Course Advisory Committee
Course Advisory Committee
Course Advisory Committee
To ensure that our teaching programmes are industrially relevant, the Centre for Water Science manages its postgraduate education provision through an advisory committee. Their perspective on our programmes highlights their intrinsic value. According to the Committee:
- Anglian Water - Barrie Holden
- Biwater - Mike Willis
- energy & utility skills - David Hellier
- Halcrow - Michael Norton (chair)
- IWO - David Boldero
- Mott MacDonald - Jimmy Carter
- MWH - Stewart Tattersall
- Thames Water - Angela Barugh
- Thames Water - Nick Fawcett
- United Utilities - Steve Whipp
- Yorkshire Water - Martin Tillotson
The four most attractive attributes of Water Science's graduates to water sector employers are:
- A good understanding of process design and an ability to take on useful work quickly.
- Good exposure to 'state of the art' developments.
- Strong development potential.
- Ability to address and to solve problems.
The five most important benefits to students completing a Water Science's Masters degree are:
- World recognised and respected qualification.
- High quality tuition and progress monitoring.
- Being equipped with relevant skills and an innovative approach to tackling problems.
- An ability to work in a team.
- Good employment prospects.
These statements reflect the experience of our our alumni and the MTech students that companies support.
The Course Advisory Committee (CAC) meets bi-annually. Industrial members include:
