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.

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.

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.

Inspired by end of year playlists, the GRC reviews the year in climate. An interactive presentation and quiz, held in the beautiful surroundings of the Laidlaw Music Centre, covered all things climate 2025 – broken records, societal impacts, and progress in solutions.

In “Overshoot”, leading climate scholars Wim Carton and Andreas Malm (both of Lund University) discuss how overshoot scenarios became mainstream, and the potential and the risks of this approach.