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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...

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.

Winning proposals of Trimble Fund 2023 announced

9 August 2023

We are delighted to announce the four successful proposals of the 2023 Trimble Fund.

Professor Ioannis Brilakis appointed as Honorary Fellow of ISTeA

3 August 2023

Congratulations to Professor Ioannis Brilakis who has been appointed as an Honorary Fellow of the Italian Society for Science, Technology, Engineering for Architecture - ISTeA.

LORC researchers at the IGLC31

3 July 2023

Dr Danny Murguia , LORC Research Associate and Asitha Rathnayake , PhD Candidate, presented their research work at the 31st Annual Conference for the International Group for Lean Construction in Lille, France.

LOR Centre secures ICE Crampton Prize for best paper

7 June 2023

Dr Brian Sheil , Laing O’Rourke Associate Professor in Construction Engineering, has won the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) prestigious Crampton Prize for his paper, co-authored with industry partner Ward and Burke, ‘Monitoring the construction of a large-diameter caisson in sand’ published by ICE Journal Geotechnical Engineering.

Dr Brian Sheil to receive ISSMGE Bright Spark Lecture Award

24 May 2023

We are pleased to announce that Dr Brian Sheil , Laing O’Rourke Associate Professor in Construction Engineering, has been selected to receive the ISSMGE Europe Bright Spark Lecture Award.

An Interview with Ranim Dahli: "We need to take a step further to truly embrace equity"

8 March 2023

When you think of male-dominated industries, there's a good chance construction comes to mind. Increasing gender diversity and encouraging women into the construction sector has been a topic for many years, yet women remain largely under-represented. So, the question emerges: why aren't more women pursuing this career path...

Call for research proposals to Trimble Fund 2023 are open

1 February 2023

Applications are invited from within the University of Cambridge for research funds of up to £50k to be spent during the 2023 calendar year on research relevant to Trimble Inc.

Job opportunity for three post-doctoral research associate positions

18 January 2023

We are hiring three post-doctoral research associates at the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge in the areas of Digital Twins and Visual-LiDAR Odometry & Mapping. They will lead activities for H2020 projects OMICRON and BIM2TWIN and Horizon Europe project AEGIR : Digital Twins: https://www.jobs...

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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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Dr Danny Murguia delivers keynote talk on productivity

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

Winning proposals of Trimble Fund 2023 announced

Professor Ioannis Brilakis appointed as Honorary Fellow of ISTeA

LORC researchers at the IGLC31

LOR Centre secures ICE Crampton Prize for best paper

Dr Brian Sheil to receive ISSMGE Bright Spark Lecture Award

An Interview with Ranim Dahli: "We need to take a step further to truly embrace equity"

Call for research proposals to Trimble Fund 2023 are open

Job opportunity for three post-doctoral research associate positions

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