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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Psychology of a Building A recent module of mine (my Multi-Disciplinary Project) introduced me to the idea of the psychology of a building: how a building makes you feel; how it creates a certain atmosphere; how it influences social constructs. It intrigued me since I always have had an interest in psychology, I never thought […]