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Read more at: Director of CSIC interviewed on the Beyond BIM podcast

Director of CSIC interviewed on the Beyond BIM podcast

16 December 2020

Dr Jennifer Schooling features in the latest series of the Beyond BIM podcast discussing systems thinking, the CSIC and Centre for Digital Built Britain paper ‘Flourishing Systems’, changing the way the infrastructure and construction industry views data and the limitations of current economic models. In the latest episode...


Read more at: 2020 Class of EuropeIndia40 names CSIC Research Associate in the Top 40 Under 40 Leaders

2020 Class of EuropeIndia40 names CSIC Research Associate in the Top 40 Under 40 Leaders

3 December 2020

Dr Manu Sasidharan, CSIC Research Associate, has been selected for the 2020 Class of EuropeIndia40 Top 40 Under 40 Leaders. The Europe India Centre for Business & Industry (EICBI) launched the #EuropeIndia4 initiative – now in its second year – to discover Top 40 under 40 Europe India Leaders and highlight their...


Read more at: Read the latest Smart Infrastructure Blog, written by Liam Winder, Innovation Lead: Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Transforming Construction, at Innovate UK, published today.

Read the latest Smart Infrastructure Blog, written by Liam Winder, Innovation Lead: Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Transforming Construction, at Innovate UK, published today.

1 December 2020

Titled ‘Transforming Construction – a move to whole-life value’, the blog makes the case for taking a whole-life approach to infrastructure. Reflecting on reaching the halfway mark of the four-year Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Transforming Construction Challenge, Liam Winder brings focus to the benefits of...


Read more at: Former CSIC PhD student elected to ICE Council shares the story of her engineering career and makes the case for engineers tackling the challenges of our times

Former CSIC PhD student elected to ICE Council shares the story of her engineering career and makes the case for engineers tackling the challenges of our times

13 November 2020

Njemile Faustin, former PhD student of Professor Lord Robert Mair, Head of CSIC, has been elected to the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Council and starts her term of office this month. Currently a Senior Geotechnical Engineer in the Ground, Energy & Transaction Solutions division at AECOM, Njemile works on a...


Read more at: Read the preview of new book ‘Four Futures, One Choice’ co-authored by CSIC Research Associate

Read the preview of new book ‘Four Futures, One Choice’ co-authored by CSIC Research Associate

12 November 2020

A new book written during the COVID-19 pandemic and global climate crisis paints a picture of how the choices we make today are vital in shaping our future built environment world – and asks us all to decide what sort of society we want to live in. This is a vital moment in the global story, with many possible paths laid...


Read more at: Launch of CSIC Research Associate book exploring the role of governance networks in supporting low-carbon energy transitions in cities

Launch of CSIC Research Associate book exploring the role of governance networks in supporting low-carbon energy transitions in cities

11 November 2020

A book drawing on comparative case study analysis to demonstrate how local factors shape the prospect of network governance to support low-carbon energy transitions has been authored by CSIC Research Associate Dr Timea Nochta. The online launch event will take place on Wednesday 13 January, from 5pm to 6pm, and will...


Read more at: Cambridge Zero Policy Forum’s new green recovery report now published

Cambridge Zero Policy Forum’s new green recovery report now published

4 November 2020

Dr Jennifer Schooling OBE, Director of CSIC, is a co-author of Cambridge Zero Policy Forum's green recovery report, ‘A Blueprint for a Green Future’, which is now published and available to download at the Cambridge Zero website . The multidisciplinary report was launched at a panel discussion at the week-long Cambridge...


Read more at: CSIC joins the new Smart Construction Network

CSIC joins the new Smart Construction Network

4 November 2020

The Smart Construction Network (SCN) is a free digital resource providing support for industry organisations taking crucial first steps towards adopting smarter, more modern methods of construction. CSIC is one of a number of centres of excellence that are part of the nation-wide offering of expertise and support available...


Read more at: Read the latest Smart Infrastructure Blog, written by CSIC Research Associate Dr Timea Nochta, published today.

Read the latest Smart Infrastructure Blog, written by CSIC Research Associate Dr Timea Nochta, published today.

3 November 2020

Titled ‘Smart technologies and the city – making the case for a socio-technical approach’, the blog considers the ‘smartification’ of city planning, management and urban infrastructures using emerging technology applications: “the links between technology as the enabler for cities to become more instrumented...


Read more at: CSIC co-investigator receives a Best Paper Award at the 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC)

CSIC co-investigator receives a Best Paper Award at the 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC)

29 October 2020

A conference paper titled “ Digital Twinning of Railway Overhead Line Equipment from Airborne LiDAR Data ” authored by PhD student Mahendrini Ariyachandra and CSIC co-investigator Dr Ioannis Brilakis, received the Best Paper Award presented at the 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (...


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