University accuses MoD of failure to engage over windfarm plans
In 2013 the university was given planning permission to build a windfarm consisting of six wind turbines at Kenly capabl...
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Tayside and Fife miss children’s mental health targets
During the last quarter of 2019, both NHS Fife and NHS Tayside failed to meet the Scottish Government’s target of 18 w...
Further cuts to education and children’s services in Fife Council’s 2020/21 budget
Cuts of over £3.5 million across education and children’s services were approved by Fife Council at its meeting on Ma...
Serious criticism of Fife Integrated Joint Board’s financial management
Scotland’s local authority watchdog, the Accounts Commission, part of Audit Scotland, reports that Fife's Integrated J...
STANZA is back!
StAnza 2020Â will take place from 4 to 8 March 2020, with an eve-of-festival workshop on 3 March. Browse the festival ...
St Andrews’ student affordability problem
In his recent piece for thesaint-online (February 20th), Viewpoint Editor Joe Waters summarises the problem as follows â...
Climate change: Scottish Government policies
Part 1 of a 2 part series by Professor Michael Collins
INTRODUCTION
 United Nations Annual Climate Change Confere...
How green is my biomass?
The conversion to biomass energy has played a key role in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels but is this renewable ...
University appoints climate change advisor
The University of St Andrews has appointed former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK government, Professor Sir Ian Boyd,...
Support for Madras 2G hockey pitch grows
A petition started by Willie Rennie MSP calling for Fife Council to reconsider its decision not to install a 2G pitch as...
Principal Mapstone signs new 5 year contract
The University of St Andrews Communications Office has issued the following statement:
The Principal of the Universit...