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Dr Danny Murguia, Assistant Research Professor at the Cambridge Laing O'Rourke Centre, recently participated in the international workshop Designing Trustworthy and Sustainable Futures for Smart Buildings and Territories, held in Paris on 5 June 2026.As part of a panel on the security, ethics, and social impact of innovation, Danny delivered a pres…

Third-year Engineering students at the University of Cambridge have begun this year’s Sustainable Offsite Construction project, which is now running for the third year.The hands-on initiative gives students the opportunity to work on a 13-metre modular bridge near the Eddington campus, using reusable precast reinforced concrete elements, 13-metre s…

Academics and researchers from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú visited the University of Cambridge on 19 and 20 May for a two-day workshop exploring how artificial intelligence can support post-earthquake infrastructure assessment and long-term resilience.The workshop, AI for Post-Earthquake Management: Capacity, Skills and Policy, was hos…

Research from the Cambridge Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology has received two major honours at the 2026 Industrialised Construction Awards, recognising both the excellence of its research and its impact on industry practice. The Centre’s project, Improving Productivity in Industrialised Construction Through Data Dri…

Dr Danny Murguia, Assistant Research Professor at the Cambridge Laing O’Rourke Centre, and Dr Ashan Asmone, Research Associate, have been shortlisted for the 2026 Industrialised Construction Awards in recognition of their work to improve productivity in industrialised construction through data-driven collaboration and digital innovation.Their work …

Could you inspire and develop the construction industry leaders of tomorrow?Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the full-time post of Assistant Teaching Professor, who will serve as Deputy Course Director for the Construction Engineering Master of Studies (MSt) programme, based in the Department of Engineering's Civil En…

We are recruiting a funded PhD student to join our team in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. This research will make fundamental advances towards a manufactured approach to construction by developing and integrating advanced offsite manufacturing approaches with site operations and logistics. We are looking for a super b…

In Memory of Emeritus Professor Campbell Middleton  BE(Hons) MSc DIC PhD FREng FIStructE FICE FIE(Aust) CPEng CEng(1959 – 2026)We are deeply saddened to share the news that Professor Campbell Middleton has passed away on the 11th of March 2026 after a short illness.Professor Middleton, known to so many as Cam, was a much-loved colleague, teacher, m…

Dr Brian Sheil, Laing O’Rourke Associate Professor in Construction Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction, has been named one of the joint winners of the 2025 Data-Centric Engineering Best Reviewer Award.The award marks the launch of a new annual initiative by Data-C…

Dr Brian Sheil has been recognised with the 2025 Best Reviewers Award from the journal Data-Centric Engineering.This newly introduced award recognises reviewers who have made significant contributions to the journal through the excellent quality, clarity and dedication demonstrated in their technical reviews. Peer reviewers play a critical role in …

Dr Olivia Remes, Assistant Research Professor at the Cambridge University's Laing O'Rourke Centre, has shared research-based insights on mental health and wellbeing in two recent videos published by New Scientist.Her contributions highlight practical, evidence-based strategies highly relevant to the construction sector, where long hours, high-press…

LORC Research Associate Dr Marina Schnaider Bortolotto has been awarded the prestigious BGA Cooling Prize for her work on polymer support fluids permeating sands to enable more sustainable piling excavations.Dr Bortolotto’s research focuses on advancing low-carbon and more efficient ground engineering methods, with particular expertise in the behav…

We were delighted to welcome participants to the second edition of the World Construction Leadership Forum (WCLF), held at the University of Cambridge from 24 to 26 February. This year’s edition focused on “Building the Future: Data-Driven Transformation in Construction,” and brought together leading construction companies from the United Kingdom, …

LORC Research Associate Dr Guangming Wang has been named Outstanding Associate Editor for ICRA, the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, in recognition of his exceptional editorial contributions to the global robotics research community.ICRA is widely regarded as one of the world’s premier conferences in robotics, attracting th…

Associate Professor Dr Brian Sheil and his team have been recognised in Melbourne with an award for one of the best papers published in Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology in 2024. The award was presented at the Joint International Conferences on Construction Technology in Tunnelling and Underground and Tunnel Boring Machines in Difficult G…