STACEES is the St Andrews Network for Climate, Energy, Environment and Sustainability. We are a vibrant and diverse community of researchers based at the University of St Andrews, where we launched in April 2021.

  • Travel blog: Trial, error, and emissions reductions: learning from ‘sustainable’ travel approaches across UK universities

    By Lydia Cole (Lecturer, School of Geography and Sustainable Development) and Nora Booth (Student, Geography and International Relations). Published on: 9 October 2024. In Semester 2 of 2024, the then third year International Relations and Geography student, Nora Booth, took a deep dive into sustainable travel approaches across the UK’s universities. The project idea was…

  • St Andrews Prize for the Environment 2024 Finalists Announced

    Three outstanding global projects have been selected as finalists of the 2024 St Andrews Prize for the Environment – Kham River Restoration Mission, Northwoods Rewilding Network, Washbox Global. The St Andrews Prize for the Environment is a major international initiative led by the University that recognises and supports innovative and inspirational responses to environmental challenges,…

  • Travel blog: Final Call

    By Shona Russell Senior Lecturer, Department of Management (Business School). Published on: 26 September 2024. She stands.Waiting. Backpack onPassport in hand She remembers…The email.The invitation. — Give a talk?International audience Present.Learn.Connect. A little glow.Accepted.Part of the community. Her mentor says“Go for it”Demonstrate peer esteem.Build networks.Essential for career. All possible.All positive. Or is it? — What…

  • St Andrews Sustainability Summit 2024

    We hope to see many of you at the first St Andrews Sustainability Summit, which is being held in Upper and Lower College Hall on Friday 13th September 2024, 14:00-17:30 (end of Fresher’s week). More information about the STACEES stall will follow soon! Don’t buy in eco doom and gloom; there is a lot to do…

  • Travel blog: A Guide to Booking Interrail Tickets in Europe

    By Rachel Drake and Louis Backstrom (PhD candidates, School of Mathematics and Statistics). Published on: 2 September 2024. So, you’ve decided to embark on a sustainable and thrilling trip through Europe by train. Often, an Interrail ticket is the cheapest way to do this. But how do you go about actually booking the trains you need…

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