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The course is called Global Decarbonisation and Climate Change.

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This is a fully interdisciplinary course
with a wide range of modules from across faculties,

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including law, politics, science, and then engineering,
WMG, chemistry, and life sciences.

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I think the reason why there's a need for a
course like this that has multiple components,

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is that it wants to tackle one of the
big problems, obviously climate change,

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and for that you would like to have an audience
that have a bit more of a holistic view on how to deliver this.

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So you want politicians
being able to talk to scientists and vice versa.

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And that's really what this Master’s course brings together,
but from a STEM point of view.

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There's three pathways that students can take on this course,
a science pathway, a policy pathway,

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and then one that we've left more open ended for the students

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to decide, depending where their passion lies
or if they're unsure when they start.

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Students can say, ‘Okay, I'd like to stick to the science,
so I'm going to do this Master’s course with a science focus’

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Or they can say, well, actually I'm more into consultancy,

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or I want to be able to interact
more with with people that are non-scientists,

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and then you can go for a policy stream, for example.

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From a multidisciplinary approach I'm not just based in chemistry,

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I can go over to IBRB, which is our biological building,
I can go to life sciences, I can spend some time in physics.

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So having that overarching multidisciplinary approach
has been fundamental to my overall learning.

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You can choose your own project,
something that you're really passionate about.

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So this could be in pure science or could be science
with elements of communication or policy or could be law.

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So it's very diverse.
As a result of that, also really exciting.

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Students will develop a wide range of skills,

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not just the background knowledge that comes from these modules
but also skills in teamwork, critical thinking, presenting.

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I particularly chose Warwick because
of the international reputation it's got.

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It's got amazing facilities, it’s got some wonderful academics
that you can learn from.

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You’ve got a breadth of knowledge and experience from these
academics that are willing to talk to you

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and help you every step of your journey,
and that's been invaluable.

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You always want to see successful students
going out there and making a difference

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and hearing about the students that you taught
and where they are and what they're doing.

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one day to see a student in parliament making a real difference,
or coming up with the next leading technology would be amazing.