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New prospectus details courses on systems thinking in the built environment

UKCRIC Services

13 October 2025

New prospectus details courses on systems thinking in the built environment

In partnership with the Built Environment Connective, UKCRIC Services has launched the first listing of UK courses that apply systems thinking to the built environment

Prospectus for courses on systems thinking in the built environment

UKCRIC Services

20 August 2025

Prospectus for courses on systems thinking in the built environment

UKCRIC Limited is putting together a prospectus on courses which use systems thinking to improve and create buildings, infrastructure, and human-made constructions.

30 June 2025

International Women in Engineering Day 2025

This year’s theme is #TogetherWeEngineer.

29 June 2025

National Infrastructure – A Globally Significant Leverage Point for a Sustainable, Resilient, Net Zero Future

Professor Liz Varga’s sabbatical to explore enabling the global adoption of infrastructure resilience

Resilient infrastructure and urban systems Data-driven solutions UKCRIC Services

30 April 2025

Professor Liz Varga’s sabbatical to explore enabling the global adoption of infrastructure resilience

Congratulations to Professor Liz Varga, Principal Investigator, UKCRIC Coordination Node (UCL) and Dir of UKCRIC Limited

30 April 2025

Lord Robert Mair joins House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology

Lord Robert Mair is a distinguished geotechnical engineer leading many major underground construction projects

27 March 2025

UKCRIC Annual Review, 'Influencing research, policy and practice 2023-2024'

03 March 2025

Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub established to explore the health benefits of the transition to net zero

The Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub (HLTH) has been established to lead research into the potential to maximise the health benefits of low-carbon transport

25 January 2025

National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF) stands out with prestigious awards in 2024

At the end of 2024, the National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF), part of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC), at the University of Birmingham has once again demonstrated its excellence in cutting-edge research and innovation by receiving two prestigious awards

DAFNI: Highlights from the annual conference

Data-driven solutions

02 December 2024

DAFNI: Highlights from the annual conference

Over 150 in-person delegates came together for DAFNI’s day-long annual conference on 10th September 2024, to discuss the theme of ‘Working Together for Resilient Infrastructure’

08 July 2024

Landmark report identifies opportunities for transformation in urban underground infrastructure

In September 2023 a pivotal transatlantic two-day workshop explored the state of the art in urban underground infrastructure research

28 June 2024

Aston University photonics research to help address national infrastructure challenges

The UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) is pleased to welcome Aston University as its

22 June 2024

International Women in Engineering Day 2024

In support of INWED, we are delighted to be sharing individual stories of women engineers from across UKCRIC member institutions.

23 May 2024

UKCRIC reaffirms its commitment to pursue net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the UK by 2050

UKCRIC is pleased to announce it has renewed its membership of the Net Zero Infrastructure Industry Coalition (NZIIC)

UKCRIC Limited has been announced as a finalist in the first Manchester Prize

UKCRIC Services

21 May 2024

UKCRIC Limited has been announced as a finalist in the first Manchester Prize

UKCRIC Limited has been named as one of the ten finalists in the Manchester Prize

UKCRIC Limited – Introducing our newest team members

UKCRIC Services

29 April 2024

UKCRIC Limited – Introducing our newest team members

UKCRIC Limited's newest team members tell us about their roles

24 April 2024

New collaboration to accelerate digital integration into infrastructure and urban systems research

The Digital Task Force for Planning and the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding

26 March 2024

£69 million boost for hydrogen at Cranfield

Cranfield University will spearhead the research and development of the first major hydrogen technology hub to demonstrate the potential of hydrogen as a net zero aviation fuel

UKCRIC Annual Review Delivering a resilient and sustainable future 2022-23

Strategy

18 March 2024

UKCRIC Annual Review Delivering a resilient and sustainable future 2022-23

Delivering a resilient and sustainable future 2022-23

08 December 2023

Invitation to submit a proposal to attend the DAFNI Programme Infrastructure Resilience Sandpit event

