Laura Pels Ferra 
31 October 2024. We have been winding down our operations over the past few weeks as the STACEES network will no longer have financial support after the 31 October 2024. We have appreciated all of your positive interactions with us and the network over the past 3.5 years and we would like to thank you … Read more
28 October 2024. As members of the Sustainability Week Oversight Group, the STACEES team are excited to share information about the University’s Week of Sustainability, which kicks off on Monday 28 October. Whether you’d like to visit the University’s own Highland cattle, join a bird-watch walk before work, or stay cosy with an eco-reading group, there will … Read more
18 October – 3 November 2024, St Salvator’s Quad Cloisters. As members of the Sustainability Week Oversight Group, the STACEES team are excited to share information about this initiative, which includes a STACEES-led photo exhibition in St Salvator’s Quadrangle on display from 18 October 2024 to 3 November 2024. Since 1998, the St Andrews Prize … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more