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PhD student Eva Agapaki recognised by Award for Outstanding Student Contribution to Education

16 July 2019

Congratulations to Eva Agapaki who has been highly commended by a new award set up by the Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning to recognise outstanding contributions to education by students at the University of Cambridge.

Dr Juan M. D. Delgado (right) and Dr Ioannis Brilakis (left) attend awards ceremony to receive the 2019 J. James R. Croes Medal

Cambridge author team wins the 2019 J. James R. Croes Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers

2 July 2019

Dr Juan M. D. Delgado , Dr Liam Butler , Dr Ioannis Brilakis , Dr Mohammed Elshafie and Professor Campbell R. Middleton received the 2019 J. James R. Croes Medal . The medal was awarded on 18 June in Atlanta, USA by the American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE ) for the article: " Structural Performance Monitoring Using...

Sakthy Selvakumaran awarded Newnham College Research Fellowship

13 June 2019

PhD student at the Laing O'Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology receives research fellowship to continue work in satellite monitoring of infrastructure.

Installation of biodigester at the Lobitos Fishermen’s Guild

Sakthy Selvakumaran and Christiana Smyrilli paper wins an ICE Publishing Award

12 June 2019

The 2019 ICE Environmental Engineering and Science Prize has been awarded to a paper by lead authors from the Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology and the CDT in Future Infrastructure and the Built Environment.

Construction Engineering Masters students debate the future of the construction industry

10 April 2019

The annual Construction Engineering Masters debate moot for 2019 was: This House believes that the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry of 2050 will be unrecognisable to today.

City-scale modelling and simulation for infrastructure resilience round-table

Dr Kristen MacAskill - CEM Course Director will lead a Resilience Shift round-table in the United States

18 January 2019

In January 2019, the Resilience Shift’s Technical Advisory Group is headed to the United States of America’s West Coast to continue the Resilience Shift round-table series.

Two Cambridge PhD candidates win first prize at ICCEM 2018

31 August 2018

Ruodan Lu and Philipp Hüthwohl, two PhD candidates in the Laing O'Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology, have won first prize at the 11th Innovation Competition in Construction Engineering and Management (ICCEM) held at Tsinghua University on 28th June 2018, in Beijing, China. Their project "Automated...

Dissertation Conference Information

31 August 2018

On the 14th of September, 2018, the 6th cohort of the Construction Engineering Masters (CEM) Programme will be presenting at this year's Dissertation Conference.

Can satellites help us predict infrastructure collapses? | Sakthy Selvakumaran | TEDxNewnham

Sakthy Selvakumaran on TEDx: Can satellites help us predict infrastructure collapses?

22 May 2018

Sakthy Selvakumaran MA (Cantab) MEng CEng MICE on TEDx: Can satellites help us predict infrastructure collapses? Sakthy, one of our Laing O'Rourke Centre students is currently undertaking an Industrial Case PhD sponsored by the National Physical Laboratory, with additional sponsorship from Laing O'Rourke, on risk and...

Dr Shaun Fitzgerald Visiting Professor will be giving a Discourse at the Royal Institution

17 May 2018

Dr Shaun Fitzgerald will be giving a Discourse about The Physics of Hot Air from 7.20pm to 8.45pm, Thursday 24 May 2018 at Royal Institution. More information about this event...

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Dr Olaf Wysocki joins Cambridge to advance 3D reconstruction

5 August 2025

From laser-scanned cities to next-generation digital twins, Dr Olaf Wysocki has joined the University of Cambridge’s Laing O’Rourke Centre as an Assistant Research Professor, where he is working alongside Dr Brian Sheil to advance cutting-edge research in 3D reconstruction.

Professor Middleton honoured for outstanding contribution to bridge engineering

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...

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PhD student Eva Agapaki recognised by Award for Outstanding Student Contribution to Education

Cambridge author team wins the 2019 J. James R. Croes Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers

Sakthy Selvakumaran awarded Newnham College Research Fellowship

Sakthy Selvakumaran and Christiana Smyrilli paper wins an ICE Publishing Award

Construction Engineering Masters students debate the future of the construction industry

Dr Kristen MacAskill - CEM Course Director will lead a Resilience Shift round-table in the United States

Two Cambridge PhD candidates win first prize at ICCEM 2018

Dissertation Conference Information

Sakthy Selvakumaran on TEDx: Can satellites help us predict infrastructure collapses?

Dr Shaun Fitzgerald Visiting Professor will be giving a Discourse at the Royal Institution

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