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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 …

CSIC Co-Investigator Dr Ajith Parlikad has been shortlisted for the 2017 Newton Prize, an annual £1 million fund awarded for the best research or innovation that supports the economic development and social welfare of developing countries.The shortlisted candidates will be considered for five awards of £200,000 each to be used to advance or develop…

Professor Lord Robert Mair talks British civil engineering past, present and future in an interview published by Tunnels & Tunnelling.The interview, which appears ahead of Professor Mair’s appointment as President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) for 2018, brings focus to his professional and academic career, highlighting some of the man…

A tall truck hits a bridge every four and a half hours in the UK causing traffic chaos and thousands of pounds in bridge inspection, repair and maintenance costs.Credit: A still from the University of Cambridge YouTube video presenting the autonomous vision-based over height vehicle detection systemCSIC Co-Investigator, Ioannis Brilakis, Reader at …

CSIC hosted its annual Industry Partner Summer Party that combined a selection of Pecha Kucha-style presentations by Research Associates and PhD students with afternoon tea.Image: Prof Lord Robert Mair (left) with Prof John Burland at CSIC's Industry Partner Summer PartyProfessor Lord Robert Mair, Head of CSIC, welcomed Partners, CSIC Steering Grou…

The start-up company 8power, specialists in vibration energy harvesting and self-powered wireless sensors, has been awarded Best Technical Development in Energy Harvesting at the 2017 IDTechEX conference in Berlin.Image: Antony Rix, CEO of 8power receives the Best Technical Development in Energy Harvesting from Dr Fanny Barde, Toyota Motor EuropeTh…

A debate opened by Baroness Lane-Fox in the House of Lords has called for improved digital understanding at all levels of United Kingdom society.Image: Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho opens debate on improved digital understanding in House of Lords. Image courtesy of Parliamentlive.tvBaroness Lane-Fox of Soho, a pioneer of online commerce and former UK d…

The launch of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC), a major UK research programme established with an investment of £125 million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), marks the government’s commitment to investment in infrastructure research that will support the nation’s changing ne…

Dr Keith Bowers, Head of Tunnels at London Underground and a member of CSIC’s Steering Group, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Fellowship of the Academy is considered to be one of the highest national honours that an engineer may receive. Image: Dr Keith Bowers (left), who has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal A…

A CSIC-authored paper titled ‘Towards the future-proofing of UK infrastructure’ has received the prestigious Telford Premium prize, awarded for best paper in journal by the ICE Editorial Panel, the ICE Publishing Awards 2017. Image: Dr Tariq Masood (left) collects the Telford Premium prize at the ICE Publishing Awards from Professor Tim Broyd, Pre…

The CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2017 was presented on 19 June by Dr W. Allen Marr, the founder and CEO Geocomp Corporation, a leading US-based company providing comprehensive geostructural design and performance monitoring services to clients across the United States and around the globe.Dr Allen Marr speaking at the Department of Engineering, Unive…

The 2017 CSIC Annual Review is now available online and in print.  This year’s Review, which features a preface from Tony Meggs, Chief Executive of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) and a contribution from Mark Enzer, Group Technical Director at Mott MacDonald, brings focus to the case for Smart infrastructure and seizing the opportun…

CSIC has published its first ever Annual Review. The 30-page publication provides an informative overview of the Centre’s pioneering work with key case studies and industry news.To read the annual review, click HERE to read the electronic version or here to download the pdf version.

CSIC has published its second Annual Review. Subtitled Delivering Impact, the 30-page publication showcases the award-winning work of CSIC and its Industry Partners through case studies, academic research and collaboration with industry. To read the annual review, click here to read the electronic version or here to download the PDF version.

Professor Lord Robert Mair, Head of CSIC, states the case for smart infrastructure as key to the success of smart cities in an article featured in the Journal of The Foundation for Science and Technology.In ‘Taking a smart approach to 21st century infrastructure’, Professor Mair considers how science and engineering can contribute to the smooth run…