Keep it Civil 301 - Solar Energy in Rwanda

06/09/17 • 18 min

In this new episode of Keep it Civil, Iwona Bisaga talks about her work with solar energy in Rwanda, and the Beacon Bursary grant project bringing the user story to the people of Kigali and London. Follow Iwona on twitter (twitter.com/IwonaBisaga)or through her blog (photovoice.org/through-the-lens-energy-access-stories-of-solar-home-system-users-in-rwanda/). More information on BBOX can be found at www.bboxx.co.uk. Make sure to see the photography exhibition at the Impact Hub Kings Cross, from Friday June 9th. www.facebook.com/events/133104777235207/

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Keep it Civil 203 - Biodiversity in the City

For the last episode of this mini series, we're joined by EngD Researcher Alison Fairbrass to discuss her research measuring and monitoring biodiversity in cities and the built environment using sound recordings, and the ways in which this research can help make these places more habitable for wildlife. Keep it Civil will be back soon with new episodes and a new host to explore more fascinating areas of engineering. Follow Alison(https://twitter.com/alisonfairbrass), the Bat Conservation Trust(https://twitter.com/_BCT_), UCL's Centre for Urban Sustainability and Resilience (https://twitter.com/UCL_USAR) and UCL's Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research (https://twitter.com/uclcber) on Twitter. Catch up on past episodes of Keep it Civil (@cege_ucl). Intro & outro music: "Helix Nebula" by Anamanaguchi (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Anamanaguchi/Party_in_Space/kzz007_-_14_-_anamanaguchi_-_helix_nebula)

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Keep It Civil 302 - The Future of Infrastructure

For the second episode of series three we are joined by Professor Brian Collins to talk us through the work of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC), which aims to address the insufficient and unsustainable value extracted by services using national infrastructure. We analyze the motivations for this project, and look at the developments for UK and international infrastructure it will bring about. More information about UKCRIC can be found at www.ukcric.com, you can also follow them on twitter @UKCRIC. More information on the International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure can be found at www.isngi.org. Catch up on past episodes of Keep it Civil (soundcloud.com/cege_ucl/sets/keep-it-civil) Intro & outro music: "Helix Nebula" by Anamanaguchi (freemusicarchive.org/music/Anamanag...-_helix_nebula)