Funding now available to participate in the DAFNI Infrastructure Resilience Sandpit Events

31 August 2023

HS2 Learning Legacy – Leave your legacy by sharing your knowledge

The HS2 Learning Legacy was established to share lessons learned, good practice and innovation from the HS2 Programme aimed at raising the bar in the industry

24 August 2023

£1.4 million awarded to boost UK infrastructure resilience against climate change

the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Scientific Computing Department Centre of Excellence for Resilient Infrastructure Analysis announced that £1.4 million has been awarded across eight UK-based projects to boost UK infrastructure resilience

Ukraine’s recovery: rebuilding with research

Resilient infrastructure and urban systems

28 June 2023

Ukraine’s recovery: rebuilding with research

In May 2023 the Royal Society organised a conference in partnership with the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN); the Fund of the President of Ukraine for Education, Science and Sports; and the Embassy of Ukraine

23 June 2023

International Women in Engineering Day 2023

International Women in Engineering Day, brought to you by Women’s Engineering Society celebrates its 10th year in 2023

06 May 2023

Centre of Excellence for Resilient Infrastructure Analysis announced

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced a £4M investment via the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Scientific Computing Department to establish a national Centre of Excellence for Resilient Infrastructure Analysis

28 April 2023

Supporting the implementation of the Sendai Framework

The resilience of infrastructure systems has been recognised as a key area of action to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework

13 February 2023

Decarbonisation minister visits UCL PEARL transport laboratory

Decarbonisation and technology minister Jesse Norman toured UCL’s PEARL facility this week, as the laboratory hosted a roundtable with key stakeholder groups discussing e-scooters

22 December 2022

A connected approach to global sustainability

Last month UKCRIC’s Stakeholder Advisory Group held its inaugural meeting. I took the opportunity to meet with its chair, Mark Enzer OBE FREng, alongside the chair of UKCRIC’s International Advisory Board, Lord Robert Mair CBE FRS FREng, to get their thoughts on UKCRIC and the landscape within which it operates

Lower Thames Crossing asks leading UK universities to ‘kick the tyres’ of carbon forecasts

UKCRIC Services

30 September 2022

Lower Thames Crossing asks leading UK universities to ‘kick the tyres’ of carbon forecasts

UKCRIC’s research consultancy services UKCRIC Ltd – a group of the UK’s leading universities in infrastructure and cities research - has today announced it has been appointed by National Highways to give an independent expert review of the Lower Thames Crossing’s carbon forecast

27 July 2022

EPSRC Report outlines Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenges

UKCRIC welcomes a new report published 8th July that sets out the long-term vision for how engineering research will help to tackle key challenges

21 July 2022

Leading international experts explore strategies in new infrastructure delivery methods

The Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction at Cambridge University (CSIC) and The Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP) at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, brought together an international multi-disciplinary workshop on Funding, Financing & Emerging Technologies in New York, 11-15 July 2022

20 July 2022

EPSRC funding for low-carbon cements and concretes

Researchers from UKCRIC founding partners Imperial College London and University of Leeds, together with the British Geological Survey have secured £2m EPSRC funding to develop new low-carbon cements and concretes from locally abundant low-purity clay resources

22 June 2022

International Women in Engineering Day 2022

In support of International Women in Engineering Day, we're sharing individual stories of women engine

21 June 2022

Unlocking Innovation for passenger railways

On 15 June, Railway Industry Association hosted its latest Unlocking Innovation event, covering all things Passenger Railways at University College London’s PEARL

21 June 2022

Supporting the professional development of doctoral researches in UKCRIC institutions

Collaboration is at the heart of UKCRIC’s mission and skills development is one of UKCRIC’s priority activities

26 May 2022

REF 2021 shows UKCRIC higher education institutions are amongst the UK’s best

Published on 12th May 2022, the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise continues to demonstrate that UKCRIC higher education institution members are amongst the UK’s top universities

