Cambridge University Engineering Department Centre for Sustainable Development - home of the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development
Cambridge, UK
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A new term and snowy weather, after a week of intensive module with Prof Nick Ashford classes begin again with MoTI launch and new electives
As the weather gets colder the assignments hot up. Some students escape on the Varsity Ski Trip while others prepare for the next role play.
Everyone has been trying to implement positive change and blogs record wins and challenges encountered along the way. More changes to come!
Practitioner Viewpoints Series speakers this term have included Phil Callaghan, Sarah Royse, Charles Ainger & Kirsten Henson plus Andy Szabo
We started the year with a wet visit to Stonehenge and a sunny walk over the Twyford Down and Hindhead road schemes with Jeremy,Colin & Siân
New cohort is well under way. After a late start for some we have 47 students busy working away and the first term of 2012-13 is nearly done
All students have handed in their dissertations and finished. Staff settling down to marking and getting ready for the new group in October.
final month of this year's course and students are working hard on their dissertations, some already completed and handed in, well done!
Tenth Anniversary Course Dinner attended by nearly 180 people hosted at Queens'. A great night of friendship, reflection and celebration.
38 presentations at the annual conference demonstrate the wide range and high quality of the dissertation research, well done to all.
Two days into the Annual Dissertation Conference. The quality of presentations this year is very high. Continue with another day tomorrow.
Students working on their individual research preparing academic posters and presentations for the Annual Dissertation Conference next week.
Students working on their dissertations and preparing posters and presentations for the Annual Dissertation Conference next week.
Simon Spooner of Atkins gives guest lecture on Water Resources Management Policy in China and Europe.
Sarah Royse, RAEng Visiting Teaching Fellow leads discussion on requirement for renewable energy contribution from new developments.
Staff meet to review the year and plan for the future taking account of student feedback. An exciting programme is planned for 2012-13.
Student group Pedro Z, Daniel, Jorge and Stephi win McKinsey Innovate2012 competition with Ethical Tomato Co. proposal youtube.com/watch?v=TruWq647…
Students regrouping to prepare presentations based on their field trip work ahead of visit by External Examiner Prof Sally Heslop.
Aberystwyth University host us in their IBERS Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences and present about their research
Visit to UK's first Passivhaus certified office Canolfan Hyddgen at Machynlleth with talks from the architect and Dulas dulas.org.uk