Concrete Solutions: Pioneering Sustainability in Engineering Liz’s Journey from Cambridge PhD to Founder of a Climate-Tech Startup

Dr. Liz Zijing Li shares her journey from academic research at Cambridge to founding Mimicrete, a startup transforming concrete with self-healing technology. She reflects on sustainability, leadership, and innovation in infrastructure.

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The Accidental Technical Architect: Veronika on her squiggly career

Veronika Suhaj is 33 and currently works for Salesforce, a CRM technology company as a pre-sales Technical Architect. She started her career after graduating from University of Cambridge with a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics and has worked for several IT consultancies such as PwC, PolSource or Persistent Systems until her career and network led her to Salesforce. Read more

Climate Scientist to Ratings Scientist: Matthew on his move to industry from a PhD in climate science

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Matthew Brady completed a PhD in Earth Sciences at Cambridge before moving to carbon credit ratings agency BeZero Carbon. There, he specialises in assessing the carbon integrity of Nature-based Solutions, helping organisations to make better climate decisions. Matthew discusses his time at Earth Sciences, and how it helped him with the move from academia into a start-up environment. Read more

Environmental Scientist Venturing into Politics – Alex on His UN Internship

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Alex Häuser discusses his role as a Sustainable Development Goals Intern with the United Nations, where he combines environmental science with policymaking. He highlights the need to bring more scientific research directly into global governance and shares advice on UN jobs. Read more

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