24 May 2022

UKCRIC is ‘open for business’

Hosted at UCL’s PEARL facility, one of UKCRIC’s laboratories, the “Working with UKCRIC to accelerate R&D in infrastructure and cities” event introduced delegates to the benefits of working with UKCRIC

14 April 2022

In support of Ukraine

UKCRIC condemns the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine

08 March 2022

The Port and Coastal Towns Network has been established to improve the sustainability of urban systems and infrastructure around the UK’s coast

With funding from UKRI the Port and Coastal Towns Network network will connect academics and seldom-heard communities across the country to undertake new, ground-breaking research

24 January 2022

Climate change modelling and DAFNI’s role in the OpenCLIM project

13 January 2022

The UKCRIC Transition Roadmap Project

03 December 2021

Toward ISNGI 2022 Key Note Webinar

Toward ISNGI 2022: Key note webinar

03 December 2021

Net Resilience Gain Proposed by UN

03 December 2021

Livery Climate Action Group Launch Event

UKCRIC sponsors Livery Climate Action Group (LCAG) launch event

03 December 2021

A UKCRIC Facilities Showcase for the UKRI NetworkPlus call

A UKCRIC Facilities Showcase for the UKRI NetworkPlus call: Improving the Sustainability of Urban Systems and Infrastructure

09 August 2021

Funding opportunity: Foundation Industries Lab to Lab India Collaboration

UK research organisations can apply for a share of up to £400,000 to develop virtual networks

03 August 2021

British Academy Call for Proposals: What is a good city?

30 July 2021

Line of Sight Methodology offers ‘golden thread’ to connect organisations with their assets

28 July 2021

Getting to grips with complex systems

We need to talk about complex systems. But do we know how? asks Professor Brian Collins CB FREng

28 July 2021

Reflections on the June and July 2021 Management Board Meetings

05 July 2021

New investment boosts UK infrastructure research

01 July 2021

Have your say: input into the UKCRIC response to BEIS Inquiry into Net Zero Governance

Have your say: input into the UKCRIC response to Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee Inquiry

01 July 2021

Improving Birmingham's air quality: monitoring the clean air zone

Improving Birmingham's air quality

01 July 2021

Manchester Urban Observatory delivers UK first for real-time pollen detection

30 June 2021

Registration open for CSIC 2021 Distinguished Lecture by Professor Jim Hall

30 June 2021

Summary of June's Advisory Board Recommendations

15 June 2021

Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment published

02 June 2021

Reflections on Recent Management Board Meetings

01 June 2021

Leading national water science facility officially opened at Cranfield

01 June 2021

UKCRIC’s Foundational Research and Methodologies Recognised

01 June 2021

UKCRIC announces funding awarded for research on infrastructure and cities

27 May 2021

Dr Tom Dolan discusses a systems approach to Net-Zero Infrastructure

26 May 2021

Professor Brian Collins discusses digital twins and resilience at Risk Assessment Committee

Professor Brian Collins discusses digital twins and resilience at the Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee

24 May 2021

Professor P.A. Muhammed Basheer announced as new President of the Institute of Concrete Technology

24 May 2021

£4.7m funding to launch TFI Hub TransFIRe, led by Cranfield University

18 May 2021

Construction of UKCRIC’s newest research building, PEARL, has completed

14 May 2021

HS2 Ltd signs research agreement with UKCRIC

The research agreement will enable HS2 to draw upon key centres of British academic excellence

12 May 2021

Manchester Urban Observatory awarded Outstanding Contribution to Social Innovation and Environmental Impact

07 May 2021

UKCRIC workshop explores the challenges and opportunities of digitalisation in the built environment

04 May 2021

UKCRIC funds early career researcher workshop project on road digital twins

UKCRIC early career researchers workshop leads to funding for project

21 April 2021

New Infrastructure Coalition report calls for urgent action on carbon measurement to achieve net-zero by 2050

