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.
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Climate Week: a summary
Around 100 staff and students came together at the University of St Andrews for the inaugural St Andrews Climate Week from 27-30 May 2024, with the aim of promoting interdisciplinary research and impact addressing the climate crisis. Below is a summary of the week’s events. The flagship St Andrews Climate Conference featured a series of presentations…
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Bonn University’s Vice Rector for Sustainability visits STACEES
On the day of Prof Annette Scheersoi’s STACEES visit in mid-June, grey clouds loomed in the distance of an unusually warm and muggy—but decidedly cheerful— St Andrews. The town’s streets took on a celebratory mood as gowned graduands, their families, friends and lecturers hurried towards North Street for the morning’s graduation ceremonies. The day was…
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University of St Andrews launches Annual Sustainability Report
The University has launched its Annual Sustainability Report for the year 2022-2023, which aligns with all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). This framework demonstrates the institution’s dedication to a comprehensive and deliberate approach to sustainability across research, teaching, and operations. The Introduction to the report by Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE, Principal and…
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University of St Andrews Climate Week – 2024
The inaugural University of St Andrews Climate Week will run from 27-30 May 2024, with a series of events designed to highlight climate-themed research and build new cross-disciplinary collaborations. Climate Week is a STAIRS-funded initiative, featuring: All events are fully catered and free to attend. More information on each event is provided below. While the Climate…
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Travel blog: A North Sea Crossing: Ferry Travel as Sensory Experience and Sustainable Alternative
By Elsje van Kessel (Senior Lecturer, School of Art History). Published on: 30 January 2024. ‘Experience is Better than Knowledge’ – or so claims scholar of English literature and ‘blue humanities’ proponent Steve Mentz in a provocative article title borrowed from an early modern maritime manual. Human experiences of the sea, Mentz argues, can productively…