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🏰 Part 2 of 4: The Golden Hall, the City Tower, and the Nail Scissors of Herta Müller

In creativity, Reflections
6 hours ago
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How a City Built on Light and Legacy Inspires the Future of Energy and Meaning There’s a certain magic in Stockholm — not just in its canals, bridges, and archipelago, but in how the past and future coexist in quiet harmony. After a week of lectures, labs, and midnight brainstorming, I finally had time to breathe — and wander. And what a journey it was. 🏛️ The Stockholm City Hall: Where History...

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🌿 Part 1 of 4: A Week at KTH – Teaching, Tinkering, and Tasting the Pulse of Nordic Energy Innovation

In Reflections, Technology
1 week ago
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From Python Puzzles to 700°C Sand: A Visiting Lecturer’s Journey in Stockholm I’m still buzzing from an incredible week in Stockholm, where I had the honour of serving as a visiting lecturer at KTH Royal Institute of Technology — a true epicentre of energy research and innovation. As an R&D Leader at PNDC, my mission was clear: to share insights from real-world energy systems while learning...

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The Ceremony That Made Us Say “Yes, This Is How We Build the Future”

In Reflections
3 weeks ago
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I’ll admit it: I braced myself for a bureaucratic graduation ceremony—long speeches, stiff formality, the kind of event where time crawls. But Strathclyde’s Energy Sector Leaders Honorary Graduation? It was anything but that. From the first word from Principal Sir Jim McDonald (charming as ever, with that signature smile), the room buzzed with energy—not the tired kind, but the alive kind you...

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The Blink That Shapes Power: When Height Becomes Bias

In Reading, Reflections
4 weeks ago
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“We don’t see people as they are — we see them as our instincts tell us they should be.”(A paraphrase of a central idea in Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink) I’m late by a day… but I’m here — and that counts. One small step forward still counts. Especially when it’s toward showing up thoughtfully and with purpose. This week’s post is based on a book I’m reading — Blink by Malcolm...

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Welcome Back: The Vanishing Beach – A Climate Reality Check

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1 month ago
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Hello everyone! It’s been almost a month since my last post, and I’m excited to be back. Like many of you, I’ve been finding my way back to routine after a holiday break. The first week was all about essentials: restocking the pantry, diving into the mountain of emails, reconnecting with my team, and ensuring the fridge was ready for the remaining school holidays (no early...

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Rethinking Productivity: When Life’s Priorities Shift

In creativity, Reflections
3 months ago
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Last week, I sat down to write my blog post and suddenly, panic set in. Looking back over the past week, I realised that I hadn’t completed any of the books I was reading (listening to) or even listened to any new podcast episodes. My to-do list felt miles long, and I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed. Then, it hit me. I remembered an episode from a podcast called “Beyond the To-do...

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“Rebel Ideas” and the Power of Diverse Thinking in a World of Innovation (and Card-Creation!) 🌱💡

In Reading, Reflections, Technology
4 months ago
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Hi there, energy systems enthusiasts and craft lovers and gardeners alike! As someone who splits her time between accelerating clean energy tech and scribbling patterns on greeting cards or gardening, I’m always curious about how diverse thinking shows up in different worlds. While recently listening to Matthew Syed’s “Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking” on audiobook, I found...

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Reflecting on the IMechE Decarbonise, Power, Store Event

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5 months ago
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This week’s post is a day delayed because I was participating in the IMechE event, Decarbonise, Power, Store. The event brought together three key themes—decarbonization, power generation, and energy storage—under one roof, fostering a rich exchange of ideas. It was a highly informative day, and I was honoured to be a panellist in the session on the challenges of operations versus maintenance in...

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Women in sustainable energy – 2018

In Reflections
July 5, 2020
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This is a cross post of the original write up in the Oxford Martin School site. After a minor hiccup, I reached the Goldsmiths’ centre in central London just in time to join the first interactive session of the day, launched by Nina Skorupksa and Catherine Mitchell drawing on their experiences of being women in the energy sector. The speakers shared their experience of being at the receiving end...

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Priya Bhagavathy

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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.

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