19 April 2021

UKCRIC Director Prof. Jordan Giddings appointed Non-Executive Director for Met Office

13 April 2021

Call for Safer End of Engineered Life Champions

25 March 2021

Flourishing systems: re-envisioning infrastructure as a platform for human flourishing

17 March 2021

ISNGI 2021: Final opportunity for submission of abstracts and special session proposals

ISNGI 2021: Final Opportunity for submission of abstracts and special session proposals

01 March 2021

Net-Zero Infrastructure Industry Coalition calls for a greater local authority mandate in the journey to net-zero

01 March 2021

Call for UKCRIC projects on infrastructure and cities research

21 February 2021

ResearchFish submissions are due this month and we need your help

28 January 2021

Cambridge academic redefines the Finite Element Method for the data age

12 January 2021

UKCRIC early career researchers workshop shares infrastructure research knowledge

UKCRIC early career resarchers workshop shares infrastructure research knowledge

06 January 2021

UKCRIC's work with the Oxford-Cambridge Arc

05 January 2021

Loughborough awarded £1.3M worth of equipment to establish the UKCRIC National Facility for Infrastructure

Loughborough University awarded £1.3M worth of equipment to establish the UKCRIC National Facility for Infrastructure

09 December 2020

How do we improve infrastructure resilience?

Professor Brian Collins, CB, FREng, shares his view following a joint Academy and NIC roundtable

30 November 2020

New Green Recovery Report released

Cambridge Zero Policy Forum's green recovery report, ‘A Blueprint for a Green Future,’ is now published

25 November 2020

CSIC joins Smart Construction Network

17 November 2020

VSimulators joins UKCRIC facilities

VSimulators become a UKCRIC-affiliated facility to enable further collaboration

11 November 2020

UKRI Awards UKCRIC partners £4.35M to develop Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre

A number of UKCRIC partners have been awarded £4.35M from UKRI, to develop an Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre

03 November 2020

Reflections on the October 2020 Management Board Meeting

The latest news and updates from UKCRIC's Management Board

29 October 2020

Decarbonising heat in homes inquiry: contribute to a UKCRIC response

An opportunity to contribute to UKCRIC's response to the inquiry

08 October 2020

Professor Lord Robert Mair appointed to lead Task Force in the wake of Stonehaven tragedy

06 October 2020

CSIC launches Smart Infrastructure Blog

09 September 2020

UK Government's National Data Strategy published

The aim of the National Data Strategy (NDS) is to support the UK to build a world-leading data economy

27 August 2020

Government integrated review: call for evidence

Submissions of evidence invited to inform govt Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy

27 July 2020

Reflections on the July 2020 Management Board Meeting

23 July 2020

Adam Neville Prize for PhD students open for entries

20 July 2020

UKCRIC's latest Annual Review published

UKCRIC's 2018-19 Annual Review is now published

01 July 2020

Funding call: request for participants in a UKCRIC bid for decarbonising heating and cooling

UKCRIC are looking for participants to submit a UKCRIC bid for this UKRI funding call

05 June 2020

The future of climate change risk assessment is just about to come a lot closer

Professor Jim Hall on a game-changing new project to assess climate risk

29 May 2020

How can governments prepare cities for climate change?

Interview with Professor Brian Collins CB FREng, Deputy Convenor of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure

29 May 2020

NIC releases final Resilience Study report

National Infrastructure Commission releases final Resilience Study report

28 April 2020

Reflections on March and April's UKCRIC Management Board Meetings

The latest from UKCRIC's Management Board

20 April 2020

Latest OECD newsletter now available, inc. environmental responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic

01 April 2020

ICE and UKCRIC work closely together to advance infrastructure and cities thinking

Representatives of UKCRIC met with senior staff at the Institution of Civil Engineers

31 March 2020

CDBB officially launches the Digital Twin Hub

Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) has launched the Digital Twin Hub (DT Hub), a new online community

