Sea water improvement plan
£300,000 worth of works to improve the sea water quality at the University of St Andrews' Sea Mammal Research Unit are to commence next week (w/c 10 June 2002).
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World environment day launches international prize
To coincide with World Environment Day, the University of St Andrews and Conoco today launched the fifth St Andrews Prize for the Environment, the UK's leading international environmental prize.
Vietnam rice project wins St Andrews prize
*Pic caption - Monina Escalada, winner of St Andrews Prize - credit, Alan Richardson*
“Green” schools wanted
Plant Biologists at the University of St Andrews are looking for environmentally minded schools to take part in a new Schools Liaison Project at St Andrews Botanic Garden.
Melting the snowball earth theory
Geoscientists in Scotland have found evidence against the controversial theory that the Earth was completely frozen for periods of many millions of years.
Scots scientists to help save sinking Venice
A group of Scottish scientists are to play a key role in a major £1 million EU-funded programme to prevent Venice from sinking into the sea.
Scotland rocks!
A group of geoscientists may be one step closer to knowing where Scotland originally came from after a conference at the University of St Andrews this weekend.
Boost for ‘rubbish’ study
Scottish environmental historians who specialise in the history of pollution and waste have been awarded almost £900,000 to establish a unique international centre for research.
University signs green energy deal
Students at Scotland's oldest University are plugging into green energy following a deal to use Green Source, the new ScottishPower brand name for green energy.
Protecting the earth from catastrophes
What can be done to protect the earth from the consequences of environmental catastrophes? And how can we protect ourselves and future generations from them?