Sustain. Able‪?‬ Thomas Empson

Professor Shushma Patel, Director of Education & Student Experience at London South Bank University, joins Sustain. Able? to discuss what the Doctoral Researcher journey is like for anyone looking to undertake a PhD. As the Director of Studies on my own PhD, Shushma plays a integral role in helping me navigate the journey towards becoming a professional researcher in the field of sustainable engineering. It is a great pleasure to capture her advice on undertaking a PhD as part of the Sustain. Able? journey. 

Jonelle Simunich, Senior Foresight Strategist at international engineering firm Arup, joins Sustain. Able? to speak about Arup’s Planetary Boundary Framework and her teams research around designing a regenerative city of the future. Jonelle gives her advice on what consumers, designers, engineers and organisational leaders can be doing to transition towards a more sustainable existence as well as sharing her career journey to date. 

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Stockholm Resilience Centre: The nine planetary boundaries
Look up Earth Overshoot: 1.7 planets and counting
Jonelle Simunich on Medium
@arupforesight & @jonellesimunich
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Nathan Baker, Director of Engineering Knowledge at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), joins Sustain. Able? to talk about the idea behind the first ever Global Engineering Congress in 2018, the legacy work that has happened since and the work the civil engineering community are doing to help achieve the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Nathan urges the engineering community to follow in the footsteps of the institutions forbearers and to take bold action in the context of today challenges to create sustainable solutions for a prosperous future. 

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About the Sustainable Development Goals
Coverage of the Global Engineering Congress
Measuring impact against the SDGs
ICE's Royal Charter 
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Sevra Davis, Head of Learning at The Design Museum, talks to Sustain. Able? about her career journey to date, discusses the idea behind the museums new national design and engineering challenge for undergraduates called 'The Great Competition' and further considers the growing need for designers and engineers to think and act sustainably for the advancement of society and the preservation of our environment. 


The Design Museum: What's On
The Design Museum: Learning for all
About The Great Competition
The UK's Industrial Strategy
The Royal Commission For The Exhibition Of 1851
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Sustain. Able? is a simple podcast about complex topics with me, your host, Thomas Empson. Season 1 captures my discussions with influential people from across the design and engineering sectors in an accessible, lighter than air format. Join me as I ask the experts about their journey to success, delve into their current work around sustainable design and development and unpick their advice on what you can be doing to sustain our future. The aim is simple - to spark your imagination and fuel your inspiration. Through Sustain. Able? we will reduce the jargon, reuse the inspiration and recycle the sense. So listen in as I ask the experts 'Are we Sustain. Able?'