Community Fund
Our University Community Fund enables the University to listen to ideas, adapt to local needs, and provide financial support to deliver real benefits for the wider community. The Community Fund accepts applications…
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Bus subsidy provides helping hand in challenging times
A pilot scheme between the University and Stagecoach to give staff and students a 75% discount on bus travel saved more than £700,000 in its first 12 months and reduced the carbon footprint of travellers by 614 tonnes…
St AndReuse
St AndReuse is a townwide project that aims to tackle waste, save carbon, keep money in our pockets and build community, by passing on what we no longer need. Everything is free, except adult clothing and shoes, which…
Putting down roots to grow strong food network
In 2023, local sustainability group Transition University of St Andrews set up a gleaning network to redistribute unharvested vegetables from farmers’ fields to community and fridges in North East Fife, including the…
Arclight: Empowering healthcare workers in Rwanda and beyond
Eye care is a dimension of health that is often overlooked. This is a particular issue in low-resource communities where other social or health challenges prevent patients from seeking care until it is too late. In…
School of Medicine
The Medical School has developed an inter-varsity group of Scottish medical schools to form a network of sustainable medicine practice, working to develop the network of students and practitioners in the field through…
Engaging education for a sustainable future
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) represent a systemic approach for understanding local, national and global challenges. A student internship through the Proctors Office facilitated the…
Golden Dandelion Awards
Now in their fourth year, the Golden Dandelion Awards are coordinated by the University’s Sustainability in the Curriculum Committee (SiTC), inviting submissions that demonstrate considerable contribution to Education…
Creating Impact through Enterprise Education
Associate Dean (Education) Arts & Divinity, Dr Gosia Mitka, with Kenneth Boyd and Dr Kirsty Ross in the School of Computer Science, launched a project helping students to identify issues they believed were important to…
Project scoops UN award
A project led by Senior Lecturer Dr Rehema White from the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, and funded by The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, received a Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE)…