28 Dec 2017
CSIC alumnus helps build Bridges to Prosperity
Former CSIC MPhil student Musa Chunge is applying his engineering expertise to support the charity Bridges to Prosperity.Image: This is the existing crossing which the new Kucyaruseke Bridge will replace. Photograph courtesy of Bridges to ProsperityMusa, who now works with COWI UK’s bridges division, will be the project lead for a team travelling t…
21 Dec 2017
Response to the National Infrastructure Commission report: Data for the public good
The National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) report 'Data for the public good' (published 14 December 2017) examines the opportunities to transform UK infrastructure presented by new technology and innovations.Commissioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Autumn Statement of 2016, the report calls for open data sharing and makes the case…
Supporting the national drive to inspire more women to build careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), our series of interviews showcases the talent and diversity of women working in science and engineering with CSIC.Name: Maggie Palaeologou, 33Job title: Senior Tunnel Design Engineer, UnPS Ltd (Morgan Sindall) and currentlyon s…
7 Dec 2017
Head of CSIC and ICE President to appear on MasterChef: The Professionals
The BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals will be serving an ICE 200 celebratory dinner this evening (Thursday 7 December, 8pm, BBC2) which will feature the Head of CSIC and ICE President Professor Lord Robert Mair. The competing chefs were tasked with creating a menu for the ICE President and his guests at the Institution's Grade ll listed headquart…
6 Dec 2017
CSIC secures additional Partners
CSIC has secured a number of new Partners, bringing the current total of Phase Two collaborators to 24.Working with CSIC offers Partners a range of benefits, including targeting new market opportunities and developing solutions to industry challenges. Partners are invited to provide input on the development of policy and standards around innovation…
4 Dec 2017
Growing Underground – how smart monitoring is helping an urban farm to flourish
An innovative and award-winning urban farming facility is creating energy-efficient growing conditions in tunnels 120ft below the busy streets of Clapham in London. Micro greens and salad leaves are thriving with the help of a smart monitoring programme that records temperature, humidity and C02 levels.Image: Green leaves grown at Growing Undergrou…
30 Nov 2017
Government announces new Centre for Digital Built Britain at Cambridge
The Government have today announced £5.4 million in funding to enable the launch of a centre of excellence in Cambridge to champion the digital revolution in the built environment. The Centre is part of a landmark government-led investment in growing the UK’s construction sector.The Centre will focus on the ongoing transformation of the built envir…
16 Nov 2017
Director of CSIC Dr Jennifer Schooling elected Fellow of Darwin College
Dr Jennifer Schooling, Director of CSIC, has been elected a Fellow of Darwin College.Dr Schooling, who was appointed director of CSIC in 2013 and gained a PhD in Materials Science at Darwin College, said: “I am delighted to be appointed a Fellow of Darwin and am very much looking forward to being involved in the life of the college where I once stu…
15 Nov 2017
Head of CSIC and ICE President champions UK engineering in New Civil Engineer magazine
New Civil Engineer, the monthly magazine for members of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), has interviewed Head of CSIC and newly-appointed ICE President, Professor Lord Robert Mair, for the Presidential Interview feature.Image: Head of CSIC and ICE President, Professor Lord Robert Mair, features on the front page of New Civil Engineer magaz…
8 Nov 2017
Head of CSIC and newly-appointed ICE President presents new vision for transforming civil engineering at his inaugural speech
Professor Lord Robert Mair, Head of CSIC, became the 153rd President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) last night (7 November) and presented his President’s Address setting out his aims and objectives for the year ahead.Image: Lord Mair makes his inaugural address as newly-appointed ICE PresidentIn his speech titled 'Transforming Infrastr…
3 Nov 2017
Lord Mair, Head of CSIC and ICE President, selects his Future Leaders
Head of CSIC and incoming ICE President, Professor Lord Robert Mair, selects the Future Leaders for his term in office.Image (courtesy of the ICE): The President's Future Leaders for 2017/18 ( from left) Asif Huq, Louisa King, Ayo Sokale, Simone Schmeider, ICE President Professor Lord Robert Mair, Max Ng, Meghan Fick, Charlotte Murphy and Will Lav…
3 Nov 2017
Professor Lord Robert Mair, Head of CSIC, to become ICE president
The Head of CSIC, Professor Lord Robert Mair will become the 153rd President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on 7 November.Lord Mair will make his President’s Address at the London HQ of the ICE, to an invited audience of industry professionals and others, setting out his aims and objectives for his year in office, which marks the ICE 2…
1 Nov 2017
Director of CSIC to speak about Smart Infrastructure at Innovate 2017
Dr Jennifer Schooling, Director of CSIC, will speak at an Innovate 2017 panel discussion titled 'Urban systems: how to build a school where children achieve more'.Innovate 2017, which takes place on 8 and 9 November at the NEC, Birmingham, will explore major themes brought about by the pace and complexity of our world and discuss what these mean fo…
1 Nov 2017
Watch the making of CSIC’s Smart Tunnel at the ICE Tunnel Engineering Exhibition
This week marks the last opportunity to visit the popular Tunnel Engineering Exhibition at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), in London, before it closes on 9 November.The Tunnel Engineering Exhibition is a chance to see the hidden world of underground engineering and follow a timeline through engineering history, from the worms that inspire…
26 Oct 2017
Sensors make the world’s first 3D printed steel bridge a ‘living laboratory’
Dr Mohammed Elshafie, CSIC Co-Investigator, is collaborating with a team from The Alan Turing Institute, Imperial College London and 3D printing company MX3D to measure, monitor and analyse the performance of a 3D printed footbridge due to be installed across a canal in Amsterdam in 2018.Image courtesy of MX3D. Bridge design by Joris LaarmanThe 12 …
