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Read more at: CSIC in final shortlist for Ground Engineering Awards 2019

CSIC in final shortlist for Ground Engineering Awards 2019

4 March 2019

CSIC has been shortlisted in six categories for the Ground Engineering Awards 2019, for the Hooley Cuttings Fibre Optic Sensing project.


Read more at: CSIC and Smart Cambridge plan to improve journeys to work

CSIC and Smart Cambridge plan to improve journeys to work

1 March 2019

The future of commuting into Cambridge, including how congestion can be reduced and air quality improved, will be explored as part of a new collaboration between CSIC and Smart Cambridge.


Read more at: Director of CSIC talks data and digital twins in BIM+ interview

Director of CSIC talks data and digital twins in BIM+ interview

27 February 2019

BIM+, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) publication, has published an interview with CSIC Director Dr Jennifer Schooling OBE that discusses BIM as information management across the whole lifecycle of an asset.


Read more at: National Infrastructure Commission Annual Monitoring Report 2019

National Infrastructure Commission Annual Monitoring Report 2019

27 February 2019

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has published its Annual Monitoring Report 2019


Read more at: Professor Lord Robert Mair elected to US National Academy of Engineering

Professor Lord Robert Mair elected to US National Academy of Engineering

8 February 2019

Head of CSIC, Professor Lord Robert Mair has been elected to the US National Academy of Engineering.


Read more at: Registration for the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (ICSIC) is now open

Registration for the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (ICSIC) is now open

30 January 2019

The 2019 International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (ICSIC) will bring together world-leading academics and practitioners from the fields of infrastructure planning, asset management and sensing.


Read more at: Director of CSIC states the case for construction and infrastructure industries to secure better value from data

Director of CSIC states the case for construction and infrastructure industries to secure better value from data

30 January 2019

This month’s Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Journal features an article written by Dr Jennifer Schooling stating the case for securing better value from data.


Read more at: Head of CSIC makes case for off-site manufacture for construction in House of Lords debate

Head of CSIC makes case for off-site manufacture for construction in House of Lords debate

15 January 2019

Professor Lord Robert Mair, a member of the Science and Technology Select Committee which recently undertook an inquiry into the potential of off-site manufacture, contributed to a House of Lords debate about transforming construction. Lord Mair has also written an article published by PoliticsHome stating the case for off-site manufacture technologies.


Read more at: Director of CSIC awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours list 2019

Director of CSIC awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours list 2019

30 December 2018

Dr Jennifer Schooling, Director of CSIC and Chair of the Research Strategy Steering Group at the Centre for Digital Built Britain, has been awarded an OBE for services to Engineering and to Digital Construction.


Read more at: CSIC collaborative project wins New Civil Engineer tunnelling award for innovation

CSIC collaborative project wins New Civil Engineer tunnelling award for innovation

12 December 2018

The project, titled ‘Fibre Bragg Grating-Based Real-Time and Low Maintenance Strain Monitoring of Existing Assets’, won the Innovation in Instrumentation and Monitoring award which recognises innovation and excellence in site surveying and monitoring on tunnelling projects.


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