Climate Vanguard: Applications Are Open Introducing Climate Vanguard, a St Andrews based youth-led think tank that educates young people on the systemic drivers of the climate crisis and advances the …
Survey results Sept 2019
Thank you to all 132 people who completed our Sept 2019 survey. This data is extremely useful in helping to direct our work and demonstrate to funders what people want. …
The importance of Biodiversity. Mankind (single species) versus nature (biomes, ecosystems, biodiversity, communities and populations of multiple species); is it a winner-takes-all contest or can we live in sustainable harmony?
Background The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio led to three Conventions a year later on Climate Change, Biological Diversity and Desertification Prevention (UN). Biodiversity can be defined as the variety …
Nuclear Energy; the pros and cons
Background We are surrounded by matter, made up of atoms, each of which contains enormous amounts of energy in the bonds that hold the atom together. This energy can be …
Paw print, your pet’s carbon footprint.
Pets have co-evolved with mankind for thousands of years. Domestic dogs were thought to have evolved from domesticated grey wolves in the Middle East around 15 000 years ago. Archaeological …
Food Waste Study Needing Students!
Researchers from the University of Stirling have teamed up with Zero Waste Scotland to roll out a study looking at student experiences of food waste across Angus and Fife. If …
Ecological Assistant in Fife
Job Description Contract Type: Temporary for 2 years. Interview Date: Monday 10th December 2018. This post is restricted to candidates aged 16 – 24 years of age and must be …
Out with the old, in with the new
This post is written by our Research Facilitator. Katherine has a PhD from the University of St Andrews in the Department of Geography and Sustainable Development. You can find more about …
A Week in Transition: reflections from our new Research Facilitator
Katherine is the newest addition to the Transition team. She has recently finished a PhD in the Department of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews on …
What is ‘here in St Andrews’?
In this letter to the new Transition UStA Steering Group, Joshua Msika, Transition UStA’s 2012-14 Coordinator, discusses all the groups and places needing considered when trying to understand the issues facing people ‘here in St Andrews’, and how Transition can help support a journey towards a positive future for all
Do you live in halls?
Margot is an undergraduate student researching her dissertation “Green Buildings and the environmental psychology of their occupants: How do physical building characteristics, occupant attitudes and behaviour choices influence actual energy consumption?”
If you live in halls, we would appreciate it if you could spare 10-15 minutes to participate in her online survey……..(click on the title for details)