoon – the student-led initiative tackling poverty and food waste
Recognizing the amount of food being wasted in the halls of residence at the University, students launched the Spare Spoon Initiative. With support from Transition, the team offered free, hot meals to the local…
Combining the sciences to tackle health challenges
Hellen Onyango is a medical laboratory scientist at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya, specializing in medical microbiology. She is pursuing a PhD in the School of Medicine,…
Peatland Restoration: A Guide for Crofting Communities
Peatlands cover about 20% of Scotland and store an estimated 1.7 billion tonnes of carbon, making them vital for sustainable climate action. In 2024, Dr Lydia Cole, a lecturer in the School of Geography and Sustainable…
BIRCH: Biodiversity Interdisciplinary Research Community Hub
The Biodiversity Interdisciplinary Research Community Hub (BIRCH) aims to foster interdisciplinary research on biodiversity by identifying opportunities for innovative collaboration. Through student research…