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Mental Health Walks with Transition
WEBAre you struggling with mental health, feeling isolated, or simply would like to go out into nature and connect with someone new? As an attempt to improve the community's well-being during the pandemic we, as Transition volunteers, would like to take Freshers (or anyone who might be feeling down) on walks around St Andrews. The
Actived: Just Now
URL: https://transitionsta.org/2020/11/mental-health-walks-with-transition/
Air Quality Monitoring Project
WEBWhat is air pollution and what are the risks?When referring to 'good' or 'poor' air quality, we are referring to how exposure to the air affects someone's health. Increased air pollution decreases air quality and can negatively impact a person's health.Air pollution is the number one environmental health risk worldwide, according to the World Health
St Andrews Air Quality Dashboard
WEBAir quality is considered acceptable, though approaching the recommended WHO threshold for one year of pollution exposure. Pollution levels are now over the recommended WHO threshold for one year. There may be certain health concerns for people with specific sensitivities. The air is highly polluted—above twenty-four-hour exposure
Campus Cycling Officer
WEBTransition St Andrews is pleased to announce the addition of another full-time member of staff! Tamzin Dewar will be taking the role of Campus Cycling Officer with the general remit to promote cycling as a healthy and sustainable travel option for staff and students. A keen bikepacker on a mission to share her passion find out a bit more about
Heather Anderson
WEBSustainable Transport Officer Hi all, Heather here! I joined the Transition team in August 2022 as the final link in the Sustainable Transport chain. I am an advocate of active travel for the health of mind, body, and planet and is passionate about developing ways to engage with people on this topic. Since graduating from the
Meadows in the Making
WEBThe project will transform more than 60% of the University of St Andrews’ managed land for biodiversity by 2035. So far, meadow habitat has taken over 5 hectares of closely-mown grassland. Including Eden Forest and a green corridor from St Andrews to Guardbridge, 0.76 hectares of woodland and 2,600m hedgerow have also been planted.
How Cycling can improve your Mental and Physical Health.
WEBThe Guardian this month published an article linking time in green spaces or by bodies of water with better mental and physical health. It said that ‘green prescriptions’ or ‘blue prescriptions’ from doctors advising patience to spend time in nature were helping reduce blood pressure, anxiety and depression. And mental health charity MIND says the
Paw print, your pet’s carbon footprint.
WEBIn a recent paper by Su et al. (2018) on the dietary ecological paw print (EPP) carbon emissions of dogs and cats in China, it was calculated at up to 7.5m tonnes per annum, with the EPP of just two large dogs being the equivalent of 20 Chinese people. Because Chinese dogs are normally fed on scraps and left over food, they estimated …
The Plastic Dilemma
WEBWe could start by refusing to buy anything sold in plastic wrapping or containers. It has been estimated that well over half (800000 tonnes of plastic out of 1.5m tonnes) of all UK domestic plastic waste comes from supermarkets (Layville & Webb, 2018). This is enough to fill a line of skips from London to Sydney.
Social Prescribing
WEBThe Guardian this month published an article linking time in green spaces or by bodies of water with better mental and physical health. It said that ‘green prescriptions’ or ‘blue prescriptions’ from doctors advising patience to spend time in nature were helping reduce blood pressure, anxiety and depression. And mental health charity MIND says …
The Tree Cooperative Member
WEBThe Tree is our student cooperative food hub. It connects local producers to local consumers, keeping our economy local and supporting members of our community. Recently The Tree has also branched out into some non-food products. Join this jazzy team and be a part of the resilient food network in and around St Andrews. Roles:
Active Travel: What is an Active Travel Champion
WEBBy Nikki Moorhouse Every year Transition takes part in and hosts various active travel initiatives in and around St Andrews. Almost every active travel project that we deliver is supported, to some extent, by Active Travel Champions. These are individuals whom help us deliver our projects. They get involved in our work and form part
The Leuchars – St Andrews Cycle Route: Our New Guide!
WEBTransition has published its new guide to the traffic-free cycle route between Leuchars and St Andrews. We’re very lucky in this part of the world to have a route as nice as this, and so we want to tell everybody about it! With lots of carefully annotated photos and comments, even the most novice of cyclists is guided through this useful
Farming for the zero carbon future – a visit at James Hutton …
WEBEdible Campus. Farming for the zero carbon future – a visit at James Hutton Institute. Today we heard from Climate Change Commission that UK must cut land use emissions by two thirds to meet our goal of zero carbon by 2050. There has been much talk about planting trees to achieve this, but low carbon farming and taking care of our soils is
Get active and get on your bike with us this summer.
WEBTransition St Andrews , St Andrews Space for Cycling (SASC) and Belles on Bikes Fife have joined together to offer free led cycle rides for beginners and those looking for bike buddies this summer.If you would like some support or company on a ride these rides are led by Cycling Scotland trained cyclists and take.
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