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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Congratulations Milan
Congratulations Milan

Congratulations Milan

9 April 2013

University Boat Race 2013: Congratulations to Milan Bruncvik (MPhil Student) who become first Czech to row in race's 159-year history. See Telegraph article 28th March 2013 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/9959411/University-Boat-Race-2013-Milan-Bruncvik-ready-to-become-first-Czech-to-row-in-races-159-year-...


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Sporting Heros

Sporting Heros

19 March 2013

Congratulations to our students for their sporting victories!


Read more at: Current ESD MPhil student in an interview by the Gates Cambridge Trust
Current ESD MPhil student in an interview by the Gates Cambridge Trust

Current ESD MPhil student in an interview by the Gates Cambridge Trust

2 March 2013

Timothy Kotin, an MPhil student in Engineering for Sustainable Development and current Gates Cambridge Scholar was recently featured in a video interview by the Gates Cambridge Trust.


Read more at: HRH The Prince of Wales at Cambridge Trusts Scholar's Reception
HRH The Prince of Wales at Cambridge Trusts Scholar's Reception

HRH The Prince of Wales at Cambridge Trusts Scholar's Reception

26 February 2013

On February 18 th members of the Centre for Sustainable Development were invited to the Cambridge Trusts Scholar’s Reception. The reception is held each year at the Fitzwilliam Museum . Along with our students, HRH The Prince of Wales attended the reception as patron of the Trusts. PhD student Claudia Mendez Jaime and HRH...


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Food from waste

Food from waste

26 February 2013

For Luca Di Mario [2009], water sanitation is the key. He is doing his PhD at the Centre for Sustainable Development (Engineering Department) and is looking to find sustainable business models for scaling up resource recovery from solid waste and waste water so that it can be used in agriculture in developing countries.


Read more at: New Research Project gets underway: Delivering and Evaluating Multiple Flood Risk Benefits in Blue-Green Cities
New Research Project gets underway: Delivering and Evaluating Multiple Flood Risk Benefits in Blue-Green Cities

New Research Project gets underway: Delivering and Evaluating Multiple Flood Risk Benefits in Blue-Green Cities

26 February 2013

A new 3 year project funded by EPSRC was launched at the beginning of this year ( January 2013) to develop fresh strategies for managing urban flood risk as part of wider, integrated urban planning intended to achieve environmental enhancement and urban renewal in which multiple benefits of creating blue-green cities are rigorously evaluated and understood.


Read more at: 11th Distinguished lecture series
11th Distinguished lecture series

11th Distinguished lecture series

26 February 2013

The Eleventh Annual Lecture series will begin on 30th January 2013 with a talk from Professor Jared Diamond, UCLA titled "Growing older in yesterdays world.


Read more at: 'Reducing Risks of Future Disasters: Priorities for Decision Makers' report.
'Reducing Risks of Future Disasters: Priorities for Decision Makers' report.

'Reducing Risks of Future Disasters: Priorities for Decision Makers' report.

26 February 2013

The use of science to reduce the effects of future natural hazards such as floods, droughts and earthquakes must be stepped up and adopted more widely according to a newly published Foresight report.


Read more at: Dr Fenner Distinguished Lecturer at University of South Florida
Dr Fenner Distinguished Lecturer at University of South Florida

Dr Fenner Distinguished Lecturer at University of South Florida

9 October 2012

Dr. Fenner, a recipient of the George Stephenson Gold Medal, the R.A. Carr Prize and the James Watt Medal, spoke to a packed audience at USF on September 26, 2012 for the Patel School of Global Sustainability’s Distinguished Lecture Series. The title of his talk was Engineering Sustainability: Principles into Practice.


Read more at: Dr Fenner Distinguished Lecturer at University of South Florida

Dr Fenner Distinguished Lecturer at University of South Florida

9 October 2012

Dr. Fenner, a recipient of the George Stephenson Gold Medal, the R.A. Carr Prize and the James Watt Medal, spoke to a packed audience at USF on September 26, 2012 for the Patel School of Global Sustainability’s Distinguished Lecture Series. The title of his talk was Engineering Sustainability: Principles into Practice ...


 

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.