Centre for Sus Dev

Cambridge University Engineering Department Centre for Sustainable Development - home of the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

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A new term and snowy weather, after a week of intensive module with Prof Nick Ashford classes begin again with MoTI launch and new electives

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As the weather gets colder the assignments hot up. Some students escape on the Varsity Ski Trip while others prepare for the next role play.

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Everyone has been trying to implement positive change and blogs record wins and challenges encountered along the way. More changes to come!

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Practitioner Viewpoints Series speakers this term have included Phil Callaghan, Sarah Royse, Charles Ainger & Kirsten Henson plus Andy Szabo

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We started the year with a wet visit to Stonehenge and a sunny walk over the Twyford Down and Hindhead road schemes with Jeremy,Colin & Siân

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New cohort is well under way. After a late start for some we have 47 students busy working away and the first term of 2012-13 is nearly done

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All students have handed in their dissertations and finished. Staff settling down to marking and getting ready for the new group in October.

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final month of this year's course and students are working hard on their dissertations, some already completed and handed in, well done!

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Tenth Anniversary Course Dinner attended by nearly 180 people hosted at Queens'. A great night of friendship, reflection and celebration.

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38 presentations at the annual conference demonstrate the wide range and high quality of the dissertation research, well done to all.

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Two days into the Annual Dissertation Conference. The quality of presentations this year is very high. Continue with another day tomorrow.

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Students working on their individual research preparing academic posters and presentations for the Annual Dissertation Conference next week.

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Students working on their dissertations and preparing posters and presentations for the Annual Dissertation Conference next week.

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Simon Spooner of Atkins gives guest lecture on Water Resources Management Policy in China and Europe.

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Sarah Royse, RAEng Visiting Teaching Fellow leads discussion on requirement for renewable energy contribution from new developments.

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Staff meet to review the year and plan for the future taking account of student feedback. An exciting programme is planned for 2012-13.

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Student group Pedro Z, Daniel, Jorge and Stephi win McKinsey Innovate2012 competition with Ethical Tomato Co. proposal http://t.co/6gnk5Gk0

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Students regrouping to prepare presentations based on their field trip work ahead of visit by External Examiner Prof Sally Heslop.

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Aberystwyth University host us in their IBERS Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences and present about their research

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Visit to UK's first Passivhaus certified office Canolfan Hyddgen at Machynlleth with talks from the architect and Dulas http://t.co/prZcti40