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Thejesh Garala receives the Philip Turner Prize 2018

8 October 2018

Philip Turner was an outstanding mechanical engineer, who designed a wide range of innovative devices. He made major formative contributions to the design of geotechnical centrifuges for the Schofield Centre. He was a design engineer in the Department of Engineering for many years and when he died he bequeathed in his will...

Welcome reception for new students and visitors

8 October 2018

A very warm welcome was given to our new post graduate research students, fourth year students and visitors joining the Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group in Division D at a reception on 5 October 2018.

Geotechnical Workshop 2018

27 June 2018

The Geotechnical and Environmental Group workshop took place on Tuesday, 26 June 2018. This annual event is generously sponsored by Atkins and brings together the whole Group for a day of presentations by first year PhD students and posters by second year PhD students. The top three MEng projects from Division D were...

Congratulations to Geotechnical Group Fourth Year Students

18 June 2018

Congratulations to Charlotte Harrop, Davendra Dhoru and Robert Tinn for winning best presentation in their session at the annual Cambridge Civils Event, which took place on Wednesday 6 June at Emmanuel College.

PhD Studentship in HS2 High Speed Rail - Track - Foundation interaction Modelling

23 February 2018

A fully funded PhD studentship for UK/EU candidates is currently available at the Geotechnical and Environmental Group. Based at Schofield Centrifuge Centre (West Cambridge Site). Further details can be found at: https://www-geo.eng.cam.ac.uk/jobs/phd-studentship-in-hs2-high-speed-rail-track-foundation-interaction-modelling

Disturbed Soil Properties and Geotechnical Design, Second Edition

24 November 2017

Emeritus Professor Schofield and Dr Haigh's most recent book was published this month. Entitled Disturbed Soil Properties and Geotechnical Design, Second Edition, it describes the developments leading to the Original Cam Clay model, focusing on fundamentals of the shearing of soil. Available to buy online at the ICE...

Professor Lord Mair becomes the 153rd President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

8 November 2017

"I see a great and vibrant future for our profession; for infrastructure and for the lives of every person on this planet, regardless of who they are or where they were born. The challenge now is to encourage young people from all backgrounds to join us in this profession, one which has the power – and the responsibility – to literally change the world for the better." Professor Lord Mair CBE

Srikanth Madabhushi receives the Philip Turner Prize 2017

12 October 2017

Philip Turner was an outstanding mechanical engineer who designed a wide range of innovative devices. He made major formative contributions to the design of geotechnical centrifuges for the Schofield Centre. He was a design engineer in the Department of Engineering for many years and when he died he bequeathed in his will...

Welcome reception for new students and visitors

12 October 2017

MRes + PhD studentships at the EPSRC CDT in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment

28 September 2017

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment (FIBE-CDT) in Cambridge University is currently looking to recruit talented students for a number of fully funded studentships to carry out cutting edge research within a broad range of both core and interdisciplinary civil engineering...

Thejesh Garala receives the Philip Turner Prize 2018

Welcome reception for new students and visitors

Geotechnical Workshop 2018

Congratulations to Geotechnical Group Fourth Year Students

PhD Studentship in HS2 High Speed Rail - Track - Foundation interaction Modelling

Disturbed Soil Properties and Geotechnical Design, Second Edition

Professor Lord Mair becomes the 153rd President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

Srikanth Madabhushi receives the Philip Turner Prize 2017

Welcome reception for new students and visitors

MRes + PhD studentships at the EPSRC CDT in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment

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