24 March 2020

Mobilising the UKCRIC community around propositions for research and practice

We are now developing Propositions as integrating structures around which researchers can collaborate

20 March 2020

UKRI publishes Open Letter to the Research and Innovation Community

03 February 2020

Reflections on January’s UKCRIC Management Board Meeting

The latest updates from UKCRIC's governance

24 January 2020

Holding back the flood

UK’s largest testbed for sustainable drainage systems is helping city design to reduce flooding risk

23 January 2020

World-leading laboratory gains planning approval in Dagenham

A new UCL laboratory that will explore how people interact with their environments has been granted planning permission

14 January 2020

UKCRIC has never been done before, so how do we learn from it?

Here's one way we are capturing what we are learning

07 January 2020

South West infrastructure experts join forces to confront the climate challenge

Workshops for senior engineers from each infrastructure sector to collaborate on climate challenges

27 November 2019

InfraChallenge open for entries

InfraChallenge is an innovation competition aiming to accelerate the global infrastructure industry

25 November 2019

New observatories launched in smart cities to improve our environment

A network of Urban Observatories has launched in six cities across the UK

20 November 2019

Air pollution to be monitored at twenty-one schools across Newcastle

A network of sensors are measuring levels of air pollution outside schools

19 November 2019

Urban Observatories shortlisted for Stem Research Project of the Year

UKCRIC makes 2019 THE Awards Shortlist

06 November 2019

Introducing PLEXUS, UKCRIC’s lab pump priming project

Joanne introduces UKCRIC's pump-priming project designed to establish the new collaboration

05 November 2019

Air pollution levels rocket on bonfire night

Fireworks and bonfires cause air pollution levels to soar on 5 November

01 November 2019

Work with the Department for Transport to address Potholes

Help the Department for Transport solve the UK's pothole problem

09 October 2019

All About the Future – UKCRIC Case Study Published in 2nd Edition of The Intelligent Organisation

UKCRIC appears as a case study in John Beckford's latest publication

01 October 2019

Scottish universities join UKCRIC partnership

UKCRIC brings on board two new university partners to advance infrastructure in the UK

24 September 2019

New University of Cambridge Civil Engineering Building opens

New UKCRIC multimillion pound collaborative space for the civil engineering industry opens at University of Cambridge

19 September 2019

£2m invested in tackling air pollution in Greater Manchester

Manchester Urban Observatory launches with UKCRIC investment

09 September 2019

Urban Observatory eyes city of the future

Work has started on the Cranfield Urban Observatory, part of the UK’s largest urban research programme

08 August 2019

Mott MacDonald, UKCRIC and infrastructure industry partners set out first steps for creating a net-zero economy

A group has formed to identify and begin to tackle the infrastructure industry’s key challenges.

11 July 2019

Government announces £23.5m for UK Quantum Technology Hub

A new wave of funding has been announced by the Government for research into quantum technologies.

10 June 2019

DAFNI Conference showcases infrastructure modelling revolution

Highlights from the DAFNI 2019 conference and find out why DAFNI matters to academia, industry and government

24 May 2019

Cities in the cloud

How the UK’s largest urban experiment is starting to shed light on how our cities should be managed in the future.

27 August 2017

UKCRIC to deliver world-leading research on cities and infrastructure

UKCRIC established at 14 universities to conduct world-leading research through a network of experimental facilities

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UKCRIC Services

New prospectus details courses on systems thinking in the built environment

UKCRIC Services

Prospectus for courses on systems thinking in the built environment

International Women in Engineering Day 2025

National Infrastructure – A Globally Significant Leverage Point for a Sustainable, Resilient, Net Zero Future

Resilient infrastructure and urban systems Data-driven solutions UKCRIC Services

Professor Liz Varga’s sabbatical to explore enabling the global adoption of infrastructure resilience

Lord Robert Mair joins House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology

