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Loughborough University awarded £1.3M worth of equipment to establish the National Facility for Infrastructure (N-FIC)

The School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering has been awarded £1.3M worth of equipment to establish the National Facility for Infrastructure Construction (N-FIC).

5 January 2021

Our Construction Engineering Management alumna wins CMYA Rising Star Award

Loughborough's Construction Engineering Management alumna, Kelly Attwood, has won a Rising Star Award at the Construction Manager of the Year Awards (CMYA) 2020.

17 December 2020

New £5m global initiative challenging ideas of gender in disasters and conflicts

Loughborough has joined universities around the world to examine how gender influences the way disasters and conflicts are managed.

7 December 2020

New game aims to protect the cultural heritage of marginalised communities against disasters

Supported by experts from our School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, inSIGHT aims to help better understand the impact that hazards such as earthquakes and tsunamis have on local culture in rural areas, giving a voice to marginalised communities.

6 October 2020

Proud partners of a £276 million national infrastructure improvement programme

Loughborough University is now part of a multi-million infrastructure research programme, which has been officially launched in London.

11 September 2020

Why we need to stay alert to the terror threat as the UK reopens

The UK has faced a persistent threat from terrorism over the past decade, with recent attacks focusing on busy public spaces. In June 2020, this threat was highlighted once again by an attack in a public park in Reading. This was the first reported terrorist event in the UK since the beginning of the pandemic.

17 July 2020

New £1m research project in partnership with Highways England to prepare the UK’s motorways for self-driving vehicles

The School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering at Loughborough University is teaming up with Highways England on a new £1m project to prepare the UK's motorways for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs).

8 July 2020

New study reveals water-filled windows could save energy and reduce global carbon emissions

School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering lecturer Dr Matyas Gutai has been researching the concept of improving windows to save more energy than current technologies in the market. The research reveals that water-filled glass (WFG) can revolutionise building design and performance when used as part of a wider heating system.

3 July 2020