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Many thanks to all the current students who took part in the annual dissertation conference - 17-19th July 2017. The dissertation topics ranged from the circular economy and industrial symbiosis, transport, urban infrastructure, resource management, water, energy, renewable energy and international development. The best presentation prize was won…

9th International Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD): The Holistic Engineer Glassboro, New Jersey, USA, June 3-6, 2018EESD 2018 will be hosted by Rowan University, a leading public institution in Southern New Jersey. This conference will address creating the holistic engineer and its implications for engineeri…

The MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development Dissertation Presentations will be held on 17 – 19 July 2017 in LT0, Engineering Department.Please contact Sian Owen  (smo32@cam.ac.uk) if you wish to see the schedule

TWO awards given to Wolfson College in this year's Cambridge University Green Impact Challenge.Many congratulations to Alain Kilajian, Green Officer at Wolfson College. The Green Action Committee received  2 awards in this year's Cambridge University Green Impact Challenge Awards. The team were awarded a GOLD in The Cambridge University Green Impac…

We are delighted to announce that Dr Dick Fenner has been promoted to Professor to take effect from 1st October 2017. Many congratulations Dick. This promotion is  very well deserved.

Jeremy Purseglove who serves as chair for the National Trust’s Wicken Fen Local Committee took the students round the core wetland, the newly created Vision area and the proposed Vision land threatened by the Waterbeach New Town, explaining all the dilemmas and problems. The students were able to meet the warden, site manager and discuss the issues…

Ian Ellison  and Paul Cassell (ESD Graduate 10-11) of Jaguar Landrover,  ran a workshop which they crafted especially for the ESD MPhil programme  on 6th June 2017 bringing together a number of sustainability tools and lenses to examine a real case. The session focused on the real world problem of growing a premium automotive business in an increas…

ESD MPhil student 2015-16, Shivi Chandna, has research published in Cambridge University Science and Policy ExchangeShivi Chandna (ESD MPhil 15-16) completed her dissertation research on energy and gender in rural areas. Her work has been published as an article in CUSPE. For full article see: http://www.cuspe.org/empowering-through-light-women-and…

A new report on "Solutions for the Global Water Crisis" has been published by Citi under their Global Perspectives and Solutions series.A new report on "Solutions for the Global Water Crisis" has been published by Citi under their Global Perspectives and Solutions series and can be downloaded at https://www.citivelocity.com/citigps/ReportSeries.act…

3 current ESD MPhil students and Dr Dai Morgan, Deputy ESD Director are participating in a workshop in Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, SpainJenny Garcia (UK), Dima Yankova (Bulgaria),  Marisa Henry (Canada) and Dr Dai Morgan (ESD Deputy Director) are participating in a workshop running  from 10th - 14th of April in Universitat  Politecnica …

The ESD MPhil students had a successful fieldtrip to Mid Wales at the end of March. The purpose of the Field Trip was to visit a number of organisations dealing largely in Development, Energy, or Sustainable Technologies mostly in the context of mid Wales. The students visited the Severn Trent Water anaerobic digestion plant Coleshill, Centre for A…

Agri-Innovation is a networking session with young entrepreneurs, researchers and business people from Egypt and Cambridge looking at new opportunities and innovation in Agricultural waste.Katherine Bruce of ESD 2016/7 cohort participated in a workshop - Agri-Innovation - which focused on identifying innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities in …

Two ESD MPhil students have been awarded the Arthur Shercliff Travel Scholarship 2017The Arthur Shercliff Memorial Trust, which was established to promote technical visits abroad by undergraduates and graduate students, offers two scholarships, valued at £1,400 each, one to be awarded in each of the Engineering Departments of Cambridge University a…

Dr Dick Fenner attended the EPSRC Twenty65 Conference in Manchester at the beginning of April and presented a paper on the spatial evaluation of multiple benefits from Sustainable Drainage Systems and Green Infrastructure flood management interventions. The Conference was attended by a mix of water industry professionals and academics and covere…

Claire Lambe (Womens boat) and Sam Wilson (Goldie boat) both took part in the Boat Race on Sunday 2nd April. Claire was part of the Women's winning team who beat Oxford in a record breaking time of  18min 34sec. They are the first team to  to break 19 minutes, and beats several of the recent winning times in the men’s contest too.Congratulations to…