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Read more at: Crowd counting moves from Cambridge corridor to London Bridge station

Crowd counting moves from Cambridge corridor to London Bridge station

10 June 2014

Half of humanity now lives in cities, and cities in the developing world are expanding by five million residents every month. Making cities function more smoothly is a key challenge for the 21st century – and using smart technology is crucial to meeting that challenge says Dr Claudio Martani, who is developing an innovative way of monitoring and predicting the movement of people in cities.

Read more at: The making of a smart tunnel

The making of a smart tunnel

9 June 2014

Ground-breaking new sensing technologies in the world’s first ‘smart tunnel’ are providing engineers with an inexpensive and efficient method of monitoring, maintaining and protecting the UK’s infrastructure, now and well into the future.

Read more at: BBC ventures deep underground into CSIC's smart tunnel
BBC ventures deep underground into CSIC's smart tunnel

BBC ventures deep underground into CSIC's smart tunnel

7 June 2014

BBC's leading technology programme `Click' uncovers how CSIC's cutting-edge tools and technologies are being used to monitor the effects of Crossrail's giant excavation under the city of London.

Read more at: CSIC goes viral

CSIC goes viral

21 May 2014

A video featuring the work of CSIC's Dr Kiril Stanilov has gone viral on YouTube.

Read more at: Robert Mair heads to Hay Festival
Robert Mair heads to Hay Festival

Robert Mair heads to Hay Festival

20 May 2014

CSIC’s Head, Professor Robert Mair, spoke at this year's Hay Festival, one of the most prestigious literary festivals in the world, as part of the University of Cambridge Series - a strand of talks given by current Cambridge academics and distinguished alumni.

Read more at: CSIC Annual Lecture for 2014: Prof Bill Spencer - Assessing Complex Structures

CSIC Annual Lecture for 2014: Prof Bill Spencer - Assessing Complex Structures

15 May 2014

Assessing Complex Structures: Faster, Lighter, Higher, Longer, Safer, Cheaper - Professor Bill Spencer, Jr, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Read more at: CSIC’s Head, Professor Robert Mair to join the Institution of Civil Engineer’s (ICE) Presidential Team for 2014/15
CSIC’s Head, Professor Robert Mair to join the Institution of Civil Engineer’s (ICE) Presidential Team for 2014/15

CSIC’s Head, Professor Robert Mair to join the Institution of Civil Engineer’s (ICE) Presidential Team for 2014/15

9 May 2014

Professor Mair CBE is one of two new Vice Presidents to be elected to the ICE professional body, the other being Zara Lamont OBE. Both will join current Vice Presidents Sir John Armitt, Tim Broyd, Keith Clarke, Adrian Coy and Stephen Fox and will work with ICE’s incoming President, David Balmforth, from November this year.

Read more at: CSIC's 2nd Workshop on Infrastructure Futureproofing
CSIC's 2nd Workshop on Infrastructure Futureproofing

CSIC's 2nd Workshop on Infrastructure Futureproofing

6 May 2014

CSIC’s 2 nd Workshop on Infrastructure Futureproofing was held at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) on 2 nd April, 2014. The workshop was organised by CSIC’s Dr Tariq Masood, Dr Jennifer Schooling and Professor Duncan McFarlane as part of CSIC's Futureproofing of Infrastructure project. The scope of the workshop...

Read more at: Other new Centres for Doctoral Training at the University of Cambridge

Other new Centres for Doctoral Training at the University of Cambridge

30 April 2014

Cambridge awarded EPSRC funding for doctoral training centres in sensing and analysis

Read more at: CSIC’s Head, Professor Robert Mair leads new Centre for Doctoral Studies in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment
CSIC’s Head, Professor Robert Mair leads new Centre for Doctoral Studies in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment

CSIC’s Head, Professor Robert Mair leads new Centre for Doctoral Studies in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment

25 April 2014

The University of Cambridge’s new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment led by CSIC’s Head, Professor Robert Mair, is now open to applicants for entry in October 2014.

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On 26 February, CSIC was delighted to host DARe Hub’s Work Package 3 (WP3) workshop. One of the major aspects of DARe Hub's work is the development of a decision support framework (DSF) for managing transport infrastructure systems. This is intended to assist all those involved in the delivery, management and operation of...

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