According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), a green economy will generate 24 million new jobs worldwide over the next decade, offering opportunities for young graduates, business, and governments alike. Green careers encompass a range of different professions, spanning everything from engineering and transportation, to water and energy conservation. In this session, The Prince’s Trust…
Help create a new woodland at the Sports Centre! Join University’s Ecological Projects Manager, Johanna Willi, and Practical Conservation Worker, Stephen Paul, to create a new mini-woodland on a little-used wet area of ground to the rear of the University’s Sports Centre as part of the St Andrews Forest initiative. You can take part by…
Help create a new woodland at the Sports Centre! Join University’s Ecological Projects Manager, Johanna Willi, and Practical Conservation Worker, Stephen Paul, to create a new mini-woodland on a little-used wet area of ground to the rear of the University’s Sports Centre as part of the St Andrews Forest initiative. You can take part by…
How can a poem demonstrate or empower positive change? Join writer and interdisciplinary artist Rebecca Sharp in creating poems as activating objects. You will see examples and learn techniques of shape or ‘concrete’ poetry, working with the visual placement of words on the page – writing a few of your own. Drawing from her recent…
If you are looking for opportunities with organisations who make a sustainable impact, then you have come to the right place. Visit the virtual Bute Hall and chat to employers about their vacancies, organisations and how they make a difference. There are 2 floors so make sure you visit each floor! Check out the Live…
A festival of Walking, Wheeling and Wellbeing that includes practical demonstrations, information and activities for you to drop by and try. This one day celebration of active travel is on November 10th to coincide with global climate summit COP26’s transport themed day. Find out about healthy travel, developing St Andrews path network, and air quality.…
Help create a new woodland at the Sports Centre! Join the University’s Ecological Projects Manager, Johanna Willi, and Practical Conservation Worker, Stephen Paul, to create a new mini-woodland on a little-used wet area of ground to the rear of the University’s Sports Centre as part of the St Andrews Forest initiative. You can take part…
Worried about COP26? Join our COP26 Eco-anxiety Café on November 10th from 5-6pm in Society Room D in the Union! These are designed to be a thinking and feeling space where you can freely talk about your worries about climate change, and this session will be focused on feelings about COP26. Students, staff and community members are all welcome! Please complete this…
Join us for an evening of readings by award winning poets whose work addresses issues of energy and the environment, as we draw upon art to explore some of the most pressing concerns of our time. Rebecca Sharp’s recent collection Rough Currency (Tapsalteerie) explores our entanglements with fossil fuels and the oil industry. Janette Ayachi’s…
Join us and the St Andrews Tennis Club at their courts for an open fire cook up on Friday 12th of November. We’ll be harvesting from a few of our own gardens as well as the allotment behind the tennis club for seasonal veg to cook with. What’s on the menu? Who knows! Depends what we end…
Join our conversation and Q&A with Dr Douglas Gurr about his career and the work the Natural History Museum is doing to tackle the climate emergency by using the collection and leading research to connect people with nature. Douglas was appointed Director of The Natural History Museum in December 2020. Previously, Douglas was Country Manager…
Date TBC Join us for this COP26 event. What is climate justice, what does it mean for universities and how can it help us engage with COP with a critical lens.