STACEES network has ended

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

Sustainability Week at the University of St Andrews

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

From local to global: St Andrews Prize for the Environment photo exhibition – curated by STACEES

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

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, … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

University of St Andrews Climate Week – 2024

Landscape image of East Sands beach, St Andrews. A long stone wall pier lines the background and in the foreground, large pieces of driftwood are seen dotted along the sandy beach.

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 … Read more

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 … Read more