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

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

Climate change and environmental sustainability are some of the most critical challenges facing our planet. Across the disciplinary breadth of the University of St Andrews, our researchers are addressing key questions on some of the most pressing issues of our generation. From energy ethics, climate justice and sustainable development to marine ecosystems, biodiversity tracking and … Read more

8 September, 9:30 – 10:30. STACEES and Prof Tom Brown (Vice-Principal Research, Collections and Innovation) will host a 1-hour discussion session about the UKRI’s draft Concordat for Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice. Your valuable feedback will help to shape the University’s institutional response to this important draft document. The concordat “aims to gain agreement from all organisations … Read more

From March to May 2023, STACEES hosted an event series ‘Net Zero and the Direction of Travel in Scottish HE’. This four-part event series explored three key strands of travel through hybrid delivery talks delivered by a range of invited speakers, plus a chaired open discussion. The events were open to all staff, students and … Read more

In 2023 the STACEES team worked on a scoping project aimed at understanding the offerings at the University of St Andrews in terms of sustainability-focussed training across disciplines and to gauge interest in the development of a research-led digital professional training programme specifically relating to sustainability topics in which St Andrews has established expertise. The report summarising … Read more

Welcome to the third and last May edition of the Sustainability Events Bulletin. This will be the last bulletin of the semester and we hope you have found them useful. We hope to resume the fortnightly bulletins at the start of the next academic year.  The STACEES team would like to thank Lauren Sykes (Communications … Read more