Insights

Project spotlight: Developing a universal, physics-based model to predict the susceptibility of fine sediment to erosion

Researchers at Cranfield University are using UKCRIC research infrastructure to support the development of new mechanistic models of fine sediment erodibility for application to engineering and water quality problems.

Digital twins Infrastructure

Project spotlight: Building digital twins of social systems

University of Leeds has put DAFNI hardware funds to innovative use in digital twin computer simulations

Transport Infrastructure Research

Project spotlight: A digital twin for roads

On 24 February 2022, the International Road Federation, in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, the University of Nottingham, and the University of Manchester presented a webinar with the theme “A digital twin for roads: A combined physics and data-driven approach to predict roads deterioration”.

Transport Data Carbon Zero

Project spotlight: Towards a national digital twin for urban transport

A collaboration between the UKCRIC Urban Observatories of Newcastle, Birmingham and Manchester, the Alan Turing Institute and the Department for Transport (DfT) is demonstrating the potential of a science-led digital twin approach to decarbonising transport, and standardising this approach on a national scale.

Carbon Zero

Addressing the Climate Emergent(cy)

A systemic role for National Infrastructure

Carbon Zero

COP26 - Inspirational Heartbreak

Personal reflection on an inspirational, holistic and uplifting event with an underwhelming outcome

Governance Infrastructure Sustainability

Supporting Delivery of Government Priorities and the National Infrastructure Strategy

UKCRIC's systemic approach is essential to de-risking the UK’s planned £600Bn 10-year investment in infrastructure

PLEXUS Construction Transport

Exploring the benefits of integral bridges - PLEXUS research outcomes

The PLEXUS research project explored the benefits of integral bridges and how they might provide other services.

Infrastructure Collaboration

Systemically Resilient National Infrastructure

Dr Dolan explains how National Infrastructure cannot effectively fulfil its purpose unless it is systemically resilient

Construction Infrastructure

Transforming construction – a move to whole-life value

Liam Winder makes the case for taking a whole-life approach to infrastructure

Data Carbon Zero

Infrastructure data insights for a sustainable and resilient future

If our industry is going to build a sustainable future, we must continue to bring leading-edge solutions into practice

COVID-19 Carbon Zero

Data-driven decision-making for smart sustainability

'Collaborative action will be crucial to securing the changes required to reach net zero by 2050'

COVID-19 Infrastructure

Rethinking infrastructure and cities for a Covid-19 world: A UKCRIC prospectus

UKCRIC sets out its approach to managing the impacts of the pandemic as it relates to infrastructure and cities research

PLEXUS COVID-19 Infrastructure

Successful remote team working mirrors challenges of transdisciplinary working

Remote working is hard, and most of us are only now realising just how hard

Energy Carbon Zero

UKCRIC contributes to new report that shows the route to a zero carbon future

A zero carbon future is possible: this new report shows us the way

Water Transport Energy

Developing a prospectus for infrastructure and cities research for a COVID-19 world

Outcomes of our webinar held on 21 May

Infrastructure

Systemically Resilient Prosperity: Adapting to and learning from COVID-19 (and other strategic challenges)

COVID-19 provides us with an opportunity to learn about resilience

Brian's findings: UKCRIC-relevant articles and opportunities

UKCRIC-relevant links from across the infrastructure landscape

Infrastructure Transport

Infrastructure and cities for a COVID-19 world

How will the world change after COVID-19 and how can we make the new normal work for our society?

Missions

Mobilising the UKCRIC community around propositions for research and practice

We are now developing “Propositions” as integrating structures alongside our Missions

Infrastructure Urban Observatories Test Facilities

Making informed infrastructure decisions

UKCRIC's guidance on implementing significant infrastructure changes

Successful cities rely on resilient infrastructure

Dr Tom Dolan discusses the importance of resilience in infrastructure

ICE introduces the UKCRIC Research Collaboration

Institution of Civil Engineers talks to William Powrie, UKCRIC Convenor about UKCRIC and its mission

PLEXUS

Why research integration matters

Transdisciplinary approaches have real potential to advance infrastructure research

House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee publish report on Our Planet, Our Health

Report published on 3rd September 2019

Role of economic infrastructure in limiting global warming

There is a critical need to take action and change the way we invest in infrastructure mitigation and resilience.

Doing water differently: how NSW is setting a standard for the world to follow

Perhaps the UK has something to learn from NSW in their approach to water resources management

Turning a city into a lab

The role of observation in tackling urban challenges

UKCRIC response to the ICE policy statement ‘What should be in the National Infrastructure Strategy?’

UKCRIC Deputy Convenor Brian Collins responds to the latest ICE policy statement

Data

Smart sustainability: changing the way we use data and information to engineer tomorrow’s world

Leveraging the full value from data can help increase the productivity of infrastructure.