Showcasing Projects with IndustryProtecting and Enhancing the Environment
Wednesday, 1st May 2024, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration from 9:30 amThis networking event will showcase the wide range of collaborations taking place between the University and a variety of industry partners.
Students from various disciplines have opted to undertake a collaborative project. These include a project with the Hoare Lea consultancy to develop a GIS map tool which can identify material sharing opportunities between construction projects; investigating the use of a seaweed-based biopolymers to develop sustainable construction projects together with Marine Biopolymers; investigating how effective are National Biodiversity Strategies in achieving biodiversity outcomes with DDA International Consulting; evaluating Net Zero disruptors for Scottish Enterprise, and creating a sustainable travel policy for SSE. This event is the students’ opportunity to share their outputs with industry partners in the form of a poster presentation. Delegates will be invited to vote for the best poster.
Industry partners of the 33 projects include:
- Arup
- Civic Engineers Ltd
- CRA-RISK
- DDA Consulting
- Gavin's Mill
- Hoare Lea
- Intertek
- Jacobs
- Mabbett
- Marine Biopolymers
- PR enviro forensics
- RPS
- Savron Solutions
- Scotland Malawi Partnership
- Scottish Enterprise
- Shawlands Bike Bus
- South Lanarkshire Council
- SSE Renewables
- Strathblane Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sustainable Strathclyde
Who should attend?
This event is open to all directly involved in a project as well as businesses and organisations who would like to take part in the future.
Benefits of attending
- An opportunity to find out how your business or organisation can benefit from working collaboratively with a student from the University of Strathclyde.
- A chance to share best practice with project teams. Help in identifying students that could benefit your business or organisation after they graduate.
Contact
Director of the MSc Sustainability and Environmental Studies, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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