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Read more at: Modelling specialist Dr Weiwei Lin joins as Academic Visitor

Modelling specialist Dr Weiwei Lin joins as Academic Visitor

25 January 2017

We are pleased to welcome Dr Weiwei Lin of Waseda University, Tokyo, as an Academic Visitor to the Department of Engineering.

Read more at: Cam Middleton Appointed to High Speed Two Advisory Panel

Cam Middleton Appointed to High Speed Two Advisory Panel

22 December 2016

Campbell Middleton, Professor of Construction Engineering at the University of Cambridge, has been appointed to the Independent Design Panel for High Speed Two.

Read more at: Sakthy Selvakumaran ICE blog: Is the term 'construction industry' outdated?

Sakthy Selvakumaran ICE blog: Is the term 'construction industry' outdated?

15 December 2016

PhD candidate Sakthy Selvakumaran proposes a fresh approach to the engineering skills shortage in her blog for the Institution of Civil Engineers

Read more at: Philip Durkin wins the 2016 Laing O'Rourke Prize
Philip Durkin wins the 2016 Laing O'Rourke Prize

Philip Durkin wins the 2016 Laing O'Rourke Prize

25 November 2016

Congratulations to Philip Durkin who has won the 2016 3rd year Prize for Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Read more at: Group Excel at International Conference

Group Excel at International Conference

22 November 2016

The Laing O’Rourke Centre's Construction Information Technology (CIT) research group published five papers and brought home both major awards from the 16th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE) earlier this year.

Read more at: Trimble Fund Applications Close 31st October

Trimble Fund Applications Close 31st October

6 October 2016

Applications are invited from within the University of Cambridge for research funds of up to £50k to be spent during 2017 on areas of research relevant to Trimble Inc.

Read more at: Construction PhD Student Takes Research Prize

Construction PhD Student Takes Research Prize

24 May 2016

Laing O'Rourke Centre student Stefania-Christina Radopoulou has been awarded a Fiatech Outstanding Student Research Project prize for her work in developing road infrastructure sensor systems in vehicles.

Read more at: Researchers at Dyson Building launch

Researchers at Dyson Building launch

13 May 2016

Laing O’Rourke Centre staff were among those demonstrating their research to VIPs at the opening of the Engineering Department’s prestigious new James Dyson Building earlier this month.

Read more at: New Partnership with Trimble
New Partnership with Trimble

New Partnership with Trimble

5 May 2016

California based technology firm Trimble has announced that it is partnering with the University of Cambridge on research in the engineering and construction industries.

Read more at: Apply for Fully Funded Studentships in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment

Apply for Fully Funded Studentships in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment

15 March 2016

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment (FIBE CDT) are currently looking to recruit talented students to carry out cutting edge research within a broad range of core and interdisciplinary civil engineering topics. A number of fully funded studentships which cover fees plus a...

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Dr Brian Sheil and co-authors win the 2024 BGA Case Histories award for groundbreaking research

15 May 2024

We are delighted to announce that LORC Associate Professor Dr Brian Sheil and his co-authors, Peter Hensman and Zhandos Orazalin, have been awarded the 2024 BGA Case Histories Award for their paper " Monitoring the construction of a deep energy-from-waste bunker in soft clay and peat ," published in Géotechnique in 2023.

LORC Research Associate driving change in the construction industry for a competent workforce

7 May 2024

Home retrofitting is a significant part of enabling the construction industry to transition to net zero by 2050. Retrofitting homes is not just about reducing carbon emissions and improving energy security. It's about addressing fuel poverty, enhancing the health and well-being of occupants, and significantly impacting our...

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