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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 

26th January

Energy Security and UK Energy Policy

Professor Ian Fells, (Emeritus Professor of Energy Conversion at Newcastle University Science advisor to the World Energy Council and energy advisor to the European Union, European Parliament and the House of Lords)

2nd February

Sustainability and the Perfect Storm 

Professor Sir John Beddington (Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science)

23rd February

Sustainable Energy – an industry view on the obstacles and opportunities

Professor Ellen Williams (BP Chief Scientist Formerly Director of University of Maryland Material Research Science and Engineering Centre)

2nd March

A Sustainable Future – The Leadership Challenge of our time

Dr Goran Carstedt (Chairman of the Natural Step International and Senior Director of the Clinton Climate Change Initiative Formerly President of IKEA North America and Head of Volvo cars)

9th March

Managing the risks of regional climate change using knowledge action networks

Professor Charles Kennel (University of California, San Diego formerly , Director of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography , associate Administrator for NASA and chair of the NASA Advisory Council

16th March

Decarbonising the Transport system 

Professor David Cebon and Professor Nick Collings (Cambridge University Engineering Department) Mark White (Jaguar Land Rover)

4th May

Urban Water Security - A possibility or a pipedream

Dr Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy (Director, School of Global Sustainability, University of South Florida)

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Course Overview

Context

The need to engage in better problem definition through careful dialogue with all stakeholder groups and a proper recognition of context.

Perspectives

An ability to work with specialists from other disciplines and professional groups acknowledging that technical innovation and business skills also must be understood, nurtured and combined as precursors to the successful implementation of sustainable solutions.

Change

An understanding of mechanisms for managing change in organisations so future engineers are equipped to play a leadership role.

Tools

An awareness of a range of assessment frameworks, sustainability metrics and methodologies such as Life Cycle Analysis, Systems Dynamics, Multi-Criteria Decision making and Impact Assessment.