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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Seven Challenges for Sustainable Infrastructure - a blog article by Professor Richard Fenner

Seven Challenges for Sustainable Infrastructure - a blog article by Professor Richard Fenner

3 March 2023

A new blog article by Professor Richard Fenner, released in conjunction with the release of the fully-revised second edition Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice by Fenner, Ainger and Sykes, highlights a range of critical issues that must be overcome in developing sustainable infrastructure systems that...


Read more at: Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice – fully revised second edition now available

Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice – fully revised second edition now available

3 March 2023

Professor Richard Fenner , Charles Ainger and former Engineering for Sustainable Development MPhil student Judith Sykes have recently released the updated second edition of their book Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into Practice with ICE Publishing. The book is a practical handbook to help engineers deliver...


Read more at: New study co-authored by ESD MPhil lecturer André Cabrera Serrenho identifies methods to reduce fertiliser carbon emissions by up to 80% by 2050

New study co-authored by ESD MPhil lecturer André Cabrera Serrenho identifies methods to reduce fertiliser carbon emissions by up to 80% by 2050

16 February 2023

A new study by Dr André Cabrera Serrenho and Dr Yunhu Gao has mapped the global flows of fertilisers and their emissions. Their work, featured in February’s Nature Food, has established that the production and use of nitrogen fertilisers accounts for 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions and that around two-thirds of...


Read more at: Funding opportunity available for students from Africa

Funding opportunity available for students from Africa

25 November 2022

The Engineering for Sustainable Development MPhil is one of the courses that is eligible for funding under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Cambridge . The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is designed to provide talented students from economically marginalised and hard-to-reach communities in Africa with...


Read more at: Additional online information sessions and Q&A for prospective MPhil students:18th November 2022.

Additional online information sessions and Q&A for prospective MPhil students:18th November 2022.

14 November 2022

The University of Cambridge's Centre for Sustainable Development invites prospective students to a live online information session on the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development. The session will include a presentation on the course and will give you a chance to ask questions of the course staff. Two new sessions...


Read more at: Live online information session and Q&A for prospective MPhil students, 4th and 11th November 2022.

Live online information session and Q&A for prospective MPhil students, 4th and 11th November 2022.

1 November 2022

The University of Cambridge's Centre for Sustainable Development invites prospective students to a live online information session on the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development. The session will include a presentation on the course and will give you a chance to ask questions of the course staff. 4 sessions are...


Read more at: Dr Dai Morgan recognised with prestigious teaching award

Dr Dai Morgan recognised with prestigious teaching award

18 March 2022

Congratulations to Dr Morgan for being awarded a Pilkington Prize by the University for his excellence, innovation and leadership in teaching. He is one of 12 winners from across the University and the only academic from Engineering to be a recipient of the award this year. The Pilkington Prize awards were endowed and...


Read more at: Extreme Risk podcast from the University's Centre for Science and Policy features ESD's Dr Kristen MacAskill
Centre for Science and Policy - Science Advice and Government Podcast series

Extreme Risk podcast from the University's Centre for Science and Policy features ESD's Dr Kristen MacAskill

18 March 2022

Cambridge University's Centre for Science and Policy Podcast invites academic and policy experts to share their insights into some of the major challenges society faces today. Their latest series is focused on how science advice, data and evidence are used by decision makers in government. Dr Kristen MacAskill (Centre for...


Read more at: Information session for prospective students, 12th Nov 2021, 16:30

Information session for prospective students, 12th Nov 2021, 16:30

4 November 2021

Live online information session and Q&A for prospective MPhil students, 12 th November 2021.


Read more at: Teaching in ESD 2021-22

Teaching in ESD 2021-22

30 September 2021

The course team are undergoing final preparations to welcome 33 students from around the world, to join the 20th edition of the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development. Building on our learning from delivering the course during the pandemic so far, we will be seeking to take advantage of the online sessions to...