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30 years of sustainability leadership for the built environment - so, what's next?

10 October 2024 - The significance of our built environment in both its contribution to, and its response to, global challenges cannot be understated. Dr Kayla Friedman, Director for the Master’s and Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment, shares the evolution of our sustainable built environment postgraduate programmes as we celebrate 30 years of delivery with a new name for a well-established programme; and look towards the role educators still have to play in resolving these challenges.

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A day in the life of a Postgraduate Course Director

29 August 2024 - Emma Fromberg, Course Director of the Postgraduate Certificate and Supervisor for the Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Business shares a day in her life at the first workshop of our 2024 Postgraduate Certificate cohort at Homerton College.

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A day in the life of a Master of Studies in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment student

22 February 2024 – Terry Heath is a Consultant and Non-Executive Director, and a Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment (IDBE) student. Terry shares his experience of the programme and details what an average day looks like during one of his residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.

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A day in the life of a Master’s in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment student

22 February 2024 - Lydia Randall is D irector at BDG architecture + design , and a student on the Master of Studies in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE). Lydia shares her experience of the programme and details what an average day looks like during one of her residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.

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A day in the life of a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB) student

18 January 2024 - Kripa Balachandran is Head of Product with Mission Zero Technologies, and a student on the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB). Kripa shares her experience of the programme and details what an average day looks like during one of her residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.

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A day in the life of a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership student

18 January 2024 – Shaoqian Zhang is Global Head of Safety & Health with Vitesco Technologies Group AG , and a student on the Master of Studies (MSt) in Sustainability Leadership. Shaoqian shares his experience of the programme and details what an average day looks like during one of his residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.

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A day in the life of a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB) student

18 January 2024 – Henry Kong is CEO of Techup Limited, and a student on the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB). Henry shares his experience of the programme and details what an average day looks like during one of his residential workshops in Cambridge, UK

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A day in the life of a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership student

18 January 2024 – Christa Avampato is Founder of Double or Nothing Media and a student on the Master of Studies (MSt) in Sustainability Leadership. Christa shares her experience of the programme and details what an average day looks like during one of her residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.

A day in the life of an IDBE student

16 August 2023 - Emi Sugiyama is a Sustainability Consultant with PwC Japan and a student on the Master of Studies in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE). Emi shared her experience of the programme and has detailed what an average day looked like for her during her final residential workshop in Cambridge, UK.

A day in the life of an IDBE student

25 April 2023 - Neiad Adams-Austin is a Traffic Engineer with the London Borough of Waltham Forest and a student on the Master of Studies in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE). Neiad has shared his experience of the programme and has detailed what an average day looks like for him during one of the residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.

30 years of sustainability leadership for the built environment - so, what's next?

A day in the life of a Postgraduate Course Director

A day in the life of a Master of Studies in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment student

A day in the life of a Master’s in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment student

A day in the life of a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB) student

A day in the life of a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership student

A day in the life of a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB) student

A day in the life of a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership student

A day in the life of an IDBE student

A day in the life of an IDBE student

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