Every autumn, hundreds of first year students get dressed up in a variety of creative costumes by their academic mums, collect a receipt from their academic dads, then participate in a massive shaving foam fight that…
Have you spotted posters like this one popping up in shops? The adorable elephant is named Ernie, and he’s helping spread the word about the single use carrier bag charge coming into force in Scotland from 20th…
Raisin Weekend is one of the many weird and wonderful traditions that makes St Andrews such a unique and special place to study – not only that, but it’s also loads of fun! In celebration of the event, and in light of…
This week we have a rather special blog post coming to you from the Head Gardener of the University Hall Community Garden, Charlotte Davis. Our garden, around the back of University Hall, is still under a year old!…
Now that you’re all settled into your halls of residence, hopefully you’ll have discovered that the St Andrews residences come with a great deal of hall pride. What better way to show off this hall spirit than by…
Thanks to all those who came along on Friday to our annual Freshers’ Bike Sale hosted by the Environment Team and Bikeworks Fife. Hopefully everyone was able to go away from the sale with something – if not a new bike,…
We’ve just received a very exciting delivery over at Environment Team HQ – the latest edition of the Little Green Guide, all printed on recycled paper (naturally), updated for 2014, and ready for distribution over…
There’s just a few short days to go until St Andrews will be full of new faces (and some more familiar ones) ready to embark on another year of studying and socialising. If you’re keen on getting involved with any of…
The University of St Andrews is well known for its research and teaching in Sustainable Development, but it’s not just the students that are benefitting from the University’s commitment to sustainability. As one of the…
The Museum of the University of St Andrews, more commonly referred to as “MUSA”, recently received a visit from the Green Tourism Award assessors. We’ve been waiting with baited breath since July to hear the result,…