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

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.


Read more at: New paper explores key mental health-related issues in construction

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.


Read more at: Prof Brilakis making a difference in data sharing for the construction industry

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...


Read more at: Former PhD student Kasun Kariyawasam interviewed by Gates Cambridge

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.


Read more at: LORC Professor helping counter the problem of potholes on the nation’s roads

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.


Read more at: Dr Brian Sheil's research group wins prize at the COP28 UN climate summit

Dr Brian Sheil's research group wins prize at the COP28 UN climate summit

4 December 2023

The project Digital Twins For Tailings Dams has won the Data Sciences & AI-Enabled Solutions prize at the COP28 's Prototypes for Humanity initiative , which finds innovative solutions for social and environmental issues.


Read more at: Former LORC PhD student named as a finalist for the prestigious C2I Awards 2023

Former LORC PhD student named as a finalist for the prestigious C2I Awards 2023

13 November 2023

We are delighted to share that Dr Kasun Kariyawasam's research project on fibre optic monitoring has been named as a finalist for the prestigious Collaborate to Innovate (C2I) Awards 2023.


Read more at: New project launches focusing on digital technology for hydropower

New project launches focusing on digital technology for hydropower

24 October 2023

The Horizon Europe D-HYDROFLEX project aims to enhance digital technology in hydropower, making it more efficient, sustainable, and competitive in modern power markets.


Read more at: Dr Danny Murguia delivers keynote talk on productivity

Dr Danny Murguia delivers keynote talk on productivity

21 September 2023

Dr Danny Murguia , Research Associate at the Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology, gave a presentation entitled “Digitalisation and industrialisation for productivity improvement” at the Rio Construção Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 19-21 September 2023. His keynote talk was...


Read more at: Emerging industry leaders presented their evidence-based research at dissertation conference

Emerging industry leaders presented their evidence-based research at dissertation conference

15 September 2023

Students undertaking the Construction Engineering Master of Studies degree (CEM) presented their evidence-based research at the 11th annual dissertation conference on Friday, 15 September 2023.


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CEM13 Tackles Industry Challenges at 13th Annual Dissertation Conference

11 July 2025

Today marked a proud moment as our CEM13 students presented their research findings at the 13th Annual Construction Engineering Masters Dissertation Conference. A huge congratulations to all presenters for their impressive work and thought-provoking insights. The presentations featured a range of compelling topics...

CEM Alumnus takes interoperability study to IGLC 33

5 June 2025

We are proud to announce that Marc Blancher, alumnus of the Construction Engineering Masters (CEM) programme , presented his conference paper at the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33) , held in Japan from 2–8 June 2025. Blancher’s paper, titled “ The Adaptive Interoperability...