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The world is facing Grand Challenges in solving problems related to sustainable development, including in addressing the crisis in climate change, global health, energy and environment, requiring transformative solutions for innovation and design. This MSc will empower students to harness their creativity in solving such challenges, using nature-inspired solution methodologies as an effective tool for disruptive design and responsible innovation.
About this degree
UCL Chemical Engineering is one of the top-rated Chemical Engineering departments in the world, being internationally renowned for its outstanding research and education.
The MSc in Nature-Inspired Solutions is specifically designed to allow students to develop transformative solutions by drawing on inspirations from nature (e.g. resilience, scalability, and efficiency) on interdisciplinary problems through research-related teaching and public engagement. For example, you learn from the scalability and efficiency of the human lung to redesign hydrogen fuel cells and CO₂ electroreduction in our race to net-zero, in the context of the energy transition and environmental sustainability. You learn from the resilience of the kidney and the efficiency of cell membranes to develop superior solutions for water treatment, and you learn from trees and forests to approach circularity in manufacturing.
This programme covers systematic design approaches to innovate in a wide range of fields, including sustainable manufacturing, energy and environmental technology, functional materials, health and biomedical engineering, and the built environment, where outside-the-box thinking is urgently needed within the pressing context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Moreover, the programme prepares you to learn how to work in multi-disciplinary teams on interdisciplinary problems, equipping you with transferable, lateral thinking skills and a competitive edge, for careers in research and development, entrepreneurship or industry.
A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.
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This MSc provides graduates with a firm foundation in research methods and research knowledge, as well as interdisciplinary teamworking skills, to apply nature-inspired solution methodologies for innovative design and for the development of transformative technology. The programme also provides you with the opportunity to work on real engineering and/or design challenges together with academics and/or industry, where possible.
Along with the increased interest in sustainability and nature-inspired solutions as a method from prospective employers, graduates are expected to either continue for a PhD, become entrepreneurs or enter industry in sectors related to chemical and biochemical manufacturing, energy and environmental process, materials, pharmaceutics, medicine, built environment, etc.
Compulsory modules
Optional modules
Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change.
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