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Read more at: CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 by Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE now available to view on YouTube

CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 by Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE now available to view on YouTube

25 October 2023

The CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 titled "Infrastructure - can't measure, can't improve?" is now available to view on the CSIC YouTube channel . During his Distinguished Lecture, Professor Mair provided a detailed account of the 13-year history of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC). The...


Read more at: Founding Head of CSIC Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE and co-authors receive Manby Prize for best paper 2023.

Founding Head of CSIC Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE and co-authors receive Manby Prize for best paper 2023.

23 October 2023

The paper “ Innovative monitoring of the response of a heritage masonry building to nearby tunnelling in London Clay ”, by Professor Sinan Acikgoz, Antonio Luciano, Mark Dewhirst, Matthew J. Dejong and Professor Lord Robert Mair, has received this year’s Charles Manby Prize at the ICE Award Ceremony 2023 for best paper...


Read more at: The University of Cambridge takes part in DARe, the new Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures.

The University of Cambridge takes part in DARe, the new Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures.

12 September 2023

DARe, the new Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures has received £10 million in funding from the Department for Transport and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). L ed by Newcastle University, the Research Hub includes partner institutions such as the universities of Cambridge...


Read more at: Register now for CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 by Professor Lord Rober Mair: ‘Infrastructure - can't measure, can't improve?’

Register now for CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 by Professor Lord Rober Mair: ‘Infrastructure - can't measure, can't improve?’

29 August 2023

The CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 will be presented by the founding head of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) and Emeritus Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering at Cambridge University, Lord Robert Mair on 28 September. Professor Mair is also one of the founding Directors of the...


Read more at: Founding Head of CSIC Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE and co-authors Dr Njemile Faustin and Dr Mohammed Elshafie receive the British Geotechnical Association Case History Award 2022

Founding Head of CSIC Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE and co-authors Dr Njemile Faustin and Dr Mohammed Elshafie receive the British Geotechnical Association Case History Award 2022

5 July 2023

On 21 June 2023, the British Geotechnical Association Case History Award 2022 was presented to Dr Njemile Faustin, Dr Mohammed Elshafie (in absentia) and Professor Lord Robert Mair for their paper “ Case studies of circular shaft construction in London ”. The announcement took place during the AGM of the British...


Read more at: The Alan Turing Institute receives £3 million to launch a new UK-wide digital twin inter-disciplinary research network. The CSIC delighted to be part of the network.

The Alan Turing Institute receives £3 million to launch a new UK-wide digital twin inter-disciplinary research network. The CSIC delighted to be part of the network.

28 June 2023

The Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) will take part in the new digital twin research network hosted by the Alan Turing Institute, which has secured £3 million from UKRI. The funding will promote collaboration and innovation across academia, industry and other stakeholders. Digital twins are...


Read more at: This month’s Smart Infrastructure blog reflects on the behavioural and culture change at the core of the Environment Agency’s Net Zero Carbon for Infrastructure Programme objectives

This month’s Smart Infrastructure blog reflects on the behavioural and culture change at the core of the Environment Agency’s Net Zero Carbon for Infrastructure Programme objectives

27 June 2023

Owen Tarrant, Programme Manager, Net Zero Carbon for Infrastructure at the Environment Agency (EA), who recently achieved CHAMPION level of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment, argues that it is essential to see Net Zero as a people challenge first and foremost. In his blog entitled Decarbonisation is a...


Read more at: CSIC call for applicants for Early-Career Academics and Professionals Panel.

CSIC call for applicants for Early-Career Academics and Professionals Panel.

20 June 2023

Nominations are now being accepted for new prospective members to the second cohort of the CSIC ‘Early-Career Academics and Professionals Panel’ (ECAPP). The purposes of ECAPP are: To increase the diversity of views that are considered in CSIC’s strategic decision making. To strengthen connections between CSIC, its...


Read more at: Mace and Galliford Try achieve PLEDGER level of Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment.

Mace and Galliford Try achieve PLEDGER level of Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment.

14 June 2023

CSIC is delighted to announce that contractors Mace and Galliford Try have achieved PLEDGER level of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment. The Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment, which is hosted by CSIC and is part of the Construction Leadership Council’s Construct Zero initiative, is structured...


Read more at: The Environment Agency (EA) achieves CHAMPION level of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment.

The Environment Agency (EA) achieves CHAMPION level of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment.

13 June 2023

CSIC is delighted to announce that the Environment Agency (EA) has met the criteria to achieve CHAMPION level of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment. The Environment Agency joins a growing community of Code compliant organisations . The Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment, which is hosted by...


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