Opening Slide, Strathclyde Logo, no audio Question – given the content, would another picture be more suitable? https://www.pexels.com/photo/wooden-structure-house-with-dock-in-the-middle-195667/

One fifth of the world don’t have access to a modern source of energy One fifth of the world don’t have access to a modern source of energy. This means that even basic services that we take for granted, such as lighting for reading a book, electricity to power a health centre, or being able to cook food without harmful smoke in the kitchen are out of reach for over 1 billion people. https://www.pexels.com/photo/aerial-earth-glow-horizon-24027/

1 billion Why have we not been able to solve this problem? This question, and the sheer scale of the challenge have been a constant motivation on my research journey.

Studying engineering seemed a sensible undergraduate choice but I very quickly became bored. https://www.pexels.com/photo/alone-animal-animal-photography-blur-208105/