UKCRIC Annual Review, 'Influencing research, policy and practice 2023-2024'

Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub established to explore the health benefits of the transition to net zero

National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF) stands out with prestigious awards in 2024

Data-driven solutions

DAFNI: Highlights from the annual conference

Landmark report identifies opportunities for transformation in urban underground infrastructure

Aston University photonics research to help address national infrastructure challenges

International Women in Engineering Day 2024

UKCRIC reaffirms its commitment to pursue net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the UK by 2050

UKCRIC Services

UKCRIC Limited has been announced as a finalist in the first Manchester Prize

UKCRIC Services

UKCRIC Limited – Introducing our newest team members

New collaboration to accelerate digital integration into infrastructure and urban systems research

£69 million boost for hydrogen at Cranfield

Strategy

UKCRIC Annual Review Delivering a resilient and sustainable future 2022-23

Invitation to submit a proposal to attend the DAFNI Programme Infrastructure Resilience Sandpit event

HS2 Learning Legacy – Leave your legacy by sharing your knowledge

£1.4 million awarded to boost UK infrastructure resilience against climate change

Resilient infrastructure and urban systems

Ukraine’s recovery: rebuilding with research

International Women in Engineering Day 2023

Centre of Excellence for Resilient Infrastructure Analysis announced

Supporting the implementation of the Sendai Framework

Decarbonisation minister visits UCL PEARL transport laboratory

A connected approach to global sustainability

UKCRIC Services

Lower Thames Crossing asks leading UK universities to ‘kick the tyres’ of carbon forecasts

EPSRC Report outlines Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenges

Leading international experts explore strategies in new infrastructure delivery methods

EPSRC funding for low-carbon cements and concretes

International Women in Engineering Day 2022

Unlocking Innovation for passenger railways

Supporting the professional development of doctoral researches in UKCRIC institutions

REF 2021 shows UKCRIC higher education institutions are amongst the UK’s best

UKCRIC is ‘open for business’

In support of Ukraine

The Port and Coastal Towns Network has been established to improve the sustainability of urban systems and infrastructure around the UK’s coast

Climate change modelling and DAFNI’s role in the OpenCLIM project

The UKCRIC Transition Roadmap Project

Toward ISNGI 2022 Key Note Webinar

Net Resilience Gain Proposed by UN

Livery Climate Action Group Launch Event

Global Resilience Index Initiative launch

A Systems Approach to Increasing Urban and Infrastructure Resilience

Join the infrastructure for Port cities And Coastal Towns (iPACT) network

A UKCRIC Facilities Showcase for the UKRI NetworkPlus call

Funding opportunity: Foundation Industries Lab to Lab India Collaboration

British Academy Call for Proposals: What is a good city?

Line of Sight Methodology offers ‘golden thread’ to connect organisations with their assets

Getting to grips with complex systems

Reflections on the June and July 2021 Management Board Meetings

New investment boosts UK infrastructure research

Have your say: input into the UKCRIC response to BEIS Inquiry into Net Zero Governance

Improving Birmingham's air quality: monitoring the clean air zone

Manchester Urban Observatory delivers UK first for real-time pollen detection

Registration open for CSIC 2021 Distinguished Lecture by Professor Jim Hall

Summary of June's Advisory Board Recommendations

Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment published

Reflections on Recent Management Board Meetings

Leading national water science facility officially opened at Cranfield

UKCRIC’s Foundational Research and Methodologies Recognised

UKCRIC announces funding awarded for research on infrastructure and cities

Dr Tom Dolan discusses a systems approach to Net-Zero Infrastructure

Professor Brian Collins discusses digital twins and resilience at Risk Assessment Committee

Professor P.A. Muhammed Basheer announced as new President of the Institute of Concrete Technology

£4.7m funding to launch TFI Hub TransFIRe, led by Cranfield University

Construction of UKCRIC’s newest research building, PEARL, has completed

HS2 Ltd signs research agreement with UKCRIC