Last updated on November 30th, 2022

MUrCS Graduate and current researcher at the GCU’s Research Centre for Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM) Mushfik Jalal (MUrCS, 2022) recently presented urban heat island mitigation approaches for Dhaka, Bangladesh at the World Cities Day on 31 October 2022. The work, based on Mushfik’s MUrCS thesis highlighted to planners in Bangladesh the need for detailed density and height zoning within the city and green and blue infrastructure approaches to mitigate the rising heat island problem in Dhaka.

Last updated on October 26th, 2022

Despite the challenges and delays posed by COVID-19, the 2020 intake of MUrCS was able to defend their thesis and complete all study requirements in October 2022. Congratulations!

Last updated on October 26th, 2022

Newsha Modjrian and Nerxhana Tallushi of the class of MUrCS 2020,  together with three other Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) students, participated in  the SHAPE Sustainability Impact Projects, organized by The British Academy (BA) and Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK).  This brought together students from different disciplines across social sciences, humanities, and the arts, to develop solutions to real-life sustainability challenges experienced by their university or local community. Newsha and Nerxhana’s project “How can the University work with marginalised young people in areas of multiple deprivation in Glasgow to the benefit of both GCU and the Community(ies) in question?” is also in line with the Common Good mission of GCU. Competing with 11 other projects presented by teams from England, Wales and Scotland, the MUrCS team was one of three awarded £5000 from British Academy to support staff and students to collaborate on progressing their ideas and bringing their solutions to life in the 2022-23 academic year.  

For more information on this programme: 

1. BA Twitter Thread 
2. BA news article 
3. SOS-UK news article 
4. SOS-UK LinkedIn post 

Last updated on October 26th, 2022

Student-to-be Paola Zhamo participated in a national event for selected EMJMD students.

Last updated on October 26th, 2022

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Last updated on October 26th, 2022

Excursion 19 February 2022

Last updated on October 26th, 2022

Photos from a student field trip (Urban Soils Remediation module) to “Sotiel Coronada” in Huelva, January 2022.

Last updated on October 26th, 2022

MUrCS student newcomers to UHU, on city tour January 12, 2022.

Last updated on October 26th, 2022