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Read more at: EESD15 – The Seventh International Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development
EESD15 – The Seventh International Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

EESD15 – The Seventh International Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

30 January 2014

EESD15 – The Seventh International Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development, will be held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, June 9-12, 2015.


Read more at: University of Cambridge EPSRC CDT Course Director Vacancy
University of Cambridge EPSRC CDT Course Director Vacancy

University of Cambridge EPSRC CDT Course Director Vacancy

7 January 2014

A Course Director position is available at the recently funded EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment. For more information please see: http://www-csd.eng.cam.ac.uk/jobs-and-studentships or : http://www.cdt-civil.eng.cam.ac.uk/


Read more at: Retrofit Newsletter Winter 2013
Retrofit Newsletter Winter 2013

Retrofit Newsletter Winter 2013

7 January 2014

The Retrofit Newsletter for Winter 2013 is now available.


Read more at: MPhil student GREG FELTER (2012 -13) researchs the problems of supplying water in Uganda.
MPhil student GREG FELTER (2012 -13) researchs the problems of supplying water in Uganda.

MPhil student GREG FELTER (2012 -13) researchs the problems of supplying water in Uganda.

7 January 2014

GREG FELTER, MPhil student 2012-13 from Hughes Hall, was a recipient of a CUES Rolling Grant, which he used to see and research the problems of supplying water in Uganda, one of the world’s poorest countries. He details his trip in this article taken from "The Cambridge Engineer. Michaelmas 2013." Rolling Grant: Uganda


Read more at: Sustainable Infrastructure- new book from the Centre for Sustainable Development
Sustainable Infrastructure- new book from the Centre for Sustainable  Development

Sustainable Infrastructure- new book from the Centre for Sustainable Development

13 December 2013

A new book has been published (in December 2013) by ICE Publishing by Dick Fenner and Charles Ainger which tries to fill the gap between an engineer's understanding of sustainability and how to practically reach these goals.


Read more at: Vote for Water Peer
Vote for Water Peer

Vote for Water Peer

28 November 2013

This weekend, two of the current MPhil students , Ralph Bernhard and Jack Barrie formed a team and took part in the Cambridge Start Up Hack weekend event (create a company in 48 hours). They won! They developed a company called Water Peer. Water Peer is a water efficiency startup focused on behaviour modification through...


Read more at: Welcome to our two new PhD students
Welcome to our two new PhD students

Welcome to our two new PhD students

28 October 2013

Welcome to our two new PhD students


Read more at: When building for the future means what it says
When building for the future means what it says

When building for the future means what it says

18 October 2013

Article taken from: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/when-building-for-the-future-means-what-it-says Too little attention is being paid to the long-term sustainability of new buildings in a changing climate according to a new study that makes recommendations for ‘future-proofing’ best practice. It’s the ability to...


Read more at: Welcome to New Visitor to the Centre
Welcome to New Visitor to the Centre

Welcome to New Visitor to the Centre

10 October 2013

Welcome to our new Visitor, James Montgomery, a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. He is currently visiting the Centre for 6 months funded through a TEE Doctoral Mobility Scholarship. While in Cambridge he will be working with Dr Heather Cruickshank on the development of a new...


Read more at: ATSE conference, Australia
ATSE conference, Australia

ATSE conference, Australia

7 October 2013

Professor Peter Guthrie was a keynote speaker at the opening of the ATSE Conference in Sydney in late July when the issue of Nuclear Energy for Australia was debated. He then went on with two other international contributors to present at events held in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Whilst there he also addressed...