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Congratulations to the winners at the Geotechnical Workshop;Thejesh Kumar Garala – First prize poster as judged by Paul Taylor and Angela Bellis of Atkins,Heba Hamad – Second prize poster as judged by Paul Taylor and Angela Bellis of Atkins,Ellie Moore – 1st prize MEng geotechnical project, Laura Andrews – 2nd prize MEng geotechnical project, James…

Congratulations to Laura Andrews, Mary Schafer, James Horn and Ellie Moore for winning best presentation in their session at the annual Cambridge Civils Event which took place on Wednesday 7 June at Emmanuel College. 

Congratulations to Professor Al-Tabbaa for the EPSRC funding of the Resilient Materials for Life Programme Grant. The Resilient Materials 4 Life (RM4L) project, supported with an investment of £4.7 million by EPSRC, will look to build on the success of the Materials 4 Life (M4L) project that has led to major advances in the development of transform…

Professor Lord Mair has been confirmed as the next Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) President. He will succeed Tim Broyd on 7 November 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 a prize to be awarded ann…

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 7 October 2016.

On Wednesday 21st September, Schofield Centrifuge Centre hosted an academic delegation from China on a fact-finding trip organised by China Britain Business Association.Thirteen engineering academics from Ningxia University visited Cambridge with a focus on research in earthquake engineering. Director of the Centre, Professor Gopal Madabhushi guide…

Ramy Salemdeeb, a third-year PhD student, has been announced as the winner of the James Sumner Award, which recognises the achievements of professionals and academics working in the field of waste and resource management. The award was presented at the Resourcing the Future conference in London.Ramy’s PhD research focuses on quantifying the environ…

On Tuesday 5th July, South Korea experienced a magnitude 5 earthquake in the water only 52 kilometers off the southeastern coast. The earthquake was detected around 8:33 pm. The shock was detected across South and North Gyeongsang Province, including major cities such as Busan and Daegu. To follow on from the event and to answer the questions arisi…

On Tuesday 5th July, the Civil Engineering Division hosted a one-day Transferable Skills conference titled Expanding Skills. The day, focused on workshop sessions, was an opportunity for graduate students within Division D to extend their background in various non-technical areas. Included in the day was a 3-minute thesis competition. The idea, de…

A position is available for a Research Assistant or Research Associate in the Department of Engineering.A position is available for a Research Assistant or Research Associate in the Department of Engineering, funded by the International Centre for Advanced Materials (http://www.icam-online.org/). The post holder will work on a collaborative researc…

Congratulations to the winners at Wednesday's Geotechnical Workshop;Stephan van Eeden – First prize poster as judged by Paul Taylor and Angela Bellis of Atkins,Srikanth Madabhushi – Second prize poster as judged by Paul Taylor and Angela Bellis of Atkins,Andrei Dobrisan – 1st prize MEng geotechnical project, Hannah Davies – 2nd prize MEng geotechni…

A seven member Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) visited affected regions of Ecuador following the April 16th earthquake near the town of Muisne. The team flew into the city of Manta on May 27th and spent 10 days moving further north, closer to the epicentre, to visit Portoviejo, Bahia and Pedernales, conducting a number of te…

Congratulations to Raz Jabary, a PhD student in the Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group under the supervision of Prof. Gopal Madabhushi, for winning the Student of the Year Award as part of the Most Successful Kurds Awards 2016.Raz received the award on 15th March 2016 from Natalie McGarry MP at the UK Houses of Parliament. The award cere…

Fully-funded PhD studentships are available in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Dr Giovanna Biscontin. The studentships include both fees and maintenance and have a start date of October 2016. Due to funding restrictions the studentships are only available to UK or EU citizens. We are unable to c…