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…
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News, stories and events on biodiversity in St Andrews.
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…
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…
Where Earth Ends: Rediscovering and reimagining Scotland’s urban green spaces
Various sustainable landscape approaches, such as edible gardens and wildflower meadows, are gaining traction, yet biodiversity conflicts—stemming from differing expectations of landscapes—remain a significant barrier…
Scotland’s longest running coastal habitat restoration project
Green Shores at the University of St Andrews is Scotland’s longest-running coastal habitat restoration project, with 25 years of saltmarsh restoration and research. Saltmarshes protect valuable land from coastal…
“It’s nice to be part of something bigger”: Meet the Biodiversity Interns for Summer 2024
The biodiversity interns have made an instagram (@st.andrews_wildlife) showcasing the behind-the-scenes of their biodiversity monitoring and also providing information on local flora and fauna. Give them a follow! From…
“The Main Thing is Just Getting Out There”: Interview with Emma, Meadows in the Making Intern
The University’s Meadows in the Making project has sowed dozens of new meadows across North East Fife, and three of them sit surrounding the Guardbridge’s Eden Campus. These three large plots of wildflower meadows…
“It’s Actually a Very Birdy Town, If You Look Around”: Interview With Tom, St Andrews Birding Society Member
It’s ten past nine on a Saturday morning when I knock on Tom’s door. When he first told me that birding would be better in the mornings, I agreed enthusiastically to a nine a.m. start. Now, however, as I stand bleary…
Biodiversity in focus, locally and beyond
The University is collaborating with a range of partners including Fife Council, Kinkell Byre, Abbeyford Leisure, Forest & Land Scotland, Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews Botanic Garden, local farmers and estate managers, to…