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Welcome to UCL Energy Society
Energy is the lifeblood of the global economy. It is central to practically everything that makes the modern world work, from manufacturing to transport to healthcare to education. Right now the sector is going through its biggest shake-up in a century as we move from burning fossil fuels to options that are more compatible with our continued presence on Earth.
If you want to actually engage with this transition rather than just read about it, this is where you start: the people, the projects, and the network to make it happen.
We run regular talks with people actually working in the industry: policy people, engineers, traders, the lot, so you can ask the questions that matter and start building the network you'll need later. We cover the full picture: the technical side of generation (renewables, nuclear, hydrogen, gas, coal), the politics, laws, and geopolitics shaping where it goes, the commodities markets that make it all possible, and the diplomacy behind international climate agreements.
Our key projects are:
- G3 Summit - our annual conference, run jointly with Imperial, Oxford, LSE, and Cambridge's energy societies. Great for meeting people from across the university energy scene in one room.
- University Sustainability Initiative - speaker events, projects, and an entrepreneurship competition ran in tandem with the energy/climate societies at Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford, Stanford, and MIT.
Day to day, we're on Instagram (discussion and resources) and LinkedIn (speaker events, partner events, and job opportunities). We also run socials all year; proper debates, documentary nights, and the odd argument over drinks about who's right about nuclear.
Whether you've cared about climate since you were twelve, you're eyeing up a trading desk, or you just think energy is the most interesting problem going right now, you're welcome. No specific course or background required, just curiosity, or ambition, or ideally both!
Alumni or students at other universities who want to get involved, please contact us by email.