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Centre for Sustainable Development

Est 2000 - home of the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development
 
Read more at: Engineering Education for Sustainable Development Conference 2020
Engineering Education for Sustainable Development Conference 2020

Engineering Education for Sustainable Development Conference 2020

28 June 2019

The Engineering Education for Sustainable Development EESD 2020 conference will be hosted by University College Cork, 7th - 10th June 2020


Read more at: Staff appointments 2019 - Madeline Woodruff, Tim Forman

Staff appointments 2019 - Madeline Woodruff, Tim Forman

28 June 2019

New appointments join the Centre for Sustainable Development in 2019


Read more at: Academic visitor for 2019 - Dr Stephanie Hirmer
Academic visitor for 2019 - Dr Stephanie Hirmer

Academic visitor for 2019 - Dr Stephanie Hirmer

28 June 2019

Dr Stephanie Hirmer returns to CSD as a Visiting Research Fellow for 2019


Read more at: CSD researchers host UK/China delegation

CSD researchers host UK/China delegation

28 June 2019

CSD researchers host China Academy for Urban Planning and Design


Read more at: Sustainability and the Built Environment

Sustainability and the Built Environment

28 June 2019

Dr Tim Forman delivers seminar to Jiangsu visitors


Read more at: CSD Researcher in Global Challenges Workshop & Secondment

CSD Researcher in Global Challenges Workshop & Secondment

28 June 2019

Dr Leon Kapetas provides expertise in Peru and discusses SuDS in Sutton


Read more at: Welcome ESD MPhil class 18-19
Welcome ESD MPhil class 18-19

Welcome ESD MPhil class 18-19

10 October 2018

The Engineering for Sustainable Development MPhil programme welcomed a new group of 27 students onto the programme this year, the 17th cohort since the programme began in 2002. The students come from 19 different countries including Bangladesh, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Sudan and Kazakhstan. The average age of the students is 28 as many of them have worked in a professional Engineering role prior to joining the course.


Read more at: ESD MPhil 17-18 Submission Day
ESD MPhil 17-18 Submission Day

ESD MPhil 17-18 Submission Day

3 September 2018

ESD MPhil Hand in day 31st August 2018


Read more at: ESD MPhil Alumni stories: Meet Rising Star Dr Tara Shirvani
ESD MPhil Alumni stories: Meet Rising Star Dr Tara Shirvani

ESD MPhil Alumni stories: Meet Rising Star Dr Tara Shirvani

30 August 2018

ESD MPhil Alumna Dr Tara Shirvani (Queens’ College, 2008) has been named one of this year’s UK Rising Stars in Science and Engineering.


Read more at: British Geological Survey report published on handpump-borehole implementation in Uganda

British Geological Survey report published on handpump-borehole implementation in Uganda

6 August 2018

A report based on Lissie Liddle's PhD study which reviews handpump-borehole implementation in Uganda has recently been published as an Open Report by the British Geological Survey.


Latest news

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.