MSUD student spotlights

Alumnus Hamse Abdilahi was attracted to the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development programme due to its relevance to both rich and poor nations.

Encouraged by her manager, and fellow MSc in Sustainable Urban Development alumnus, Neha decided to enrol on the MSc to further both her career and budding personal interests.

The MSc in Sustainable Urban Development gave Dylan the opportunity to deepen his knowledge of cities while continuing to progress his career and incorporate this learning into his work.

Edith found that completing the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development ignited a desire for further research and truly demonstrated that ‘the more you come to know, the more you want to know’.

Christopher enrolled on the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development in order to better lead his own business and to make a more substantial contribution to the development of Mongolia.

The MSc in Sustainable Urban Development allowed Kate to further specialise as a land administration professional whilst gaining a broader, interdisciplinary understanding of related fields.

Having worked in the field for decades, Paul Hackett CBE found that the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development offered an expansive range of topics to further enhance his career ambitions.

Jan was working as a freelancer in Germany before he undertook the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development. He is now working in Oxford University's sustainability team, helping to reduce the university’s carbon emissions.

The MSUD course helped Swati, a designer from Delhi, to 'imbibe new facets of urbanism'

Having discovered that her MSc in Sustainable Urban Development research highlighted scope for further exploration, Aditi is now enrolled on the part-time DPhil programme.

Karim enrolled on the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development in order to learn how to help reconstruct and develop cities in Syria

Marvin Lagonera saw our part-time MSc in Sustainable Urban Development as an opportunity to achieve his career goals: meaningfully contributing to the knowledge and practice of city climate action.

Victoria pursued the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development to help answer strategic design questions related to her work in Muscat, Oman.

With a background in geography and urban planning, Rachel Meunier chose the part-time MSc in Sustainable Urban Development to inform her day-to-day work.

Onur has been using knowledge gained on the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development course since graduation

Before enrolling in the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development, Gavin was in Vancouver working on large-scale global projects as an architect.

Being able to compare, in real time, urban experiences from throughout the Global South and the Global North was a unique and inspiring academic experience for Ed when undertaking the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development.

Since enrolling on the MSc in Sustainable Urban Development Melissa has been accepted on to a PhD programme at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School.

Andy Yates wanted a more holistic understanding of urban sustainability and chose to study on our part-time MSc in Sustainable Urban Development.