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Jamie Clarkson publishes paper in the Journal of Solids and Structures

18 September 2024

Well done to Jamie Clarkson whose paper “Torsional buckling of a tape-spring: Review and Renew” was published in the International Journal of Solids and Structures and available to view online on: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020768324003512 Jamie is from Cohort 3 and in his second PhD year. Jamie’s...

FIBE2 students at the Cambridge May Bumps

25 July 2024

On a short stretch of river deemed too narrow or too winding for conventional side-by-side regattas, this 4-day event is truly an extravaganza not to be missed. Having fun and getting wet is non-negotiable. Traditionally a the end of Easter Term, boats representing their colleges line up one after another. The races are...

Callum White wins award as he and fellow student India Harding attends the Net-Zero Future Conference

4 July 2024

India Harding's presentation Against the beautiful twilight backdrop of downtown Oslo, the capital city of Norway, FIBE2 students Callum White and India Harding attended the Net-Zero Future conference dedicated to advancing research, innovation, and collaboration in pursuit of a sustainable and net-zero carbon environment...

Alumni Spotlight - Dr Xueying Wang

19 June 2024

Congratulations to Dr Xueying Wang, from Cohort 1! Xueying has the honour of being the first student in FIBE2 CDT to complete the PhD. Xueying has specific knowledge and skills in a wide range of engineering subjects. She completed her undergraduate studies in Civil and Structural Engineering in 2018 with First Class...

Lunchtime Seminar with Cundall

23 May 2024

This week's Lunchtime Seminar will be delivered by 4 speakers from the company Cundall, a global, independent, multi-disciplinary consultancy delivering sustainable engineering and design solutions across the built environment. Topic: Future Fit Cities- Water Infrastructure Abstract: Human demand for water supply in urban...

Lunchtime Seminar with Ele Brown

2 May 2024

Speaker: Ele Brown, CEng, MICE Title: Delivering sustainable infrastructure Abstract: As global warming and population growth puts greater pressure on our infrastructure systems, how can we deliver ever more complex projects? Ele will talk about her journey from Cambridge civil engineering graduate to geotechnical engineer...

James Walsh writes paper which wins the Wilkes Award on The Computer Journal

9 April 2024

Congratulations to Cohort 3 Rep James Walsh, co-author for the article on The Computer Journal, Near Real-Time Social Distance Estimation In London , which won the Wilkes Award, a prestigious commendation given annually to the authors of the best paper published in the volume of The Computer Journal in terms of...

Cambridge Festival 2024 with Cohort 5

25 March 2024

The FIBE2 Cambridge Festival games on “Nature-Inspired Infrastructure: building resilient Bridges and Buildings to counter Climate Change” at the Cambridge Festival Family Weekend on 23 rd March was a huge success! The original game, ingenuously designed by Cohort 5, comprised building a suspension bridge set made of laser...

FIBE3: Hat-trick for our CDT to unlock net zero for the infrastructure sector

12 March 2024

The Civil Engineering Division has been successful in its bid for a Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT) – building on the strength of its two CDT predecessors FIBE and FIBE2. Click here for the FIBE3 website EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future...

Lunchtime Seminar with Jesse Chase-Lubitz

21 February 2024

Talk Title: Climate adaptation infrastructure in the Maldives Talk Summary: The Maldives has made it into the international consciousness for being one of the most popular luxury tourism destinations — for offering visitors “the sunny side of life.” But it is also one of the most vulnerable countries to sea-level rise. In...