Spirit of the Swamps: Sustainable development through interdisciplinary research with a case study on the Wetlands of Amazonian Peru In the last fifteen years scientists have shown that there is a huge amount of carbon locked up in the peaty…
Conflict Management in Theory and Practice: Who? How? What challenges? Violent conflict has increased over the last decade and is set to continue with climate change, mass displacement and other challenges on the rise. Today we can count more than 110…
Exploitation: What is it? Is it wrong? And what should we do about it? Professor Ferguson will introduce the concept of exploitation in the context of these three debates about what exploitation is, whether it is wrong, and what can…
Are cartels bad for the economy? And what can we do about it? The word ‘cartel’ refers to (forbidden) conduct that unfairly restricts competition, for example by agreeing to fix prices, allocate markets, adjust shipments in collusion with other business…
Europe—Connected? The Challenges of the Communications Revolution We live in a networked age, in a world bound together by the internet, social media, smartphones, trains, planes and (soon-to-be driverless) cars. How did we get here? Have these innovations brought us…
Evolving An interview with Stephanie Studer, US Senior Digital Editor with The Economist conducted by Clémence Rebora, student at Kings College London and British Section alumna. Stephanie talks about her privileged standpoint on the evolution of print and digital journalism,…
Read the list of poets and their poems at Asiba Poetry competition 2022 finalists and winners
ASIBA is happy to announce the 2023 poetry competition, open to all members of Asiba. This year's theme is 'Home' and the closing date for submission of poems is Thursday March 9th, 2023. The entry form can be found on…
Power Mix and Economics for Energy Transition The key objective of this masterclass is to share fundamental insights on energy generation technologies alongside market trends and needs. How do we generate energy? What is the role of energy engineers in…
Agriculture and Climate Change: from villain to hero Agriculture is both the largest user of land and our largest engineered ecosystem. Agriculture – the way we clear land, modify landscape, treat our soils, grow our food, manage the growing environment,…