There is nothing quite like a room full of “energy nerds” to get the blood pumping on a cold January morning. On January 29th, I attended the inaugural Circuit Energy Community Breakfast Briefing. The goal? Bringing together a multidisciplinary mix of SMEs, academics, and policymakers to tackle the gargantuan challenge of decarbonisation. It was a fantastic launch, with plenty of time...
I recently had the opportunity to attend The Data Lab’s “Data, AI and Tech Predictions 2026” event. It was a refreshing deep dive that moved past the usual buzzwords and into the gritty reality of what the next year actually holds for the industry. The session was chaired by Heather Thomson (CEO, The Data Lab), who guided a sharp discussion with an exceptional panel: Stephanie Earp...
It’s the end of the year — again — and I’ve spent far too long scrolling through LinkedIn feeds, wondering what exactly I’m meant to reflect upon this time. (And yes, I told myself it was “research”. Mostly, it was an excuse to avoid writing.) The internet, ever helpful, was full of people asking their children profound questions like: “What made you feel proud this year?”“What did you...
Ah, here we are — back again, tea steaming, heart a little lighter, mind full of ideas. After last week’s heavy truths about the unseen labour women carry in male-dominated spaces, I promised we’d turn towards something hopeful: how to navigate it all with grace, strategy, and self-respect. So let’s talk solutions — practical, human-centred ones. Because change doesn’t come from grand gestures...
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from knowing you’re working twice as hard just to be seen as on par. It doesn’t come from long hours or tight deadlines — though those are part of it. No, this fatigue is quieter, deeper. It’s the slow burn of constantly proving yourself, of navigating assumptions about your role before you’ve even spoken, of adjusting your voice so it sounds...
Well now, after a blissfully unstructured two-week pause—largely due to life having its own agenda (and no, it wasn’t me being lazy!), I’m back, tea in hand, kettle on, and ready to share some thoughts from my recent trip to the IET Powering Net Zero Conference, where I had the pleasure of speaking as an invited guest. It was a beautifully choreographed confluence of three distinct tracks: power...
Hi everyone! 🌿✨ I’m so excited to share a new publication that’s right up my alley—“Grid-Aware Electrification for Decarbonising Port Logistics: A Case Study from Sweden”, co-authored by Sankar Mangalath Ramasan, Jagruti Thakur, and Björn Laumert. As someone deeply passionate about whole-system decarbonisation and the real-world integration of clean technologies, this paper resonates...
Hi everyone, I’ve just finished the Managing Safely course run by John Constable at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), University of Strathclyde. And honestly? It changed how I see everyday risks. One tiny moment stood out: while drying my hands in a public restroom, my smartwatch pinged: “High noise level.”I looked up, a hand dryer blasting at around 90 dB. That’s loud enough...
So, here’s a little tale of spontaneity, nature, and the universe really knowing how to play. We decided — on a whim — to do a pure digital detox: 2 days, no screens, no emails, just us, the hills, and a glamping pod on the Isle of Mull. The only thing we checked? “Will there be a storm?”Answer: Yes — but only on the day we leave.So we packed: boots, books, snacks (so many snacks), and a hopeful...
By Sivapriya Mothilal Bhagavathy — R&D Leader, Mum, and Occasional Confused Reader I started Shape thinking: “Right, this is about geometry. Probably boring.”Then I was halfway through and thought: “Wait… is this about Covid? And politics? And why my teenage daughter’s art looks like a fractal?” By chapter four, I was genuinely lost.The book was hopping from Fibonacci to famine, from voting...
Proud Mom. Lead R&D Engineer at PNDC, University of Strathclyde. Oxford Martin Fellow and Oxford policy engagement network KE fellow. Interests in energy technology, policy and sustainable system. Current research areas include the decarbonisation of heat, transport and electricity and the role of hydrogen in decarbonisation.