Professor Shushma Patel, Director of Education & Student Experience at London South Bank University, joins Sustain. Able? to discuss what the Doctoral Researcher journey is like for anyone looking to undertake a PhD. As the Director of Studies on my own PhD, Shushma plays a integral role in helping me navigate the journey towards becoming a profess…

Jonelle Simunich, Senior Foresight Strategist at international engineering firm Arup, joins Sustain. Able? to speak about Arup’s Planetary Boundary Framework and her teams research around designing a regenerative city of the future. Jonelle gives her advice on what consumers, designers, engineers and organisational leaders can be doing to transitio…

Nathan Baker, Director of Engineering Knowledge at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), joins Sustain. Able? to talk about the idea behind the first ever Global Engineering Congress in 2018, the legacy work that has happened since and the work the civil engineering community are doing to help achieve the United Nation's Sustainable Development…

Sevra Davis, Head of Learning at The Design Museum, talks to Sustain. Able? about her career journey to date, discusses the idea behind the museums new national design and engineering challenge for undergraduates called 'The Great Competition' and further considers the growing need for designers and engineers to think and act sustainably for the ad…

Sustain. Able? is a simple podcast about complex topics with me, your host, Thomas Empson. Season 1 captures my discussions with influential people from across the design and engineering sectors in an accessible, lighter than air format. Join me as I ask the experts about their journey to success, delve into their current work around sustainable de…