‘The concept of sustainable communities touches on far more areas than I thought it would’

David Campbell: Harold Wilson once said a week was a long time in politics. Well, a term is certainly a long time in a foundation degree in sustainable communities. We’ve covered so much already and I’m not even half way through the first year.

‘I’m beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel’

Lisa Butchart: For those of you who have been keeping track of my blogs, I suppose I should start by letting you know how I got on with my recent job application.

The dark art of project management

Richard Oliver: In the wonderfully weird American indy movie, Donnie Darko, a cool American high school teacher informs the film’s teenager hero that one phrase is objectively the most beautiful in the English language. No, it’s not ‘I love you’. It is ‘cellar door’.

Future visions

Carlo Verda: The future, as the lead singer of the Clash, Joe Strummer, once mused, is unwritten. These four simple words are a beautiful statement of the obvious which can be read in two ways. Firstly, what lies ahead cannot be foretold (if it’s not been written yet, how can it?). And secondly, tomorrow is there for the taking.