I decided to undertake a PhD as in the short term it was things like personal interest, a rewarding subject area, good living standards and the opportunity to be paid to research in Ghana, a country I have never visited before.

In the long term it was things like future jobs prospects (sustainable energy is a growing industry), future university prospects (potentially going into academia) and knowledge of the subject area.

In five years’ time I am not sure where I will be, perhaps one of the following: working as a Research Assistant here at Loughborough, a think tank, journalism, government department relating to either energy or poverty reduction, NGOs, intentional development etc.

If you are looking at doing a PhD, do it here!