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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 
Read more at: Emrah Durusut

Emrah Durusut

Potential and Viability of Wind Energy in Turkey: Barriers and Opportunities


Read more at: Jonathan Dowsett

Jonathan Dowsett

Sustainable Shipping: Options for a Global Industry


Read more at: Henry Donaghy

Henry Donaghy

Engineering for Sustainable Maritime Development: The Gulf of Guinea


Read more at: Noor-Hal Cuellar

Noor-Hal Cuellar

Assessing the sustainability of potential bioethanol from agave as a feedstock in Mexico


Read more at: Andrew Cross

Andrew Cross

Creating Interactive and Collaborative Primary School Classrooms in Zambia with and without Information and Communication Technology (ICT)


Read more at: Bonita Costigane

Bonita Costigane

Sustainability in Engineering and Design Consultancy


Read more at: Emily Castro-Prieto

Emily Castro-Prieto

Assessing sustainability of a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action for energy-efficiency measures in the Mexican residential building sector


Read more at: Paul Cassell

Paul Cassell

A Sustainability Analysis of Mobile Banking in Low and Middle Income Countries: Enabling Identification of Potential Markets


Read more at: Alexandre Boury

Alexandre Boury

Analysing national pathways in carbon emissions, economic activity and life expectancy: Trajectories towards sustainable development


Read more at: Alicia Blatiak

Alicia Blatiak

Investigating Scour at Offshore Monopile Wind Turbine Foundations


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.