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Two funded PhD scholarships offered for the Digital Roads of the Future initiative.

25 November 2021

Our colleagues at the Digital Roads of the Future initiative are looking for students with either an engineering (computer/information/civil/electrical/etc.), computer science, or architecture background with some computing skills or experience and very good English language skills. International students are encouraged to...

Principal Research and Senior Research Associate Vacancies in Smart Materials, Digital Twins, Data Science and Automations Robotics

27 September 2021

Our colleagues at the Construction Information Technology Laboratory are recruiting a Principal Research Associate (equivalent to Research Associate Professor) and four Senior Research Associates (equivalent to Research Assistant Professors) to co-lead a team of fifty-plus researchers who are working on a £14.5 million...

Construction Engineering Masters' student wins 2021 Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize!

5 July 2021

sg.jpg Congratulations to Sheryn Gillin, one of our Construction Engineering Master’s students whose research into the risk of building services to healthcare has been announced as the winner of the 2021 Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize. The prize is run by The Cambridge Judge Business School’s Centre for Risk Studies, in...

We are seeking a new Course Director for our unique Construction Engineering Master’s degree programme.

28 June 2021

Do you have the gravitas and passion to lead a world-leading academic programme that aims to educate current and emerging leaders and innovators to drive forward transformation of the construction industry? Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the post of Course Director for the Construction...

3 winners in the Top 50 Women in Engineering 2021 linked to our Construction & Engineering Master's.

23 June 2021

The Laing O'Rourke Centre & Construction Engineering Master's teams would like to say a huge congratulations to 3 incredible & influential women engineers linked to our CEM who have been awarded the Top 50 Women in Engineering 2021 accolade by the Women in Engineering Society. It is fantastic to see among a list of...

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Laing O'Rourke Centre exclusive education delivers The Future of Construction

15 June 2021

As part of our goal of providing cutting edge training to current & future industry leaders, the Laing O’Rourke Centre is currently delivering a two week bespoke Executive Education Programme, The Future of Construction, to 18 senior Lendlease Construction Directors based and working on projects around the world...

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Applications Open! EPSRC iCASE PhD Studentship with Ordnance Survey - Generating Digital Twins of Roads

30 April 2021

A fully funded 4-year EPSRC Industrial CASE PhD Studentship is available, commencing on 1 October 2021, to investigate methods for generating Digital Twins of roads. The aim of EPSRC Industrial CASE awards is to provide PhD students with a first-class training experience both in academic and non-academic partner...

Job Opening! Post-Doctoral Research Assistant/Associate in Construction Information Technology (Fixed Term)

26 March 2021

A 36-month position exists for a Research Assistant/Associate in the Department of Engineering to work on the project OMICRON: Towards a more automated and optimised maintenance, renewal and upgrade of roads by means of robotised technologies and intelligent decision support tools project. The post holder will be located...

We are hiring! Research Assistant/Associate in the Construction Sector (Fixed Term)

5 March 2021

Outstanding applicants are sought for the posts of Research Assistant/Associate in the Laing O'Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology , who will carry out high-quality research that is focused on transforming the construction sector by using evidence-based research findings to inform thought leadership...

Dr Ioannis Brilakis Named in a Global Science-wide List of Highly Cited Researchers

26 February 2021

Our University of Cambridge academics continue to deliver world-leading research! Dr Ioannis Brilakis , Laing O'Rourke Reader in Construction and Engineering, has been named in a global list of highly cited researchers according to a study conducted at Stanford University and published in PLOS BIOLOGY . The study ranked...

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Award-Winning Case History Highlights Innovation in Deep Excavation Monitoring

30 April 2025

Last night’s British Geotechnical Association (BGA) Lecture offered a compelling insight into geotechnical engineering in practice, highlighting the real-world impact of rigorous monitoring and data-driven design. The lecture was delivered by Dr Brian Sheil (Cambridge Laing O’Rourke Centre), Peter Hensman (Ward & Burke...

First in series: Cambridge launches report on improving construction productivity

16 April 2025

A new report aimed at transforming productivity in the construction sector has been released today by the University of Cambridge, marking the first publication in a series focused on improving performance and value across major infrastructure projects in the UK. Titled Improving Construction Productivity , the report...

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Two funded PhD scholarships offered for the Digital Roads of the Future initiative.

Principal Research and Senior Research Associate Vacancies in Smart Materials, Digital Twins, Data Science and Automations Robotics

Construction Engineering Masters' student wins 2021 Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize!

We are seeking a new Course Director for our unique Construction Engineering Master’s degree programme.

3 winners in the Top 50 Women in Engineering 2021 linked to our Construction & Engineering Master's.

Laing O'Rourke Centre exclusive education delivers The Future of Construction

Applications Open! EPSRC iCASE PhD Studentship with Ordnance Survey - Generating Digital Twins of Roads

Job Opening! Post-Doctoral Research Assistant/Associate in Construction Information Technology (Fixed Term)

We are hiring! Research Assistant/Associate in the Construction Sector (Fixed Term)

Dr Ioannis Brilakis Named in a Global Science-wide List of Highly Cited Researchers

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