Student blogs

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Melpomeni Rapti, Homes Propositions and Products Manager at Lloyds Banking Group

Melpomeni Rapti shares her experience of studying the programme and details what a day looks like during the second of her two residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.

Gloria Wong, Senior Civil and Structural Engineer at Arup

Gloria Wong, Senior Civil and Structural Engineer at Arup.

Gloria Wong shares her experience of studying the programme and details what a day looks like during the third of her residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.

Adam Meyrick

Adam Meyrick, Construction Manager at Galliford Try Construction.

"The theme for this week is ‘working environments’ and today's talks looked at workplace trends and behaviours, the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, and discussion around driving sustainability through government policy."

Terry Heath

Terry Heath is a Consultant and Non-Executive Director.

"I’ve been excited by the ideas that I have – sometimes far too many to action – and the amazing people that I’ve met, both within the faculty and in the various study cohorts."

Lydia Randall

Lydia Randall is Director at BDG architecture + design.

"The course provides a huge variety of content and shares ground-breaking ideas, so it helps to be able to reflect on topics both personally and by discussing with fellow students as they often relate to areas we are working on in our practice."

Emi IDBE student

Emi Sugiyama, Sustainability Consultant with PwC Japan. 

"IDBE inspired me to think and act differently as an agent of change to achieve a sustainable future."

Sonia Green-Browne

Sonia Green-Browne, Principal Engineer with Graphite Engineering Ltd.

"I am invigorated and stimulated by the discussions in an academic environment of this calibre."

Neiad Adams-Austin

Neiad Adams-Austin, Traffic Engineer at the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

"I am often aware of the image that the public sector is lagging behind in enabling a more sustainable built environment. This course has inspired me to tackle such views by taking a more active role in enabling change."

Paul Jaffe

Paul Jaffe, Asset Manager at British Land.

Paul reflects on his experience of the programme and how this helped him form solutions and encourage change for investors and the wider industry. Read his blog ‘Finding common ground between investors and industry’.

Professor Eur Ing Dr Phebe Mann, Elected Deputy Chair of ICE Council. 

Phebe's appointment to the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Council began in November 2025 for a duration of one year.

Andrew Martin, Major Bridges International Consultant at COWI A/S.

Andrew looks back on the impact of the MSt in empowering him to develop an interest in sustainability in parallel with his established career in bridges and civil engineering. Read his blog ‘Knowledge, motivation and mindset’ here.