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CSIC has started work to create the Centre’s first-ever live laboratory on site at the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. Pioneering sensing technologies are being installed in the infrastructure of the new four-storey James Dyson Building for Engineering, due to open in 2015.Dr Mohammed Elshafie, one of the CSIC team…

High-quality infrastructure, such as tunnels, bridges, roads, railways, buildings and utilities, is essential for supporting economic growth and productivity. It attracts globally-mobile businesses and promotes social well-being, says CSIC's Head, Professor Robert Mair.Modern construction and infrastructure must be robust, resilient and adaptable. …

The inaugural Cambridge Conference on Fibre Optic Sensing in Civil Infrastructure (CamFOS) marked another first in bringing leading international FOS experts together at the University. The event, held at Robinson College from 30 June to 1 July, showcased the latest developments associated with the advances in fibre optic sensing technology togethe…

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 subsidises an opportunity for industry to hear from experts on Horizon 2020 proposals and forming European consortia. CSIC presents an exclusive, executive education training day for CSIC Industry Partners in Cambridge on 17 July. The course aims to support our partners in writing professional, competitive and successful proposals for Horizon …

'Collectively we are stronger - engineers generating collaborative solutions to strengthen community resilience post-disaster' Duncan Gibb - Executive General Manager, SCIRTThe second lecture of the Institution of Civil Engineers' 10th Brunel International Lecture series was held on Wednesday 18 June, hosted by CSIC at Cambridge University's Engine…

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CSIC will host the second stop of the prestigious Brunel International Lecture Series, a biennial event delivered to organisations around the world for 24 months culminating in the publishing of a key report by the speaker. The Lecture Series will come to CSIC on 18th June, the night after its international launch at London’s Institution of Civil E…

CSIC’s sensing technologies operating in a section of London’s Royal Mail Tunnel have been shortlisted for a prestigious British Construction Industry (BCI) Award for Product Design Innovation. The annual awards recognise outstanding achievement in building and civil engineering projects. This is the first time CSIC has entered these awards and the…

CSIC will launch the inaugural Cambridge Conference on Fibre Optic Sensing in Civil Infrastructure at Robinson College on Monday 30 June and Tuesday 1 July. Optical Fibre Sensing in civil infrastructure has grown considerably over the years; a number of international groups are active in field applications and this Conference aims to focus on Fibre…

Google is interested in energy efficient mobile sensing research work produced by CSIC Research Associate Dr Sarfraz Nawaz, who has been invited to give a talk at the multinational corporation about smartphone sensing for commuting-related applications. Dr Nawaz will present at Google’s London office on 13 June. “My talk is about smartphone sensing…

The Second International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure (ISNGI 2014), has invited CSIC Head, Professor Robert Mair, and CSIC Director Dr Jennifer Schooling to be members of the Scientific Committee.The grand challenge for the second International Symposium will be: Can we imagine resilient infrastructure systems that can meet the need…

Two PhD students, Yi Zhang and Yifei Yu, working under the tutorship of CSIC’s Professor of Civil Engineering, Kenichi Soga, have been awarded Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future fellowships.“Our PhD students including Yi and Yifei are continuously exploring new interdisciplinary research ideas in the Engineering Department. Their work i…

Professor Campbell R. Middleton, Laing O’Rourke Professor of Construction Engineering at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of the Transport Research Foundation and member of the CSIC team, will deliver this year’s TRF ICE Fellows Lecture.The lecture, titled Transforming construction – challenging the status quo, will take place on Monday 23 June,…

Engineers and managers from a range of consultancies and a number of contractors attended CSIC’s Introduction to Distributed Optical Fibre Strain Sensing for Geotechnical Infrastructure Monitoring one-day course. The course offered delegates the chance to benefit from CSIC’s specialist training and development programme tailored for industry.The on…