Civil and Structural Engineering
CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH
Civil Engineering is led by a Head of Discipline supported by team leaders with responsibility for maintaining excellence in its research groups of Intelligent and Sustainable Infrastructure (ISIG - including low carbon structural materials), Water and Energy Resources (WERG - including marine renewable energy) and Global Environmental Resilience Group (GERG). Our vision is to provide an interdisciplinary space that enables researchers in their core disciplinary expertise to lead and collaborate on large cross-institutional projects such as the EPSRC funded SALINA (£1.5M) (WERG) and Roadmaps to Zero Net Emissions in Urban Public Transport (£4M) (ISIG), the H2020 funded PowerKite (€5.1M) (WERG) and H2020 funded REMEDIATE ITN (€3.7M) (GERG).
KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS
ENGAGEMENT
Research Expertise of Civil and Structural Engineering Staff:
- Future sustainable cities which are agile and future ready (e.g. for near zero energy autonomous vehicles)
- Technological innovation for digital transformation of civil engineering
- Affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable marine renewable energy
- Access to clean, potable water for all
- Reducing and removing the negative impacts on our environment, health and wellbeing from pollution in the air, ground and water
Our world must become more energy efficient, and forward-looking engineers are vital to enable sustainable growth. Our research priorities are guided by global challenges and a need to meet sustainable development in our built and natural environment.
Civil Engineering sits within two trans-disciplinary clusters, bringing together researchers from spatial planning, architecture, geography, paleoecology and civil engineering to tackle some of the world's most pressing urban and environmental challenges.