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Rewrite the Future exhibition and events program has been a collaboration between the University of St Andrews’ Museums team and the University Global Research Centre St Andrews Centre for Critical Sustainabilities (StACCS).

Rewrite the Future has been led by:

  • Ross Christie, Elizabeth Henderson, Kevin Knox, Erica Kotze, Dr Gearóid Mac a’ Ghobhainn, Sarah Rodriguez, Matthew Sheard, Keri Sutton and Dr Conall Treen from Libraries and Museums. 
  • Dr Ian Lawson, Dr Louise Reid and Dr Katherine Roucoux from StACCS, the St Andrews Centre for Critical Sustainabilities.
  • Design by Studio Arc.

The exhibition showcases the work of University of St Andrews researchers from a range of different Schools. Contributors include: 

  • Maria Andrei, School of Computer Science  
  • Justin Biggi, School of Classics 
  • Dr Loraine Clarke, School of Computer Science 
  • Naomi Cooper, Libraries and Museums 
  • Pamela Dobson, Office of the Principal 
  • Paul Gardner, School of Psychology and Neuroscience 
  • Professor David Herd, School of English 
  • Dr Alan Miller, School of Computer Science 
  • Dr Patrick O’ Hare, School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies 
  • Dr Louise Reid, School of Geography and Sustainable Development 
  • Dr Harry Watkins, St Andrews Botanic Garden 

It also includes the many collaborators, partners and funders of these research projects. Please see the full list at the end of this page to find out more.

The events programme brings in more collaborators, including: 

  • Professor Jo Sharp, Geographer Royal for Scotland, School of Geography and Sustainable Development
  • Royal Scottish Geographical Society are our collaborators on ‘Remap the Future’, inviting geography pupils across Scotland to create maps of their communities that show what they could look like in a sustainable future.

From the outset, there have been many voices and perspectives that have shaped this project, and we are grateful to the following people for their involvement and enthusiasm in putting it together:

  • Dr Mara van der Lugt, School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Film Studies
  • Lucy Neville, Climate Officer, Museums and Galleries Scotland
  • The StACCS project writing group: Dr Ale Boussalem, Dr Lydia Cole, Prof Dan Clayton, Dr Althea Davies, Dr Neven Fučkar, Dr Jo Mairi Hale, Dr Jessica Hope, Prof Jo Sharp, Dr Jessica Thorn.

Throughout this project, StACCS and the University Collections and Museums Team have sought to reflect on the sustainability of our own actions. For the exhibition, that has meant re-using existing equipment where possible, and sourcing low-impact, recyclable materials for new content. The process of collating exhibits has fostered new connections between the collaborators and their ideas and helped to consolidate the community of sustainability researchers at the University of St Andrews. We are grateful to all the contributors for supporting us in this ambition. The exhibition has been designed to be close to fully recyclable and we estimate that we have saved around three-quarters of the carbon that a similar exhibition using more traditional materials would have needed.

To find out more about the research that has informed the exhibition and events programme, the following list gives links to the range of partners and projects involved:


 

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