New, stories and events on food at the University of St Andrews.
The University has become the first in Scotland to introduce 2GoCup, a “borrow, return and reuse” system for takeaway drinks, helping to cut single-use cup waste across campus. An estimated 388.7 million single-use…
The University of St Andrews has been awarded three stars – the highest tier – in the 2026 Food Made Good Standard, the sustainability benchmark run by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA). Read the full story.
This sustainability initiative to reduce food waste from halls of residence and redistribute free hot meals has returned to Main Bar in the Students’ Association. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday (1 December to 12…
The University’s Campus Larder which was created in October 2023 at the height of the cost-of-living crisis, has received a significant supply boost thanks to a new partnership with national food supplier Brakes. The…
On Tuesday, Transition University of St Andrews and the Environment team facilitated the monthly Climate Café in Zest Café, St Andrews, based on the theme of Fairtrade, in recognition of Fairtrade Fortnight. Local…
The Environment team hosted a group of six students from Faire Gemeente (Fair Trade Towns) in Flanders, Belgium in August, ahead of the International Fair Trade Towns Conference in Edinburgh. These young people are…
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…
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…
Kalysta smiles at me as I set up the camera for an interview, shielding her eyes from the sun with a hand of earth-ringed nails. Alongside Leila, another summer intern for transition, I’ve spent the last hour helping…
Fairtrade Fortnight in the wake of climate change: the celebration of ethical and sustainable production and consumption Every year Fairtrade Fortnight provides a dedicated space for people around the world to discuss,…