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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Resilience in a Changing World (FIBE2)

 
Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar with Professor Harbinder Singh Birdi

Lunchtime Seminar with Professor Harbinder Singh Birdi

31 January 2025

Speaker Bio: Harbinder is the Founder and Creative Director of Birdi & Partners, a London based consultancy that provides expert guidance on design and procurement to government bodies, academic institutions, and the private sector. As a chartered Architect with over 25 years’ experience, he has delivered several of...


Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar with Edward Vaughan Dixon

Lunchtime Seminar with Edward Vaughan Dixon

27 January 2025

Speaker Bio: Ed is Head of Sustainability for Aviva Investors’ private markets platform and leads the firm’s ESG and sustainability strategy across £50bn of assets under management. As direct investors with broad private markets capabilities Ed works across multiple asset classes including direct real estate, private...


Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar with Yuxing Chen

Lunchtime Seminar with Yuxing Chen

8 January 2025

This Lunchtime Seminar talk is given by Dr Yuxing Chen from University Paris Cite. Talk Title: Beyond Semantic Change Detection in Remote Sensing Images Talk Abstract: Discover how we’re rethinking change detection in remote sensing! Traditional methods often categorize changes—like "forest to urban"—but what about subtle...


Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar with Dr Jinying Xu

Lunchtime Seminar with Dr Jinying Xu

7 January 2025

Speaker Dr Jinying Xu from the DRF group joins the Lunchtime Seminar series with: Talk Title : How to capture actual carbon data of infrastructure more intelligently? A standardised data model perspective Abstract : Sustainability is the continued protection of human health and the environment while fostering economic...


Read more at: 2024 ends with a cohort-bonding dinner

2024 ends with a cohort-bonding dinner

13 December 2024

This year, FIBE3 CDT secured EPSRC funding and embarked on an exciting 8-year journey starting in October, with a focus on the timely theme of Unlocking Net Zero. As the third consecutive CDT in the FIBE group, Cambridge University has the distinguished honour and proudly stands among the few UK institutions to receive...


Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar with David Knight, Cake Industries

Lunchtime Seminar with David Knight, Cake Industries

4 December 2024

This Lunchtime Seminar will be hosted by Daniel Dalton, a FIBE2 Cohort 5 student, who invited speaker David Knight, from Cake Industries. Title: The impact of fabrication and necessity of ethics in a climate emergency Speaker Bio: David Knight is a chartered structural engineer and designer who has designed and managed...


Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar with Jie Lu

Lunchtime Seminar with Jie Lu

11 November 2024

FIBE2 Lunchtime Seminar is excited to welcome Jie Lu, our first speaker, on 21st November. Lunchtime Seminar for the academic year will be organised by Cohort 5 and this seminar is arranged and hosted by Monty Jackson. Title: Next-Gen Building Energy Modeling: How AI Fuels Digital Twin Solutions Speaker Bio : Jie Lu is a...


Read more at: Doug Morley awarded Turner Prize

Doug Morley awarded Turner Prize

4 November 2024

Congratulations to Cohort 2 Representative Doug Morley for receiving the 2024 Turner Prize, which includes a £1,000 cash award. This recognition was announced during the Geotech Group induction session for the 2024-25 academic year. Doug was handed his prize by Professor Stuart Haigh, see photo above. The prize was...


Read more at: Jamie Clarkson publishes paper in the Journal of Solids and Structures

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...


Read more at: FIBE2 students at the Cambridge May Bumps

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...


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Lunchtime Seminar talk with Neil Montague

19 May 2025

Speaker for the next Lunchtime Seminar is Neil Montague, Senior Data Scientist at Arup. Title: The applications of Agent Based Modelling in the transport context Abstract: Based in the Arup London...

Lunchtime Seminar talk with Anna Beckett

13 May 2025

Join Anna Beckett from BuroHappold as guest speaker at the Lunchtime Seminar series. Title: Building and Material Reuse in London Abstract: In recent years the retention of existing buildings has...