ESD welcomes 2 new members of staff
Two new lecturers have been appointed to support the delivery of the ESD MPhil programme.
ESD thanks Jeremy Purseglove
The current group of Engineering for Sustainable Development students completed the Autumn Trip led, as always, by Professor Jeremy Purseglove.
Prof Fenner paper wins award
Professor Dick Fenner and his co-authors Dr Lan Hoag (IBM) and Maggie Skandarian (Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, USA) have been highly commended in the Outstanding Paper Award by the Journal of Flood Risk Management.
Doctoral Researcher Attends Royal Academy of Engineering Workshop
From the 28th – 31st May, FIBE doctoral researcher Francesca O'Hanlon attended the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering for Development symposium. The theme of the symposium was ‘WASHing Away Inequalities’.
ESD supports ISA Lab workshop in Valencia
Dr Dai Morgan supported the 3rd ISA Lab workshop, hosted by Universitat Politècnica de València
Dr Tim Forman shares insights with practitioners in industry forums
Dr Tim Forman has been sharing insights on sustainability in the built environment in practitioner forums
Staff appointments 2019 - Madeline Woodruff, Tim Forman
New appointments join the Centre for Sustainable Development in 2019
Academic visitor for 2019 - Dr Stephanie Hirmer
Dr Stephanie Hirmer returns to CSD as a Visiting Research Fellow for 2019
CSD researchers host UK/China delegation
CSD researchers host China Academy for Urban Planning and Design
Sustainability and the Built Environment
Dr Tim Forman delivers seminar to Jiangsu visitors
CSD Researcher in Global Challenges Workshop & Secondment
Dr Leon Kapetas provides expertise in Peru and discusses SuDS in Sutton
University Lectureships in Engineering, Environment and Sustainable Development
New lectureships in Engineering, Environment and Sustainable Development announced
New Book from Jeremy Purseglove
Jeremy Purseglove's new book, Working with Nature, has now been published
Engineering Education for Sustainable Development Conference 2020
The Engineering Education for Sustainable Development EESD 2020 conference will be hosted by University College Cork, 7th - 10th June 2020
Welcome ESD MPhil class 18-19
The Engineering for Sustainable Development MPhil programme welcomed a new group of 27 students onto the programme this year, the 17th cohort since the programme began in 2002. The students come from 19 different countries including Bangladesh, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Sudan and Kazakhstan. The average age of the students is 28 as many of them have worked in a professional Engineering role prior to joining the course.
ESD MPhil Alumni stories: Meet Rising Star Dr Tara Shirvani
ESD MPhil Alumna Dr Tara Shirvani (Queens’ College, 2008) has been named one of this year’s UK Rising Stars in Science and Engineering.
ESD MPhil Dissertation Conference and Annual Dinner 2018
Many thanks to all the current students who took part in the annual dissertation conference - 16-18th July 2018.
ESD MPhil Dissertation Conference July 2018
The MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development Dissertation Presentations will be held on 16 – 18 July 2018 in LT0, Engineering Department.
Jaspreet Singh (ESD 14-15) Initiative to Value Human Life
The Initiative to Value Human Life (IVHL) is a non-profit organisation seeking to better understand how the value of human lives are measured by individuals, corporations, governments and other organisations.