Carefully

It is vital that sustainability research is approached with care and consideration. We will bring attention to the ways in which we work and interact with one another, and with our partners, to generate knowledge, enable understanding, and inspire action.  

This theme focuses on and develops research practices which: 

• Resist the instrumentalization of relationships 
• Query power dynamics in the ways that knowledge is generated
• Explore better ways to co-create possibilities for more just and equitable futures. 

The ‘Carefully’ theme is led by Dr Jessica Hope, Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development. For details of planned activities in 2026/27, see our blog post: https://staccs.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/05/13/staccs-welcomes-new-carefully-theme-lead/.