News, stories and events on engagement in the St Andrews community.
The Golden Dandelion stamp is a new scheme that recognises excellent sustainability modules in the curriculum at the University of St Andrews. It helps students finding interdisciplinary, innovative and creative ways…
Scholars, layers and students are coming together to discuss how real changes can be delivered. You can join them and influence the climate crisis. Holme oak at St Mary’s Quadrangle, University of St Andrews.Students…
Calling all University of St Andrews class of 2021 graduates: applications are now open for our annual Sustainability Coordinator position! This is a one-year position within the Estates department. As Sustainability…
Connect policymakers, academics and students across the world, and harness the power of virtual collaboration to help deliver a zero-carbon, resilient world. Students have the opportunity to showcase a presentation or…
A staggering 98% of people who responded to the consultations on the University’s Environmental Strategy agreed that they were concerned about climate change, and 93% were positive to the vision that the University…
A witty satire on how we are tackling the climate emergency. Rob Stack is the winner of Leafies Short Film Competition 2020. In eight minutes, Stack teaches us how to make meat, use oil and talk – very seriously –…
Professor Sir Ian Boyd and Quaestor Derek Watson kicked-off the University’s Green Week 2020. In Covid, the Environment and building back to better, Boyd and Watson discussed the effects of the pandemic, the…
Single-use plastic in major sports events, a concrete safari, and Covid-19 are three of the topics covered in Green Week 2020. In a mix of panel discussions, talks, and practical actions, we invite students, staff and…
One year ago, 1,200 people gathered on West Sands Beach in St Andrews to call for climate action. The Line in the Sand received international media attention, was recognised in an Early Day Motion at Westminster, and…
Let’s go greener together to fix the global climate crisis! Greener Scotland encourages us to become greener for our health, community, country, and the globe. It is currently Scottish Climate Week, and we are taking…