Sustainability in Action is the University’s annual cohort conference for the EPSRC funded Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Infrastructure Systems (CDT-SIS), held in conjunction with the Engineering Doctorate (EngD) programme in Transport and the Environment.
The event allows students to showcase their work from across the three themes of Water, Energy and Transport via three sessions of talks and discussions. Poster presentations relevant to these research themes will also be available to view.
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A number of exciting speakers will be in attendance, including:
Keynote speaker
- Dr Sam Healy – Southampton alumnus, MICRS, Group Corporate Responsibility Director of ‘QinetiQ’, and a Director within the ‘Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability’.
As well as:
- Dr Alan Stevens (Transport Research Laboratory, UK)
- Professor Patrick James (University of Southampton)
- Dr Pete Shaw (University of Southampton)
Abstracts have been received from students at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London. It is hoped that the connections made amongst the different university CDTs will lead to increased collaboration amongst university clusters in the future, benefitting students, universities, and the overall standards of research being undertaken.
The event will feature a lunchtime recruitment stall from current industry partners involved in research funding. Representatives include:
Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks; Transport Research Laboratory UK; Fishtek Consulting Ltd.; Southern Water; RWE npower; Aquatic Health, Technology & Innovation Group; Environment Agency; RSSB; and Energy UK.
A full programme for the day, as well as details on how to register, can be accessed here.
Registration closes 31 October 2016.
If you have any questions or queries, please contact: [email protected].
