Past events

24 May 13:30-14:30. Bilingual Spanish-English seminar delivered by a team from the Peruvian NGO PRISMA. SpeakersMaria Carmen Palacios, Oliver Calle, Amanda Valdez (all PRISMA, Peru). Chaired byAlejandra Pizarro Choy, PhD student, School of Geography and Sustainable Development. AbstractThis seminar is part of an international exchange visit that seeks to exchange understanding of climate risks and community adaptation … Read more

17 May 13:00 to 14:00. Research seminar. St Mary’s Lecture Room 2 and Microsoft Teams. SpeakersDr Alan Miller, Maria Andrei and Dr Catherine Anne CassidyAll from the School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews. AbstractThe climate crisis poses an existential threat to the world and by extension to our ability to pass on heritage. It … Read more

19 April 2023, 12:00 – 13:00. Research seminar. St Mary’s Lecture Room 1 and Microsoft Teams. SpeakerAli Macleod (Manager at Transition University of St Andrews (Estates Department)). Net Zero and the Direction of Travel in Scottish HEHow can Scotland’s higher education institutions lead the way in supporting the UK government’s Net Zero ambitions? Where are we … Read more

27 March 2023, 13:00 – 14:00. Research seminar. Arts Seminar 7 (ARB: 317) and Microsoft Teams. SpeakerLara Fahey (Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education (EAUC Scotland)). Net Zero and the Direction of Travel in Scottish HEHow can Scotland’s higher education institutions lead the way in supporting the UK government’s Net Zero ambitions? Where are we right now … Read more

14 March 2023, 11:00 – 12:00. Hybrid delivery event.Location: University of St Andrews, Arts Building, Arts Lecture Theatre.Virtual format: Microsoft Teams. Net Zero and the Direction of Travel in Scottish HEHow can Scotland’s higher education institutions lead the way in supporting the UK government’s Net Zero ambitions? Where are we right now and where do … Read more

23 January 2023, 13:00 – 14:00. Hybrid delivery event.Location: University of St Andrews, St Salvator’s Quad, School VI.Virtual format: Microsoft Teams. Speaker: Dr Patrick O’Hare (Department of Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews). Abstract At the end of 2022, the first Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee meeting (INC-1) to develop a binding UN treaty (instrument) to end plastic … Read more

14 December 2022, 11:00 – 12:30. Cross-disciplinary hybrid delivery event. Location: University of St Andrews, St Salvators‘ Quad, School 5. Virtual format: Microsoft Teams. In a world increasingly affected by climate change, maintaining biodiversity relies on enhanced and targeted conservation efforts, in coordination with robust adaptation and innovation support. This is the core message from … Read more

23 November 2022, 13:00 – 14:00. Research seminar. St Mary’s Quad, Lecture Room 2. The seminar discusses the power of vision and developmental dreams in East Africa. The focus will be on growth corridors, infrastructures, and hydro-development schemes, i.e., activities that are often labelled as megaprojects. Politicians and development agencies present these projects as blueprints for … Read more

8 June 2022, 14:00 – 15:00 Research seminar. This exciting event brings into dialogue two recent research projects on eco-anxiety from the University of St Andrews. Both studies examined experiences of anxiety about the climate crisis for people living, studying and working in St Andrews and its surrounding areas. The event presents findings from both studies, allowing … Read more

24 May 2022, 11:00 to 12:00. Research seminar. Speaker: Dr Louise Reid (School of Geography & Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews) Abstract In November 2021, the United Nations Environment Programme published an Early Warning, Emerging Issues and Futures paper highlighting the growing environmental footprint of digitalisation, specifically the increase in energy demand, impacts from minerals and … Read more