In their final year, CAT students produce a dissertation in which they explore and research solutions to the challenges of the climate and nature crises. CAT graduate Charlotte Ravenscroft shares her analysis of Local Skills Improvement Plans in England and how they are affecting progress on retrofitting homes.
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Hawkland — eco business takes flight
Over the last 50 years, CAT has played a crucial role in many successful sustainability-related businesses, including Hawkland, an ecological design and build company based in Bristol. Director and CEO, David Copeland, shares how knowledge, skills and connections gained at CAT have supported the business so far.
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CAT students exhibit work from their Barmouth community engagement project
Students from the Centre for Alternative Technology Masters in Sustainable Architecture course (M.Arch) will exhibit designs inspired by their recent Abermaw community engagement events on Thursday 19 December 2024 at the Dragon Theatre, Barmouth 4.00pm to 6:30pm.
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8 Reasons to Study a Masters in Sustainability at CAT
Engage with sustainability in a hands-on, transformative environment and unlock a world of opportunities through postgraduate study. Myfi Fenwick explores the reasons why you should study at CAT’s Graduate School of the Environment.
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Why we teach – communicating transformational social change
Next in our series looking at themes and topics explored by students on CAT Master’s degrees, Dr Cathy Cole explores the role of communication in enabling the right responses to our changing world – what it means, why it matters, and some of the main teaching methods used on our courses.
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CAT Stories – Rachel Embury
To tackle the climate and nature crisis, people need the skills, knowledge and tools to take action across the world for a better future. Meet a current CAT student using their learning to make positive change happen.
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Learning By Doing
Programme Leader Dr Carl Meddings gives an insight into what final-year students on CAT’s professionally accredited Masters in Sustainable Architecture (ARB Part 2) have been up to over the last few years.
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More than 190 CAT graduates celebrate their graduation
On 20 July we celebrated another impressive graduating class, with CAT graduates and their guests joining us online and on-site for Graduation.
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CAT Conversations – Dr Frances Hill
We recently interviewed Dr Frances Hill, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for CAT’s MSc Sustainability in Energy Provision and Demand Management, about her work teaching at our Graduate School.
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CAT Stories – Edward Macdonald
Around the globe, a community of changemakers is putting the knowledge, skills and networks they have gained at CAT into positive action on the climate and nature crisis. This time, we share CAT graduate Edward Macdonald’s story.
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