Mining the Landscape, Then and Now
Thomas Harrison Hair, ‘Jarrow Colliery,’ in A Series of Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham (London, 1844). Along the southern banks of the River Tyne, historical mining…
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StACCS to host Sámi guests, Johannes Vang and Elle Rávdná Näkkäläjärvi
In 2020, the Fosen Vind windfarm in Norway began operation as one of the largest onshore wind energy developments in Europe. However, little after a year later, the Norwegian Supreme…
StACCS welcomes new ‘Carefully’ theme lead
StACCS is delighted to announce Dr Jessica Hope, Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, as the new lead for our ‘Carefully’ theme. This theme will start with…
Palaeoecology of a Pleistocene Land-Bridge: 40,000 years of human-landscape interaction in Australia
Thursday 14 May 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm Kennedy Hall, 104 – Lawson Lecture Room Join us for a seminar by Prof. Simon Haberle, Professor of Paleoecology and Natural History at…
Decolonising Research at the University of St Andrews: A Roundtable Discussion
27 May, 10:00am to 12:00pm Irvine Building: 208 – Lapworth Laboratory Book your free ticket here This roundtable discussion brings together colleagues from across the University of St Andrews whose scholarship engages…
Funding Opportunity – StACCS Project Grant, 2nd Round
Following the success of our first funding round, the St Andrews Centre for Critical Sustainabilities (StACCS) is pleased to announce a second call for Project Grants supporting innovative sustainability research,…
StACCS Welcomes New ‘Capital’ Cluster Lead
Dr Kat Hunfeld is a political theorist and an Associate Lecturer at the School of International Relations. Under Dr Hunfeld’s leadership, the ‘Capital’ cluster will strengthen the network of researchers who are…
StACCS Welcomes New ‘Creatively’ Theme Lead
StACCS is delighted to announce Dr Ruth Ezra, Lecturer in the School of Art History as the lead for our ‘Creatively’ theme. This theme will consider new, imaginative approaches to…
How Sustainable Finance Translates into Meaningful Change
The Finance Department at the University of St Andrews Business School and the Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance (CRBF), in collaboration with Scotland Beyond Net Zero and with support…
StACCS Welcomes New ‘Chronologically’ Theme Lead
StACCS is delighted to announce Dr Katy Roucoux, Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, as the new lead for our ‘Chronologically’ theme. This theme will bring…
Inclusive and sustainable futures for Scotland, Pre-election community panel discussion
Thursday 26 March 2026 6:00pm to 7:30pm St Mary’s College, T201 – Lecture Room 1. Scotland has a track record of global impact on matters of sustainability, being one of…
Sustainable Finance Symposium
The Finance Department at the University of St Andrews Business School and Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance (CRBF), in collaboration with Scotland Beyond Net Zero and with support from…
Storytelling as a Method for Sustainability Research
The St Andrews Centre for Critical Sustainabilities (StACCS) invites you to join us for a workshop exploring the value of storytelling as a method for sustainability research. StACCS addresses the challenges…
Wrapped 2025
As we head toward the end of 2025 and StACCS collaborators are preparing for a well-deserved break, take a look at StACCS Wrapped to learn more about what the StACCS…
Roots and Shoots: A StACCS-funded community collaborative pilot project begins
What do sea grass planting, Victorian botanical recipes, fabric dying, the Celtic tree calendar, dulce soup, vernacular plant names and flood alleviation have in common? They are all themes being…
Sustainable Finance Symposium
How resilient is our financial system to climate risks? Can the financial sector actively support the transition to a sustainable economy—or does it hinder it? The Department of Finance of…
A Space for Hope: An Interactive Installation on Climate Hope
Workshop: Thursday 27th November, 6 – 7.30pm Installation: Saturday 29th November 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm Boiler House, St Andrews Botanic Garden A Space for Hope is an interactive installation which seeks to create…
Brainstorming Meeting: Applying to Horizon Europe for Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research
The St Andrews Centre for Critical Sustainabilities (StACCS), in collaboration with the Research Business Development (RBD) team, invite you to attend this brainstorming meeting to discuss Horizon Europe’s Draft Work…
Postcards from the Future
Climate activism frequently involves a focus on the negative; with dire climate news constantly in the media and a discouraging lack of action from government bodies, it becomes easy to…
StACCS internal project funding call
We are pleased to announce a call for project proposals related to sustainability research, to be led by members of academic staff at St Andrews. We are looking for projects…