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Graduate student awarded IGS prize for best paper

22 July 2015

PhD student Talia da Silva has been selected as the winner of the International Geosynthetics Society’s (IGS) Student Contest 2015 with the paper ‘Physical modelling of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soils Spanning Voids’. Talia is supervised by Laing O'Rourke Lecturer Dr Mohammed Elshafie.

BIM for Bridges in the New Civil Engineer

17 July 2015

One of our research projects in partnership with Laing O’Rourke has been featured in the New Civil Engineer in 10 Ways to Digitise the Construction Sector: No. 1 BIM for Bridges . The project, a collaboration between Laing O’Rourke, Tony Gee & Partners and the Laing O’Rourke Centre is supported by Innovate UK, which is...

Third annual CEM dissertation conference

15 July 2015

Our MSt candidates presented their research findings ahead of the final submission of their thesis in November at a Dissertation Conference held at Robinson College on 3 July 2015. The research themes covered topical issues in the construction sector such as Health and Safety Knowledge Transfer, Risk Management, Public...

Prof. Middleton attends CSIC WSN networking dinner

10 July 2015

Prof. Campbell Middleton, Director of the Laing O'Rourke Centre, attended the networking dinner of the Cambridge Conference on Wireless Sensor Network for Civil Engineering and Infrastructure (CSIC WSN), on 29 June 2015 at Jesus College. The CSIC WSN conference, held on Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th June, gathered experts...

New Visiting Professor for Laing O'Rourke Centre

6 March 2015

Shaun Fitzgerald has joined us as Visiting Professor in Sustainable Buildings

£1.2 mil TSB award for the Laing O'Rourke Centre's CIT group together with Laing O'Rourke Llc, and Tony Gee and Partners

3 November 2014

The consortium of Laing O'Rourke(LOR), Tony Gee and Partners, and the Laing O'Rourke Centre's CIT group at the University of Cambridge has been selected for an award of £1,2 mil for Digitally Enabling the Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Maintenance (DfMA) of Bridges by the UK Technology Strategy Board. This grant is...

Conference success for CEM student

3 November 2014

One of the Centre's Construction Engineering Masters students, Rico Salas, has recently had one of his research papers, originally produced as an essay for the course, accepted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) E&P HSSE Conference for presentation and proceeding publication. We would like to congratulate Rico...

PhD student C.Y. Gue awarded best paper award

3 November 2014

We would like to congratulate C.Y. Gue, a student at the Laing O'Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology, on being awarded the best paper award at the 5th international forum on opto-electronics sensor-based monitoring in geo-engineering that was held in Nanjing in October. His paper, titled ‘BOTDR...

The Laing O'Rourke Centre welcomes new Visiting Research Fellow

3 November 2014

William F. Baker has joined us from SOM Chicago as a Visiting Research Fellow.

Special Seminar - Nonlinear Seismic Response and Vulnerability of Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames

13 October 2014

Prof J.S. Kuang of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will be giving a special seminar on Thursday 16th October at 1600 for the Laing O'Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology.

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Professor Middleton recognised for transformative impact on bridge industry

18 July 2025

Professor Campbell Middleton , Director of the Cambridge Laing O’Rourke Centre and Laing O'Rourke Professor of Construction Engineering at the University of Cambridge, has been named the winner of the Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award at this year’s NCE Bridges Awards. The NCE Bridges Awards honour the...

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...

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Graduate student awarded IGS prize for best paper

BIM for Bridges in the New Civil Engineer

Third annual CEM dissertation conference

Prof. Middleton attends CSIC WSN networking dinner

New Visiting Professor for Laing O'Rourke Centre

£1.2 mil TSB award for the Laing O'Rourke Centre's CIT group together with Laing O'Rourke Llc, and Tony Gee and Partners

Conference success for CEM student

PhD student C.Y. Gue awarded best paper award

The Laing O'Rourke Centre welcomes new Visiting Research Fellow

Special Seminar - Nonlinear Seismic Response and Vulnerability of Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames

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