Balancing the impact of City Infrastructure Engineering on Natural systems using Robots

Lead Research Organisation: University of Leeds

Department Name: Civil Engineering

Abstract

Our vision is that of a city where infrastructure is autonomously maintained and dynamically responsive, focused on: securing the health & wellbeing of its citizens; contributing to flourishing and sustainable natural systems in the city; and creating positive economic and societal outlooks.

Towards our vision we will tackle the Grand Challenge of: Zero disruption from Streetworks in UK Cities by 2050.

Our strongly interdisciplinary team aspires to fulfil our Grand Challenge through pioneering scientific research (and research methods) into: autonomous systems for minimally invasive infrastructure sensing, diagnosis and repair; development of advanced robots for deployment in complex live city environments; and the socio-technical intricacy of the robot - human - natural systems interfaces. We will develop pioneering robot designs, technical implementations and socio-economic impact cases linked to specific application requirements, starting with three case-study systems:
o "Perch and Repair" remote maintenance and modernisation of lighting columns to promote their use as multifunctional platforms for city communication nodes;
o "Perceive and Patch" Swarms of flying vehicles for autonomous inspection, diagnostics, repair and prevention of highway defects (e.g. potholes);
o "Fire and forget" hybrid robots designed to operate indefinitely within live utility pipes performing inspection, repair, metering and reporting tasks.

Planned Impact

The potential societal benefits of this proposal range from reduced risk to operators and the public in the street, lowered resource consumption (hence increased resource security), enhanced wellbeing in times of austerity and constantly adapting systems to deliver resilience in a dynamic world. It has the potential to turn the Smart Cities concept from a reactive one of determining condition assessment through built-in sensing technologies, to one of city infrastructure as a proactive automated self-repairing system. We propose an advanced vision for Future Cities equipped to not just cope, but thrive under the stresses placed on them owing to population increase and climate change. Impacts include:

Societal impact:
(i) The systems developed within this work will enable people within cities to live more harmoniously with nature through reduced energy use and waste from infrastructure maintenance.
(ii) Risk to workers will decrease, resulting in less injuries and deaths
(iii) Health will increase due to less pollution and thriving bio-diverse cities that have been demonstrated to improve the health of people
(iv) Happiness will improve though reduce transport delays and improved bio-diversity.
(v) People will be required to undertake less "dull and dirty" manual labour work thereby providing greater job satisfaction.

The knowledge base:
(i) New and innovative approaches to the design, fabrication and integration of robotic systems will position the UK at the forefront of the global knowledge base in the fields of robotics & mechatronics.
(ii) Advances in 3D printing techniques will provide knowledge and techniques to impact across the fields of Mechanical, Electrical and Material Science.
(iii) Dissemination of the knowledge and techniques worldwide will increase the global knowledge base and impact upon global technological advances.

Impact upon people and skills:
(i) Education - The techniques and methods established in this research will feed through into postgraduate and undergraduate courses in the form of case studies and projects as well as to Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
(ii) As a result of a direct engagement in the project, 9 PDRAs and seven PhD students will gain experience of multidisciplinary research where end users, national research centres, and industry are all involved. This provides a unique opportunity for training and they will gain considerable benefit from this.
(iii) Future generations will be inspired and the general public will gain a better understanding of research, and specifically the techniques developed here, through outreach events, and online access to materials and experiments.

Economic impact:
(i) Cities will prosper financially through better transport connectivity and less transport disruption.
(ii) The technologies developed will generate significant intellectual property (IP) that will impact upon the UK competitiveness.
(iii) New robotic products and procedures will be generated that will directly generate income for the UK economy.

Funded Value:

£4,217,379

Funded Period:

Jan 16 - Jul 21

Funder:

EPSRC

Project Status:

Closed

Project Category:

Research Grant

Project Reference:

EP/N010523/1

Principal Investigator:

Phil Purnell

Research Subject:

Civil eng. & built environment (50%)

Electrical engineering (25%)

Manufacturing (25%)

Research Topic:

Building Ops & Management (25%)

Design & Testing Technology (25%)

Robotics & Autonomy (25%)

Urban & Land Management (25%)

