circular economy
Centre for Design and the Waste Age: A trip to the Design Museum
In December of 2021, the C4D Design Thinking MDes team made their way to London, Kensington Park for an educational (but fun-filled and not to mention – covid-safe) trip to the Design Museum. It ...
Is a PhD for me?
My friends often ask me why I chose to study a PhD and why particularly resource recovery from wastewater (How I simplify my title ‘Enhancing biomineral production for resource recovery from wastewater using biocatalysts’). Initially, ...
Rethinking the economy in times of crises
After a first week in which many economies across the globe have come to a halt, most of us realise that at least for the near but potentially distant future things will be different. While ...
My PhD to Research Fellow journey – Utilising digitisation and data to enable a sustainable future
The last three years has somehow sped for me - starting my PhD in Manufacturing at the Manufacturing Informatics Centre, Cranfield University to completing it at the Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Centre. I have been very ...
Designing immortal products at C4D!
When I first heard the term ‘self-healing products and materials’, I thought it sounded like science fiction! However, I was soon to discover that there were many scientists and researchers around the globe working ...
Operationalising sustainability as an opportunity
"Every single social and global issue of our day is a business opportunity in disguise.” – Peter Ducker quoted in Grayson D, Coulter C, Lee M, All In: The Future of Business Leadership, Routledge, May ...