CLIMATE & CULTURE

ABOUT

Climate & Culture harnesses our renowned strengths in the arts and humanities, along with philosophy and the social sciences, to examine how the contemporary context of climate crisis has the potential to change the way we read the cultural productions of societies past and present, including visual art, music, literature, and film, and in turn how culture can catalyse climate action by reshaping norms and beliefs.

AFFLIATES & INITIATIVES

Colorful 3D text design that appears to spell out the word 'PEACE' with a black outline and a black background.
Logo of StAnza, Scotland's International Poetry Festival, in stylized text.
Text reads 'SAND26 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF ST. ANDREWS' in teal below large stylized Letters spelling 'SAND26' with 'SAND' in peach and '26' in blue.

ACTIVITIES

News & Events
VOLCANIC IMPACTS ON CLIMATE & SOCIETY (VICS)
VOLCANIC IMPACTS ON CLIMATE & SOCIETY (VICS)

Volcanic eruptions exert a major forcing on Earth’s climate and have repeatedly perturbed human society through history. St Andrews hosted international researchers and policy experts to examine the lessons these events can provide for climate science, societal response, and hazard management.

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PEOPLE’S EMERGENCY BRIEFING
PEOPLE’S EMERGENCY BRIEFING

The Centre for Changing Climates contributed to the People’s Emergency Briefing screening and panel discussion, hosted by Transition St Andrews, as part of a series of PEB events across the UK.

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THE IPCC IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
THE IPCC IN A CHANGING CLIMATE

As part of Sustainability week, the Centre for Changing Climates hosted a popular afternoon of research talks and discussion on The IPCC in a Changing Climate, featuring IPCC Chair, Professor Sir Jim Skea, alongside leading thinkers on climate at St Andrews across multiple disciplines.

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