There are many sides to Transition in St Andrews. We are a team of 8 employees and a large steering group of students, staff and local residents. We also work closely with St Andrews Environmental Network, the St Andrews Botanic Garden and a local bike store, Cyclepath.
Although we are a Community Interest Company (CIC) our projects run on the funding support of a few channels. These include the University of St Andrews, the Scottish Government Climate Change Fund (CCF), Smarter Choices Smarter Places and Zero Waste Scotland, Cycling Scotland.
We try to share the events, information and news surrounding all forms of sustainable transport in and around St Andrews. Whether it is walking, running, and jogging; cycling; car clubs; buses; trains; and local holidaying we have a wealth of ideas and support.
We are lucky to have a town & gown StAndRe-Use scheme which collects things from students, is sorted by students and returned to other students -all for free! From Zero Waste Scotland’s ‘Love Food, Hate Waste’ to beach cleans, we have a range of projects to clean up St Andrews and make the most of our resources.
Increasing the production, consumption and accessibility of local and affordable food in St Andrews is something we’re all about. We now have a network of 14 community gardens, which are open to the public.
Our Edible Campus project teaches skills and encourages interest in growing. The Tree is an online shop that allows local producers to sell their goods at a weekly pop-up shop.
Sharing skills and knowledge is at the heart of the Transition movement. We see the loss of many hands-on skills as both a barrier to localising the economy in St Andrews, and also an opportunity to build community. The ways in which we manage this is through:
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One way to tackle climate change is by providing services that enable behaviour change. The four below are among the largest services we provide and the most widely engaged with.
A student-led project operating since 2009, St AndReUse is one of the longest running environmental projects at the University. How it all began… St AndRe-use started in 2009 as part …
We are a community group that welcomes local residents, university students and staff. Our aim is to build a stronger, safer and more stable community, while cutting back on carbon emissions …
St Andrews Bike Pool The St Andrews Bike Pool is a community group open to University students, staff and local residents that aims to get more people in St Andrews …
For over 550 years the University of St Andrews would have grown food to feed its staff and students. In a relatively short space of time we have changed to …
We are a team of 8, all with our own projects and roles in the Transition team. If you want to find out more about the four below and meet the rest of the team, read our bios page.
Written by Aisling Geraghty // Nov 7th 2018 Each day that passes, you can feel the English November chill creeping in. Perhaps you have turned your heater on full power …
Things are progressing nicely at the Kernel growing space. After cultivation in the early autumn, the growing site seems to be draining well but the winter will be our real …
Written by Aisling Geraghty October, 2018 You have been lied to. Lied to by Instagram. Lied to be health blogs. Lied to by ethical eating campaigns and pretty much every …
Hi! Current work conducted by Transition University of St Andrews is exploring local stakeholder demand for better cycling infrastructure on campus and between the town and surrounding areas. Could you …
The most recent in the long series of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports hit the headlines early this month with a warning that we only have 12 years to take …
With the Residential and Business Services (RBS) side to the Uni looking to heavily curb their plastic impacts, a recent decision to bring a reverse vending machine to St Andrews …
New Blog Post by A. Geraghty // October 8, 2018 It’s finally Friday night, and after a long week, you get ready to go out. You stand before the mirror …
