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I am in the 4th year of my MEng programme in Renewable Energy Engineering. I originally wanted to go into medicine, but I decided that I preferred Maths and Physics to Biology; so I started looking for an engineering course and found Renewable Energy Engineering.  I saw the course as a timely opportunity as there is such an appetite for reducing carbon and creating cleaner green energy now. Engineering is a hard degree with a big workload. You have to learn to juggle 2 or 3 assignments at once and meet multiple deadlines.  I have just finished my industrial placement project on Aerogel glazing in advanced window technology.  Buildings contribute to a large amount of energy consumption and one of the weakest elements is windows.  I looked at how I could make a window more energy efficient by using Aerogel in the gap between a double-glazing unit…

With much of the world under some sort of lockdown measures the future of the travel industry is hanging in the balance, says long-time luxury travel writer, Sabi Phagura.

No one could have predicted how the global pandemic would change our lives as we know it when we entered 2020. Our freedom to travel has been compromised and for most of the year, we’ve only been able to dream about holidays by browsing online with a view to booking later. Those who like to travel in style and escape to exotic locations may also have to have a rethink.