The unstable and often dialectical relationship between the presence and absence of the state in a resource extraction context is examined in a newly released book edited by Nick Bainton and Emilka Skrzypek: The Absent Presence of the State in Large-Scale Resource Extraction Projects.
An article written by Centre Member, Dr Lucy Wishart from the School of Management, following an investigation on an Amazon warehouse in Dunfermline, Scotland, where it was reported that more than 130,000 new and unused items were destroyed.
We received a high number of excellent entries for the 3MPlanet Competition and were impressed with the quality of research done by our students, and their ability to communicate the importance of their topics to the general public.
A new Honours-level module curated and taught by a Centre for Energy Ethics team has been awarded a ‘Golden Dandelion’ prize for excellence in education for sustainable development.
Ever considered using a Policy Brief as an innovative form of assessment? CEE’s Emilka Skrzypek teamed up with colleagues at the University of St Andrews’ Organisational and Staff Development Services to develop a workshop for staff members with a keen interest in innovative teaching and learning, and research and policy engagement.
Research in energy ethics tackles the questions around how global economic processes intersect with intimate moral views. Approached from a diverse range of expertise from academia, industry and communities, this area of research looks to address societal questions...
We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Centre for Energy Ethics Postdoctoral Fellowship. This is a 1-year award offered to an outstanding early career researcher working on issues of energy ethics in the arts, humanities, social or natural sciences.
On April 26-30 our team member Dr Leyla Sayfutdinova organized a workshop “A Place for Oil: memory of oil and place in museums across the world.” The cross-sectoral workshop brought together oil museums and leading scholars researching oil industry heritage in...
The world is on fire. Under business as usual, scientists warn that by 2050 over half of the world could face water scarcity, unsafe levels of air pollution, and increasingly unpredictable weather events. The world is at a crossroads. If we act now, we have a unique...
Episode 3 of the All About Energy podcast features an interview with Professor John Irvine, Energy Material Scientist at the University of St Andrews.