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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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…
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…
Exploring inequality and the historical neglect of creative industry roles
Dr Lucy Donaldson, from the Department of Film Studies, is working to bring greater visibility to marginalised workers in Scotland’s film industry, particularly those in lesser-recognized roles such as costume…
Resisting Colonial Fabrications
By Jennifer Graley – 4th year Fabric is intrinsically woven with a thread of deep colonial complexity. These fabrications assemble to form the clothes of the everyday; universally seen as fashions of identity, status,…
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…
Eden Campus
Eden Campus lies at the heart of the University’s ambitious strategy to become carbon-neutral by 2035. This hub of innovation and entrepreneurship will provide solutions to current energy problems; solutions which…
Widening Access and Increasing Opportunities
The University is committed to improving equality of access for students from across diverse backgrounds, and to reducing and eliminating barriers for students. No applicant with the potential to do well should be…
Cycle-friendly Campus
Sustainable Travel The University is certified as a Cycle-friendly Campus, with a rating of ‘excellent.’ The St Andrews Bike Users Group was initially set up to address issues around bike safety and cycle light use.…
Circular Economy
Environment Manager Andrew Stahly is spearheading a legacy furniture project, which includes refurbishing exam desks. Around 500 of these desks are stored at Teases Mill near Ceres in between use at exam locations…