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Read more at: Job Opportunity - Deputy Course Director MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development
Job Opportunity - Deputy Course Director MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

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...

Read more at: Alejandro Rivera Rivera - first Gates Cambridge Scholar from Guatemala.
Alejandro Rivera Rivera - first Gates Cambridge Scholar from Guatemala.

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...

Read more at: Welcome to 44 new ESD MPhil Students
Welcome to 44 new ESD MPhil Students

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.

Read more at: Dr Heather Cruickshank Resignation
Dr Heather Cruickshank Resignation

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...

Read more at: Smart Villages Graduate Forum
Smart Villages Graduate Forum

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...

Read more at: New research support funding from Kingspan Insulation
New research support funding from Kingspan Insulation

New research support funding from Kingspan Insulation

2 October 2015

The Centre for Sustainable Development is pleased to announce new funding from Kingspan Insulation Ltd.

Read more at: UPGRo: Hidden Crisis
UPGRo: Hidden Crisis

UPGRo: Hidden Crisis

15 September 2015

Dick Fenner attended the first Project Workshop for the NERC funded UPGRo: Hidden Crisis project, which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the second week of September. The project is addressing the reasons why many boreholes and water points in Africa fail shortly after construction, and is aiming to develop a more...

Read more at: The social value of flood alleviation
The social value of flood alleviation

The social value of flood alleviation

7 September 2015

Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and severity of flooding in coming years. For more effective flood alleviation, a recently published study recommends schemes that consider the social impact of floods as well as the economic damages. Climate change increases intense rainfall and raises sea levels, both...

Read more at: MPhil student on BBC radio discussing what Britain is like from the perspective of an African student

MPhil student on BBC radio discussing what Britain is like from the perspective of an African student

7 September 2015

Mauricia Nambatya a civil engineer from Uganda, studying an MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development is featured in a documentary exploring what Britain is like through African eyes, broadcast by BBC Radio 4. You feel that sense of freedom here to say whatever you want to say Mauricia Nambatya MPhil student in...

Read more at: NHS Guidance document on making energy work in healthcare
NHS Guidance document on making energy work in healthcare

NHS Guidance document on making energy work in healthcare

7 September 2015

Staff from the Centre for Sustainable Development and the Department of Architecture have revised the Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 07-02 for the Department of Health. The new document ‘Health Technical Memorandum 07-02: EnCO2de 2015 – making energy work in healthcare’ is divided into two parts and it provides guidance...

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New blog article by Dr Edoardo Borgomeo - Rethinking irrigation in a water-scarce world

27 March 2025

Dr Edoardo Borgomeo's recent blog article, Rethinking irrigation in a water-scarce world , discusses the complexities associated with maximising water use efficiency in agriculture. Written with Claudia Sadoff, this article is currently featured in Economist Impact.

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