The Third Generation Project (TGP), an international think tank based in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews, has been recognized by the 2024 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship. The Prize, which is organized through the Taillores Network, recognises exceptional student civic engagement in projects that promote action around the principles of the Talloires Declaration, which recommends steps to elevate the civic engagement of universities around the world.

Students are involved at every stage of development, including planning, outreach, activism, advocacy, and research, and serve in key roles on the management team. In their role as action researchers, they are also provided opportunities to collaborate with faculty and education advocates to prioritise and co-create programming and identify research priorities.

Other projects include a Mutual Aid Clinic (MAC) which was developed as a Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) – a mechanism which allows for programs to develop an ongoing research project led by an academic supervisor. VIPs are made up of a team of students from any level of study (the ‘vertical’ aspect). The team of students can come from different subject areas with diverse backgrounds and skills across both arts and science.

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