Women in Gaming
Business School Professor Shiona Chillas and PhD student Melinda Grewar are analysing results from an international survey of people working in the video games industry, focusing on diversity management activity in…
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From landmines to Lightwater
Water quality problems currently affect nearly a billion people, and by 2050, water shortages are expected to affect more than 50% of the global population. The integrity of both water quality and delivery networks are…
Green hydrogen and Power to X
Green Hydrogen provides a scalable solution that allows renewables to address the 70% of our future energy needs that go beyond conventional electrical power. Since its launch in late July 2020, the University’s…
Angel Trains
Angel Trains, the UK’s largest rolling stock company, has partnered with the University to support its hydrogen train project. The project entailed the conversion of a three-car Class 314 train to a hydrogen fuel cell…
Salt delivery from the Indian Ocean helped end the ice ages
Scientists from the Universities of St Andrews and Cardiff, along with international colleagues, have discovered the source of warm super salty water that rushed up the Atlantic 15,000 years ago, ushering in the end of…
Bridging the gap between marine research and green energy planning
SMRU Consulting was set up in 2006 as the commercial arm of the University’s Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) as a wholly owned subsidiary of the University. Since 2012, SMRU Consulting has supported offshore wind farm…
The Third Generation Project
Third Generation Project (TGP) is an innovative think-tank, based in the School of International Relations. TGP collaboratively advocates and promotes the collective rights of communities, in particular those who are…
Peatlands Research
In the School of Geography and Sustainability, Dr Ian Lawson’s work concerns peatlands in Amazonia and the Congo. These peatlands are a vital source of carbon storage but these stores are potentially vulnerable to…
The Politics of Nature and Place
The Politics of Nature and Place (IR4578, taught by Dr Roxani Krystalli) invites students to engage with nature and place as crucial forces that shape our understanding and experience of world politics. How have…
Scottish Research Alliance for Energy, Homes, and Livelihood
St Andrews was awarded a grant of £600k to enable cross-sector networking and collaboration across academia, industry, and society in Scotland to advance key national missions. Led by Dr Mette High from the School of…