Advancing innovative climate research
RESEARCH
Research lies at the heart of the Global Research Centre for Changing Climates. Bringing together leading thinkers across disciplines, the Centre advances world-class research to better understand the complex challenges of a changing climate and the solutions needed to address them. Hallmarks of our approach include the integration of St Andrews world-leading expertise in the Arts and Humanities with that in the Physical and Social Sciences, and long-term perspectives, inspired by the 600 year history of academic excellence at St Andrews to use lessons from the past to illuminate our long-term future.
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Environmental History
Environmental History links St Andrews’ world-leading expertise in classics, history, and geosciences to examine past environmental change and its impact on societies worldwide.
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Fundamentals & Impacts
Fundamentals and Impacts joins expertise across the natural sciences, including glaciology, oceanography, climate dynamics, ecology, and paleoclimate, to address the key processes and impacts of a changing climate.
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Climate, Health & Wellbeing
Climate, Health, and Wellbeing examines the critical impacts of a changing climate on physical and mental health, bolstering emerging strengths in this area in social anthropology and medicine.
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Adaptation & Mitigation
Adaptation and Mitigation addresses how we achieve a just transition to a secure, net-zero future.
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Climate & Culture
Climate & Culture harnesses our renowned strengths in the arts and humanities, along with philosophy and the social sciences.