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Dr Dai Morgan appointed new Deputy Course Director for ESD MPhil

1 February 2016

Many congratulations to Dr Dai Morgan who has been appointed as the new Deputy Course Director for the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development.

Former MPhil students involved in a study on closed loop value chains

1 February 2016

Two 2010-2011 ESD alumni, Paul Cassell and Alexandra Pearson, and guest ESD lecturer, Ian Ellison, are amongst the co-authors of a circular economy case study published this week. The case study explores the lessons learnt from the REALCAR closed loop value chain project between Jaguar Land Rover, Novelis, Innovate UK and...

New book on Sustainable Water

21 January 2016

Dick Fenner and Charles Ainger have published a new book on Sustainable Water through ICE publishing which will be available from February 2nd 2016.

Pot Luck MPhil Christmas party

16 December 2015

Thanks to Stephanie for organising the MPhil Pot Luck Christmas Party. There was MASSES of good food and good company. Thanks to Ceri for organising the venue.

Future Cities Programme: Prize Fellows 2015

9 December 2015

In October 2015, eight PhD students, including Kristen MacAskill from the Centre (MPhil 10-11), were awarded Future Cities Prize Fellowships to present their ideas of what cities will be like at the first annual Future Cities conference in July 2016. They each received £2000 to develop a short research paper and to...

Job Opportunity - Deputy Course Director MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

3 November 2015

For details and further particulars see: Deputy Course Director ESD MPhil The closing date for applications is Friday 4 December 2015. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering by email on hr-office@eng.cam.ac.uk or on +44 (0)1223 336215. For any...

Alejandro Rivera Rivera - first Gates Cambridge Scholar from Guatemala.

30 October 2015

Alejandro Rivera Rivera is the first Gates Cambridge Scholar from Guatemala. He will do an MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development. After graduating from Brown University in 2012, he returned to Guatemala where he has been at the forefront of the local green building movement, working as the Engineering and...

Welcome to 44 new ESD MPhil Students

20 October 2015

Welcome to the 44 new ESD MPhil students. They come from 20 different countries including Guatemala, Malawi, Jordan and Egypt and have a vast array of relevant experience.

Dr Heather Cruickshank Resignation

20 October 2015

We are sorry to announce that Heather Cruickshank has suddenly and unexpectedly resigned from her post as Deputy Course Director for the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development and left Cambridge to pursue a new life in Canada. Anyone who has been involved with the MPhil programme and the work of the Centre for...

Smart Villages Graduate Forum

19 October 2015

At the Graduate Forum event for Smart Villages ( http://e4sv.org/ ) held in January 2015 six projects were supported and ESD MPhil students and Centre PhD students were involved in three of the successful bids. Next Billion Research http://e4sv.org/our-event/cambridge-forum-finalist/2433-2/ (Adam Hamilton, MPhil; David...

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.

Dr Dai Morgan appointed new Deputy Course Director for ESD MPhil