The Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) has secured funding for the next five years.

The funding was secured from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Innovate UK. It will help the CSIC build on its achievements over the past five years to become an internationally-known hub for the infrastructure and construction industry, bringing together leading academics and industrialists and developing a faster route for innovation adoption.


Costain provided a letter of support to help the CSIC with its Phase 2 funding. The company was also instrumental in helping set up two of the Centre's major demonstration projects, National Grid London Power Tunnels and London Bridge Station, as well as being involved in the Centre's steering group and guiding a number of its collaborative projects.

Dr Jennifer Schooling, Director of CSIC, said: "Securing this funding for the next five years offers a wide range of opportunities to advance CSIC’s research and embed a culture of innovation adoption in the infrastructure and construction industries. CSIC cannot achieve this alone – partnering with industry is the key to our success to date and we look forward to continuing to work with Costain on the development of new skills and techniques to deliver smarter infrastructure."

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