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Revise wise: our green revision guide
Revision week can be a daunting time for many. To help ease some pressure, we’ve come up with a list of our top 5 super simple, environmentally friendly revision tips, so you can revise wise and still enjoy making a positive difference! 1. Use a socially-responsible search engine With multiple socially-responsible search engines to choose…
4 May 2020Biodiversity Community Education Food Inspiration Learning Uncategorized
Fashion Revolution! Who made my clothes?
20th – 26th April is Fashion Revolution week. Our team caught up with Fashion Revolution Scotland volunteer and University of St Andrews alumni, Karyn Stewart, to ask her all about it… Hi Karyn! Please tell us a bit about yourself I’m an avid sewer and I have always enjoyed making stuff with my hands. I…
22 April 2020Uncategorized
Apply to be our new Sustainability Coordinator
Calling all University of St Andrews class of 2020 graduates: applications are now open for our annual Sustainability Coordinator position! This is a one-year, paid internship within the Estates department. As Sustainability Coordinator, you will lead on outreach to staff and students by running sustainability engagements initiatives and managing online communications such as Facebook and Twitter.…
12 April 2020Uncategorized
Welcome to our new Sustainability Intern
Welcome to Anya Kaufman, our new Sustainability Intern! She’ll be working with our dedicated Environment Team who work to fulfil the University’s sustainability agenda. Anya graduated from the University of St Andrews this June with a degree in Sustainable Development. While a student Anya helped to revitalise the Sustainable Development Society and was the society…
8 August 2018Uncategorized
Sustainable Food
Back in May Cara Nicholson, an undergraduate student at the University of St Andrews, shadowed the Environment Team for a day, collaborating with the team on communications. Have a read through what Cara and Mariya had to say on the topic of sustainable food… We often don’t think about where our food comes from, and…
20 July 2018Uncategorized
University of St Andrews’ Carbon Footprint
Every year the Environment Team calculates the University’s carbon footprint for the previous fiscal year. Below you can find the data for 2016/17 academic year. University of St Andrews’ Carbon Footprint Under the 2009 Climate Change Act all public organisations have a duty to report to the Scottish Government annual carbon (CO2) emissions from business…
9 May 2018Carbon Conversations Efficiency Energy Environment Team UncategorizedWhere are they now? Part 3
Every year the Environment Team gains a new Sustainability Intern whose position lasts for a year. This internship provides the incredible opportunity to work for the University of St Andrews Estates Environment Team, helping to support, develop and implement the sustainability agenda across the campus. Over a series of blogs we have invited some of our interns to answer a few…
13 April 2018UncategorizedFairtrade Fortnight 2018
Monday saw the start of the annual Fairtrade Fortnight – a festival originating with the Fairtrade Foundation. University of St Andrews has been a Fairtrade University since 2007 and as such partakes in the celebrations at the end of February and beginning of March every year. The 2018 Fairtrade Fortnight runs from Feb 26th until…
27 February 2018UncategorizedFairtrade Christmas
As the holidays approach we are flooded with consumer adverts, deals and sales, finding it hard to resist spending on things we may not even need, or end up never using. However, we could use the this time of the year to vote with our wallets on more sustainable and ethical gifts and products. Read…
18 December 2017Fairtrade UncategorizedWelcome, class of 2021!
With the academic year fast approaching we are excited to welcome a new cohort of students to University of St Andrews. It could be overwhelming for some when moving to a new place and learning your way around town. This is why as a recent graduate our sustainability intern, Mariya Simeonova, is here to offer…
28 August 2017Uncategorized