Organisations

People	ORCID iD
Phil Purnell (Principal Investigator)
Anthony Cohn (Co-Investigator)
Stephen Prior (Co-Investigator)
Mark Miodownik (Co-Investigator)
Robert Richardson (Co-Investigator)
Martin Dallimer (Co-Investigator)
Jongrae Kim (Co-Investigator)
David Chapman (Co-Investigator)
Gary Dymski (Co-Investigator)	http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9667-2693
Gary Graham (Co-Investigator)
Abbas Dehghani-Sanij (Co-Investigator)
Ian Robertson (Co-Investigator)
Nutapong Somjit (Co-Investigator)
Natasha Merat (Co-Investigator)	http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4140-9948
Christopher David Foss Rogers (Co-Investigator)
Raul Fuentes (Co-Investigator)
Netta Cohen (Co-Investigator)
Muhammed Basheer (Co-Investigator)	http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0835-8029
Andrew Brown (Co-Investigator)
Nicole Metje (Co-Investigator)

Publications

Author Name

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Abdellatif M (2019) Hyperspectral Imaging for Autonomous Inspection of Road Pavement Defects

Abioye A (2017) Smart Technology Applications in Business Environments -

Abioye A (2018) Quantifying the effects of varying light-visibility and noise-sound levels in practical multimodal speech and visual gesture (mSVG) interaction with aerobots

Abioye A.O. (2017) A practical mSVG interaction method for patrol, search, and rescue aerobots

Abtan A (2016) Analyzing the 3D printed material Tango plus FLX930 for using in self-folding structure

Alan, A.T. (2018) Human-uav teaming In dynamic and uncertain environments

Basharat S (2022) Exploring reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for 6G: State-of-the-art and the road ahead in IET Communications

Castledine N (2019) Design of a Modular Continuum Robot Segment for use in a General Purpose Manipulator

Cavada M (2019) Smart City Emergence

Cavada M (2019) Serious gaming as a means of facilitating truly smart cities: a narrative review in Behaviour & Information Technology

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Title	Self RepairingCities
Description	Animation aimed at primary school children. Artwork and Model Making by Ruby Wright Animation and Compositing by Levan Tozashvili Sound Design by Patrick Lee
Type Of Art	Film/Video/Animation
Year Produced	2021
Impact	Schools impact
URL	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv6brzZCUPg


Title	TV Programme - Secrets of the Super Elements
Description	Forget oil, coal and gas - a new set of materials is shaping our world and they're so bizarre they may as well be alien technology. In the first BBC documentary to be filmed entirely on smartphones, material scientist Prof Mark Miodownik reveals the super elements that underpin our high-tech world. We have become utterly dependent on them, but they are rare and they're already running out. The stuff that makes our smartphones work could be gone in a decade and our ability to feed the world depends mostly on a mineral found in just one country. Mark reveals the magical properties of these extraordinary materials and finds out what we can do to save them
Type Of Art	Film/Video/Animation
Year Produced	2017
Impact	Greater public understanding of materials science and engineering
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08rv9r6


