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Members of CSIC’s research team were among a targeted group of specialists invited to ride Network Rail's new Measurement Train (NMT).CSIC is working with Network Rail on a number of projects to provide a better analysis of existing big data sets, such as that gathered from the NMT.The modified Intercity 125 train, affectionately referred to as The…

CSIC PhD researcher Heba Bevan returned to the classroom as part of a new joint project, Designing our Tomorrow (DOT), launched by the Department of Engineering and the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge.DOT works in partnership with leading engineering companies and local schools to deliver a distinctive teaching approach and a un…

CSIC’s second workshop on Infrastructure Futureproofing, held in April this year, discussed the integration of futureproofing into asset management practice. Attended by delegates from London Underground, Costain, UCL, IBM, Crossrail, John Dora Consulting, Heathrow, Cementation Skanska, CIRIA, Network Rail, Arup, Highways Agency, Atkins, Halcrow/CH…

Half of humanity now lives in cities, and cities in the developing world are expanding by five million residents every month. Making cities function more smoothly is a key challenge for the 21st century – and using smart technology is crucial to meeting that challenge says Dr Claudio Martani, who is developing an innovative way of monitoring and pr…

Ground-breaking new sensing technologies in the world’s first ‘smart tunnel’ are providing engineers with an inexpensive and efficient method of monitoring, maintaining and protecting the UK’s infrastructure, now and well into the future. Twenty-five metres beneath central London is the world’s first ‘smart tunnel’, where ground-breaking new sensin…

BBC's leading technology programme `Click' uncovers how CSIC's cutting-edge tools and technologies are being used to monitor the effects of Crossrail's giant excavation under the city of London.To watch CSIC's work on the BBC click here

A video featuring the work of CSIC's Dr Kiril Stanilov has gone viral on YouTube. The London Evolution Animation (LEA) has attracted more than 350,000 YouTube hits and potentially record-breaking numbers of re-tweets from @guardiancities and @guardian. The seven-minute video showing how London has grown since Roman times brings together geo-referen…

CSIC’s Head, Professor Robert Mair, spoke at this year's Hay Festival, one of the most prestigious literary festivals in the world, as part of the University of Cambridge Series - a strand of talks given by current Cambridge academics and distinguished alumni. Professor Mair CBE, a leading authority on civil and environmental engineering, shared hi…

Assessing Complex Structures: Faster, Lighter, Higher, Longer, Safer, Cheaper - Professor Bill Spencer, Jr, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professor Mair CBE is one of two new Vice Presidents to be elected to the ICE professional body, the other being Zara Lamont OBE. Both will join current Vice Presidents Sir John Armitt, Tim Broyd, Keith Clarke, Adrian Coy and Stephen Fox and will work with ICE’s incoming President, David Balmforth, from November this year.The team of Vice President…

CSIC’s 2nd Workshop on Infrastructure Futureproofing was held at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) on 2nd April, 2014.The workshop was organised by CSIC’s Dr Tariq Masood, Dr Jennifer Schooling and Professor Duncan McFarlane as part of CSIC's Futureproofing of Infrastructure project.The scope of the workshop encompassed value and integration of…

Cambridge awarded EPSRC funding for doctoral training centres in sensing and analysis Two new Cambridge University Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) are to be funded as part of a package unveiled by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt. Hon George Osborne MP, today (28 March 2014). "The CDT model has proved highly popular with universities an…

The University of Cambridge’s new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment led by CSIC’s Head, Professor Robert Mair, is now open to applicants for entry in October 2014.CDTs are a bold new approach to training PhD students. They are an initiative widely supported by business and industry.The aim of each cen…

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.To request a hard copy, please email Larissa in the CSIC Office: cs…

As some of the biggest and deepest construction projects the UK’s capital has ever seen take place, the Financial Times’ Kate Allen investigates how the smooth running of London, is maintained by what happens underground and talks to CSIC’s Head, Professor Robert Mair about the effects of the city’s subterranean building boom. CSIC's Head, Professo…