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  • Reflection: Civil Engineering through the years and my favourite parts!

    • Julia Craig - 27 April 2021, 03:54
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    As my time at University comes to an end, I have been reflecting back on the long but short 5 years. I came to University hopeful, excited and a little nervous. Like the majority of students, my biggest fear was that I wouldn’t make friends. That quickly changed of course once I realized all the […]

    Tags: Civil Engineering, Masters, opportunities, reflection

  • Mental Wellbeing in a Post Lockdown World

    • Julia Craig - 8 April 2021, 01:46
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    Many lockdowns later, we are starting to re-emerge from our slumber. Most of us will not be the same: and this can be a good thing. We now recognise the need more than ever, to take care of our mental health. For many, it did not take a global pandemic to trigger mental health problems […]

  • The Truth behind Biomass “Green Energy”

    • Julia Craig - 8 April 2021, 11:00
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    If you are still reading my blogs, by now you know I am passionate about sustainability. It is a difficult subject to tackle because it is so vast, and it requires not only the actions of ourselves as individuals, but everyone; especially governments. The UN released the 17 sustainability goals back in 2015 to envision: […]

    Tags: Biomass, Environment, Green Energy, Sustainability, Unsustainable

  • Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth

    • Julia Craig - 5 April 2021, 09:00
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    In the next series of my sustainability blogs, I am going to speak about the growth of countries’ economies while their use of resources is declining (‘decoupling’). We are currently using unsustainable amounts of the Earth’s natural resources. “Decoupling” involves allowing economies to grow without this being directly dependent on the quantity of resources used […]

  • Women in Engineering and the Importance of Mentoring

    • Julia Craig - 8 March 2021, 06:22
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    ” Follow your engineering instinct and see where it will take you” Dr. Barnali Ghosh, FICE  As a woman who studies Civil Engineering at university, I can say that I have seen a clear lack of female representation in engineering. In my first year there were 6 girls on my course (civil engineering) out of […]

    Tags: Civil Engineering, Engineering, international women's day, mentoring, women in engineering

  • Is the Future Hydrogen?

    • Julia Craig - 15 February 2021, 03:03
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    One of the biggest concerns on everyone’s minds is the security of clean energy in the future.  We have followed the renewable energy growth since its birth through new installations of wind farms, solar panels, and hydroelectric dams but, what is next? How can we really reach a net-zero world? Can it be through using […]

    Tags: climate change, Co2, energy, Engineering, Future, Sustainability

  • Water Scarcity and the Upcoming Challenges of the Modern World

    • Julia Craig - 2 February 2021, 06:39
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    Taking blog ideas from my semester 2 – CE50019 Sustainable Use and Environmental Impact module, I thought I would talk about issues facing us in the modern world – starting with Water Scarcity. Humans use about 4,600 cubic km of water every year, of which 70% goes to agriculture, 20% to industry and 10% to […]

    Tags: Help the world, Modern Challenges, Save the Planet, Sustainability, Water, World

  • Hints and Tips to Thrive in Online Assessment Centres and Interviews

    • Julia Craig - 29 January 2021, 11:59
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    As a Master’s student I have been applying for graduate rules since the beginning of last semester. In the last semester of my university degree, I have been starting to get replies from some companies inviting me for interviews and assessment centres. During this (second) strange time, I have had to do these from home. […]

    Tags: assessment centres, assessments, Careers Service, graduate, hints, interview, jobs, online, tips

  • Easy Dinners for the Slow Cooker

    • Julia Craig - 29 January 2021, 12:04
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    The past year and a half, I have discovered great meals that can be cooked in a slow cooker, with no fuss and for a low price! It is easy to cook as you can just throw everything in and get on with your day. By dinner time, you don’t need to worry about cooking […]

    Tags: easy, easy dinners, student cooking

  • Christmas in Lockdown

    • Julia Craig - 10 January 2021, 05:16
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    Christmas in Lockdown Happy New Year everybody! I hope you are all keeping well and had a great Christmas despite the circumstances that evolved at the time! I just thought I would pitch in a quick reflection of my Christmas and year. I planned on heading down to my hometown for Christmas, as always. The […]

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