Description	By 2050, 86% of the UK (and two-thirds of global) population will live in cities. Their quality of life will be critically dependent on infrastructure systems for water, power, transport etc. and natural systems for clean air, waste disposal and other associated. Many infrastructure artefacts are buried or elevated. Maintaining them through streetworks causes disruption costing the UK £4.3Bn pa. Each trench can reduce the life of a road by 30%; expenditure on potholes (£1.2Bn pa) is 10% of that actually required; half the material removed from trenches ends up in landfill; congestion doubles traffic pollution. For sustainable city ecosystems in 2050, we need to act now. We are developing Robots and Autonomous Systems (RAS) to live within infrastructure, addressing defects at the millimetre/gram-scale, preventing them from growing to the metre/tonne-scale that requires disruptive intervention. We are on-target to achieve our technological vision, having demonstrated several prototype infrastructure robots: Minimally invasive sensing and repair: we have demonstrated our 'Pothole Prevention Robot', which is a drone equipped with a 3D printer that can locate, land on and repair small cracks in roads. The Pothole Prevention Robot would be part of a system where maintenance is continuous from day one, repairing small defects before they turn into potholes. As part of this work we have been the first to 3D print asphalt and show it has enhanced mechanical properties compared to traditional cast asphalt. We have also demonstrated the potential to add sand and other materials to the asphalt as it is printed so that the crack repair can be tailored during the printing process. The drone is being equipped with innovative vision systems that can more accurately identify cracks from a distance and also guide the 3D printer head with mm precision in order to repair the cracks. Robots in complex city environments: we have demonstrated drones that autonomously land on a lamppost and perform tasks using a manipulator arm, and a drone that can use its arm to perform tasks in mid-air whilst still maintaining stability. Such drones will make it safer to perform tasks on high structures such as lampposts and bridges. We have developed methods of wireless power transfer, demonstrating an inspection robot that can operate in a 1-inch pipe and can recharge wirelessly for longer operating times. In addition we have developed systems to transfer power to interrogate sensors at a distance by a drone, for example in bridge inspection, and carried out work on wireless power transfer to wearable sensors, which are expected to play a major role in making robot-human co-working safer and more effective. We have developed cheap robots with control systems based on the brains of nematode worms that can efficiently locate cracks in roads. It is envisaged that these would work at night as a swarm, scanning the roads and flagging up where repairs are needed. In parallel to our technical work, we are also investigating the interfaces between robot - human - natural systems. We are developing decision support systems for use with robots in infrastructure. Evaluation of technologies for condition assessment of surface and buried infrastructure has extended ideas around 'three-infrastructure sensing', methods for information capture, and the design of the information gathering processes (e.g. physical surveys). This has provided a novel extension to the traditional (often narrowly-constrained) Building Information Model approach. We have also completed a 'horizon scanning' exercise to assess the likely ecological effect of operating robots in the natural environment. Complementing this we have collected field data on biodiversity, particularly pollinators, mapping this against light pollution, traffic noise and air pollution to determine the current disruption to wildlife caused by roads. Taken together, this will give a baseline and outlook for the environmental impact of using robotics for infrastructure. We have also looked at the social and economic impacts of introducing AI and robots into city infrastructure. Replacement of jobs associated with robotics and AI is not a new 'threat to humanity', but follows the arc of technological change established at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Our work has focused on how we can prepare our cities and communities to be robust and inclusive so that they can weather such changes. As part of this, we have engaged in knowledge exchange with Leeds City Council's economic development, strategic planning, and environmental sustainability units, helping them develop evidence-based approaches that take a systemic approach for their inclusive growth strategy. We have also worked with Leeds City Council and residents to understand the challenges and opportunities involved in the full participation of six marginalized, low-income communities in meeting the challenges of the robotic and AI transition. Our work naturally integrates interdisciplinary and cross-institution activity. Developing our 'Pothole Prevention Robot' has combined materials science, vision systems, signal processing, mechatronics and road engineering across three institutions: UCL developed the 3D asphalt printing nozzle; University of Birmingham developed tests to validate the methods; University of Leeds developed the UAV platform. Research staff have also shadowed road maintenance gangs and evaluated problems and outcomes as part of joint research with project partners on geophysics development. We are using heterodox economic analysis to develop business cases for deploying robots that include e.g. skills development and environmental value as well as cost-benefit analysis. Our original vision proposed three technological RAS challenges: Perch & Repair (remote inspection and maintenance of structures at height, e.g. bridges); Perceive & Patch (autonomous diagnostics, repair and prevention of defects, e.g. potholes); and Fire & Forget (robots designed to operate indefinitely, e.g. in live water mains). Together with the UK RAS Network (http://hamlyn.doc.ic.ac.uk/uk-ras/) we have added further themes to coordinate with (inter)national activity: Plunge & Protect (the ability to operate robots underwater or underground); Dismantle & Dispose (cut, separate, and unfasten structures in extreme environments); Construct & Confirm (coordinating robots to build infrastructure from CAD models); and Data & Decisions (create and interpret data for robots interfaced with smart cities). This also aligns to the EPSRC Delivery Plan and HMG Industrial Strategy (IS). We aim to: increase productivity through more efficient infrastructure maintenance, reduced disruption and improved industry skills; improve connectivity by integrating robots, the smart city and the Internet of Things; increase resilience by providing new ways to maintain critical national infrastructure; and improve health by reducing pollution and workforce injury rates. Upgrading infrastructure is a foundation of the IS, and Artificial Intelligence and Data is an IS Grand Challenge (GC); embedding RAS and associated data systems into infrastructure will be a key contributor. Our interaction with road monitoring and management and autonomous vehicles also addresses another IS-GC; Future Mobility. The final year of this project has been significantly hampered by the CV19 pandemic, preventing access to normal labs and test spaces. However, we have re-purposed some of the research to tackle CV19 issues, including the use of robots to disinfect public spaces/items such as airports, trains and street furniture, reducing the infection risk both to maintenance staff and the public. A forthcoming output from the project also examines expert opinion on the ability of RAS to contribute to, or detract from, achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; it is clear that RAS has a very positive role to play, but that caution regarding the interaction between RAS and human systems is required to ensure that impact are fair and equitable.
Exploitation Route	The findings will be used to develop the next generation of robots for infrastructure inspection and repair, but with applications in any field that might benefit from the introduction of robotics and autonomous systems.
Sectors	Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Electronics,Energy,Environment,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Transport
URL	http://selfrepairingcities.com/


Description	Our public engagement and impact activities have exceeded expectations, placing EPSRC robotics and infrastructure research in the national and international spotlight, transforming how we think about infrastructure, and inspiring the public regarding a positive role for robots in society. Over 25 public events have taken place, engaging well over 6000 people, including sessions at the Cheltenham Science Festival and Institute of Making Open Days. Media interest has been extraordinary with over 100 items recorded. Investigators have appeared on ITV's 'Pothole Wars', BBC TV's Newsnight and Secrets of the Super Elements, BBC Radio 4's PM and Today, Start The Week and specialist programmes such as 'Potholes - the road to the future', as well as on EuroNews and BBC World Service. Numerous articles have appeared in the press (e.g. Financial Times, Independent, Sunday Times, Guardian, Sun and Daily Mail) and news facing websites (both UK and internationally, including USA, China, Malaysia, Italy). We have also had interest from more industry-focused outlets such as ASME and Construction Research and Innovation. We produced a 'public-facing' version of our Mid-Term report [1] which has been picked up by the media to underpin their reporting. We are working on multiple levels to influence the national and international robotics and autonomous system (RAS) landscape. We have produced two white papers for the UK-RAS network, on robotics for infrastructure and for disaster resilience [2] setting the national agenda for future activity in these areas. As part of the Nesta Flying High initiative, we have been working with Bradford and Southampton city councils to develop a vision and case studies for the future role for drones our in cities. We also received an invitation from Bloomberg Philanthropic to participate in CityLab Detroit 2019, which convenes mayors, urban experts, and business leaders from the biggest international cities to discuss innovations that could shape our cities for the better. This enabled Self-Repairing Cities to join international conversations on the Smart Cities and Future Mobility agendas. We also have taken the debate on the ethics of future human-robot interactions to the European Parliament, at a White Rose Partnership event hosted by John Procter MEP in February 2019. Looking to inform the UK policy landscape, we have contributed to a Westminster eForum on next steps for the drone sector and the draft Drones Bill (April 2019). We also provided written evidence to the House of Common's Science and Technology Committee inquiry on 'Commercial and recreational drone use in the UK', and were further invited to give verbal evidence in a closed session of the inquiry. We furthermore provided evidence for the UK Misuse of Civilian Drones' (January 2020). Both the Science and Technology Committee inquiry report and POST Note are expected to inform debate on the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill submitted to Parliament in January 2020 by the new government. Evidence was also submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) call for evidence on key proposals for the wider roll out of Electronic Conspicuity in the UK (May 2019); the output of the call will directly influence the way the CAA moves forward in this area. In addition, the project supported a knowledge exchange placement with Leeds City Council to develop metrics for the measurement of the impact and the evaluation of their Inclusive Growth Strategy. The Inclusive Growth Strategy ranges over all areas of Leeds City Council provisioning and beyond into areas where the council has influence but not direct control. Self-Repairing Cities helped the Council better understand the linkages between the Council's priorities and practices so as to achieve inclusive growth in the City. The new metrics are continuing to be used in practice to facilitate Leeds City Council's understanding of progress in achieving inclusive growth. By tackling head on the social benefits and impacts of adopting RAS technology for infrastructure we are laying the necessary groundwork to ensure an informed public debate so that future policy and regulation protects citizens without stifling innovation. As well as looking at the social and policy contexts, we are working with international infrastructure companies (e.g. Kier, Severn Trent, Anglian Water) to introduce RAS concepts at board-level. Our industry focused event 'Robots for Self-Repairing Cities' (June 2018) facilitated a productive two-way discussion on industry needs and state-of-the-art in infrastructure RAS and self-healing materials, leading to a series of potential collaborations. In addition, the project has led to the spin-out company Acuity Robotics Limited. Acuity Robotics designs small robotic devices for inspection of civil structures that are otherwise difficult or dangerous to reach in order to provide information for maintenance scheduling. If industry is to adopt infrastructure RAS, it will need a workforce with the necessary skills and Self-Repairing Cities has worked to give educational experiences at post-16, BSc, MSc, PhD and industrial Masters level. This has included contributing to the innovative undergraduate and postgraduate Digital Innovation Boot Camps run by the University of Birmingham in 2019. In response to the CV19 pandemic, we repurposed some of our robots to provide disinfection services and numerous field trials were carried out in Leeds City Centre, Leeds-Bradford Airport and various train interiors, increasing public confidence and reducing infection risk, and winning the UKRAS prize for the Contagious Disease Challenge. We have also created a spin-out company that has raised ~£300k from external sources, shortly to release proven technology to the market. [1] Self-Repairing Cities midterm report: http://selfrepairingcities.com/outputs/reports-presentations/ [2] RAS for Resilient Infrastructure: http://hamlyn.doc.ic.ac.uk/uk-ras/white-papers 'Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Resilient Infrastructure' and 'Extreme Environments Robotics: Robotics for Emergency Response, Disaster Relief and Resilience'.
First Year Of Impact	2018
Sector	Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Construction,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Electronics,Energy,Environment,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology
Impact Types	Cultural,Societal


Description	Appointed Fellow on University of Cambridge Construction Engineering Masters programme.
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
Impact	The CEM programme is a Master-level qualification for construction and manufacturing industry professionals. I was appointed to deliver material and supervise dissertations in Critical Materials and Automation of Construction.
URL	https://www.construction.cam.ac.uk/cem-programme


Description	Civil Aviation Authority call for evidence on Electronic Conspicuity
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL	https://consultations.caa.co.uk/corporate-communications/e-conspicuity-solutions/


Description	House of Commons Science and Technology Committee inquiry on 'Commercial and recreational drone use in the UK'.
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL	https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-c...


Description	PERN - Place-based Economic Recovery Network.
Geographic Reach	Local/Municipal/Regional
Policy Influence Type	Membership of a guideline committee
Impact	Workpackage 3 in the SRC effort aimed at facilitating the transition of the population of the city to the robotic age. The focus of attention was on those areas of the city - and residents - who are living in lower-income and socially-excluded areas. We coordinated our efforts with the Leeds City Council's economic development and social-inclusion/neighborhood teams, who were working with the residents and businesses in six impacted local communities to develop investment plans that would enhance residents' digital skills, workforce readiness, and level of well-being. All of these were steps that would level the playing field - in this case, for communities whose residents shared socio-economic marginality but differed markedly in their racial/ethnic makeup. When the pandemic struck Leeds full-force, all ongoing planning/development efforts by Leeds City Council were set to the side. Instead the emphasis shifted to Covid preparedness and analysing its impacts on key impacted economic sectors. We shifted our emphasis to spurring economic recovery efforts in the region. Our Workpackage 3 team was contacted by West Yorkshire Combined Authority, which was charged with putting in place an economic recovery plan for West Yorkshire. Realizing that the challenge encompassed West Yorkshire, and not just the jurisdiction of Leeds City Council per se, we formed the Place-based Economic Recovery Network (PERN), inviting in the universities located in this region - Huddersfield, Bradford, Leeds Beckett, and others. Since economic recovery efforts would be crucial in addressing the inequality that the pandemic was worsening, and since these efforts were unfolding at a regional - not city - level, we began immediately to channel our efforts through PERN. This enabled us to coordinate directly with experts at these other universities, and to ramp up our efforts. We have subsequently launched specific inquiries into various proposals to enhance productivity, to achieve sustainability, and to address the legacy of inadequate educational resources. Our efforts were coordinated through Yorkshire Universities, a Yorkshire-based council that encourages joint working among local universities. We are now expanding our efforts so as to participate in a national network of experts focused on urban renewal and economic development. Taken together, these efforts do not address workforce preparedness for robotics directly, but they will facilitate the stabilization of the educational, provisioning, and employment systems needed as a baseline for further efforts in this direction.
URL	https://yorkshireuniversities.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/09/PERN-BEIS-response.pdf


Description	Advanced Manufacturing and productivity institute (AMPI)
Amount	£21,000,000 (GBP)
Organisation	Innovate UK
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	03/2022
End	02/2027


Description	Alumni PhD funding contribution
Amount	£40,000 (GBP)
Organisation	University of Leeds Alumni
Sector	Charity/Non Profit
Country	United Kingdom
Start	09/2017
End	09/2020


Description	Analysing the Motion of Biological Swimmers
Amount	£246,811 (GBP)
Funding ID	EP/S01540X/1
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	11/2018
End	04/2020


Description	Assuring Autonomy International Programme
Amount	£6,795 (GBP)
Organisation	University of York
Sector	Academic/University
Country	United Kingdom
Start	12/2019
End	12/2020


Description	CHEDDAR: Communications Hub For Empowering Distributed ClouD Computing Applications And Research
Amount	£2,028,049 (GBP)
Funding ID	EP/X040518/1
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	07/2023
End	06/2026


Description	Ecosystem service trade-off of irrigation ponds: sharing scientific knowledge
Amount	£11,930 (GBP)
Funding ID	IEC\R3\183035
Organisation	The Royal Society
Sector	Charity/Non Profit
Country	United Kingdom
Start	03/2019
End	03/2021


Description	Equipment grant
Amount	£650,000 (GBP)
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	09/2017


Description	Frontier Engineering: Progression Grant in Nature-Inspired Engineering
Amount	£758,983 (GBP)
Funding ID	EP/S03305X/1
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	12/2019
End	11/2021


Description	Industrial Fellow
Amount	£32,382 (GBP)
Funding ID	IF\192044
Organisation	Royal Academy of Engineering
Sector	Charity/Non Profit
Country	United Kingdom
Start	09/2019
End	01/2020


Description	Lightweight hydrogen power system and multi-rotor drone achieving over 60 minutes flight endurance
Amount	£699,249 (GBP)
Funding ID	132730
Organisation	Innovate UK
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	03/2017
End	12/2018


Description	Mohmaed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge
Amount	£70,000 (GBP)
Organisation	Khalifa University
Sector	Academic/University
Country	United Arab Emirates
Start	07/2018
End	03/2020


Description	Multi-Disciplinary Pedestrian-in-the-Loop Simulator
Amount	£653,011 (GBP)
Funding ID	EP/R008833/1
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	11/2017
End	04/2019


Description	Nvidia GPU grant
Amount	£2,000 (GBP)
Organisation	NVIDIA
Sector	Private
Country	Global
Start	09/2017
End	10/2017


Description	Pervasive Sensing for Buried Pipes
Amount	£7,290,965 (GBP)
Funding ID	EP/S016813/1
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	03/2019
End	02/2024


Description	UK RAS Network - Additional Capital Funding
Amount	£6,500,000 (GBP)
Funding ID	EP/M012522/1
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	10/2016
End	03/2017


Description	UKCRIC - CORONA: City Observatory Research platfOrm for iNnovation and Analytics
Amount	£1,011,544 (GBP)
Funding ID	EP/R013411/1
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	02/2018
End	01/2020


Description	UKCRIC - National Buried Infrastructure Facility
Amount	£21,600,002 (GBP)
Funding ID	EP/P013635/1
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	01/2017
End	03/2020


Description	UKCRIC National Centre for Infrastructure Materials (Leeds)
Amount	£4,498,620 (GBP)
Funding ID	EP/P017169/1
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	04/2017
End	03/2021


Description	UKCRIC PLEXUS
Amount	£1,013,092 (GBP)
Funding ID	EP/R013535/1
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	01/2018
End	12/2019


Description	UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Node in Verifiability
Amount	£2,923,652 (GBP)
Funding ID	EP/V026801/1
Organisation	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	11/2020
End	04/2024


Description	iCURE
Amount	£50,000 (GBP)
Organisation	Innovate UK
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	08/2018
End	01/2019


Title	A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems
Description	Data from an online horizon scan involving 170 expert participants from 35 countries considering the opportunities and challenges associated with RAS for urban ecosystems.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2021
Provided To Others?	Yes
URL	http://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/802/


Title	Dataset associated with "Terahertz Dielectric Property Characterization of Photopolymers for Additive Manufacturing"
Description	Figures and source data for the paper '0.2 - 1.4-THz Dielectric Property Characterization of Photopolymers for Additive Manufacturing': In this paper, resin-based photocurable polymer materials for stereolithography (SLA), digital-light-processing (DLP) and polymer-jetting (PolyJet) additive manufacturing techniques were characterized from 0.2 - 1.4 terahertz (THz) for their comprehensive dielectric properties, e.g. reflective index, absorption coefficient, dielectric constant and loss tangent, by using laser-based time-domain spectroscopy (TDS). Fourteen photocurable 3D-printing polymers were chosen due to their suitability, in terms of printing resolution, material characteristics and etc., for millimeter-wave (mm-wave) and THz applications. The propagation loss mechanism and other electrical/optical properties of the chosen photopolymers for terahertz radiation were determined by correlating absorption coefficients and loss tangents obtained from the measurements. To demonstrate the utilization of the selected photopolymers at THz spectrum, an asymptotically quasi-single-mode Bragg fiber microfabricated by DLP micromanufacturing technique using HTM140-V2 photopolymer was prototyped and characterized at the nominal frequencies from 0.246 to 0.276 THz. The measurement results show that the average propagation loss of the asymptotically single-mode THz Bragg fiber is less than 5dB/m for the whole band, which is the lowest propagation loss reported to date for asymptotically single-mode all-dielectric fiber at this frequency band.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2018
Provided To Others?	Yes


Title	Leeds Manipulation Dataset (LMD)
Description	The Leeds Manipulation Dataset (LMD) consists of videos of three different manipulation tasks: reach, push and reach-push. The task videos are collected by using tools resembling robotic manipulators/end effectors directly with a human hand. Each class consists of 17 videos with variations in viewpoint, object properties, scene background and morphology of manipulator within each class.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2021
Provided To Others?	Yes
URL	https://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/881/


Description	Anglian Water Collaboration
Organisation	Yorkshire Water
Country	United Kingdom
Sector	Private
PI Contribution	Feasibility Study and Technology Demonstration
Collaborator Contribution	Testing Facilities, Validation data and Cost Benefit Analysis
Impact	Tbc - new collaboration
Start Year	2018


Description	C Rogers and D Hunt. University of Birmingham and United Utilities.
Organisation	United Utilities Group PLC
Country	United Kingdom
Sector	Private
PI Contribution	Professor Chris Rogers, Dr Dexter Hunt and two Liveable Cities PhD research students met with two senior staff of United Utilities to discuss collaboration. The various methodologies created over the past ~18 years were discussed in the context of a large water company. University of Birmingham is contributing research, capacity and capabilities.
Collaborator Contribution	United Utilities is contributing staff time, mentorship, access to data, access to case study sites, and training for the research students.
Impact	The expected outputs are two PhD theses, an as yet unknown number of publications and conference presentations. The expected outcome is embedding research methodologies into company practice. This collaboration is multi-disciplinary, combining Civil Engineering and Governance.
Start Year	2019


Description	Nesta Flying High Project
Organisation	Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Country	United Kingdom
Sector	Public
PI Contribution	Researchers from the Self-Repairing Cities project collaborated as part of Nesta's 'Flying High Challenge'. 'Flying High' challenged five city-regions - Bradford, Preston, London, Southampton and the West Midlands region - to define what these places would like to see drones do (or not do) in their communities in the future. Self-Repairing Cities researchers formed part of the Bradford and Southampton teams that responded to this challenge: Prof Rob Richardson and Dr Bilal Kaddouh (both University of Leeds) working with Bradford, and Dr Stephen Prior (University of Southampton) working with colleague Prof Jim Scanlan as part of the Southampton team. As well as outlining the future role for drones in cities, each city did a case study to get to the heart of what drone use would look like in practice, and whether or not these uses are technically, economically and socially feasible. Self-Repairing Cities researchers contributed technical expertise towards these case studies which included: 1) Supporting the fire and rescue service in Bradford by provide real-time information to firefighters working at the site of an incident, giving early warning of structural problems, identifying hotspots or individuals in need of help. 2) