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Job vacancy: Programme Manager

10 April 2024

The Digital Roads of the Future initiative is looking to recruit a Programme Manager to ensure the smooth administration and running of the programmes. The Programme Manager will administer the grants and associated human, physical and digital resources of the Construction Information Technology (CIT) Group led by...

Grace Newey: "The CEM has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life"

4 April 2024

Grace Newey is a digital transformation specialist at AtkinsRéalis and part of Cohort 11 of the Construction Engineering Masters (CEM) . Throughout her tenure, she has actively promoted innovation and positive change, with a focus on digital transformation. Grace recently completed her CEM dissertation viva and hopes to...

PhD student presents his work at the CI & CRC Joint Conference 2024

3 April 2024

Asitha Rathnayake is supervised by Prof Cam Middleton and his PhD focuses on measuring and improving construction productivity.

LORC Associate Professor at the forefront of the sensory revolution

22 March 2024

Dr Brian Sheil is one of the founders and the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of JoltSynSor, a spin-out that pioneers a unique sensor technology.

Former PhD student wins the prestigious Collaborate to Innovate Award 2023

12 March 2024

Kasun Kariyawasam has won the prestigious Collaborate to Innovate Award 2023 in the Information, Data and Connectivity Category from The Engineer UK with the project " Innovative Pre-Straining Tools and BOFDA Technology assessment: A Transnational Leap in infrastructure Monitoring".

Liz Ng: "A truly inclusive work environment must value the abilities and professionalism of all individuals, regardless of their gender"

8 March 2024

To celebrate International Women's Day, we asked Liz Ng about her career and how to tackle negative stereotypes and inspire inclusion in the construction industry.

New paper explores key mental health-related issues in construction

7 March 2024

Prof Campbell Middleton , Dr Olivia Remes and CEM student Rachel Blair Winkler shed light on the prevalence of key mental health-related conditions in construction and provide a foundation for further investigations that may be used to inform future research, workplace interventions and policy.

Prof Brilakis making a difference in data sharing for the construction industry

13 February 2024

Over the past few months, Laing O'Rourke Professor Ioannis Brilakis, along Dr Kyriakos Kantarakias and Alexander Gillies, have been building a new platform to transform information exchange and management in the construction industry. Our dynamic graph cloud solution aims to link legacy databases and authoring tools, and...

Former PhD student Kasun Kariyawasam interviewed by Gates Cambridge

8 February 2024

In the interview, he talks about how his PhD research and contacts helped him to develop a potentially revolutionary way of monitoring the condition of bridges.

LORC Professor helping counter the problem of potholes on the nation’s roads

16 January 2024

Laing O’Rourke Centre Professor Ioannis Brilakis was featured in the BBC's response to the AA report released to coincide with the UK's National Pothole Day on Monday, 15th January 2024.

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Job vacancy: Programme Manager

10 April 2024

Grace Newey: "The CEM has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life"

4 April 2024

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Job vacancy: Programme Manager

Grace Newey: "The CEM has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life"

PhD student presents his work at the CI & CRC Joint Conference 2024

LORC Associate Professor at the forefront of the sensory revolution

Former PhD student wins the prestigious Collaborate to Innovate Award 2023

Liz Ng: "A truly inclusive work environment must value the abilities and professionalism of all individuals, regardless of their gender"

New paper explores key mental health-related issues in construction

Prof Brilakis making a difference in data sharing for the construction industry

Former PhD student Kasun Kariyawasam interviewed by Gates Cambridge

LORC Professor helping counter the problem of potholes on the nation’s roads

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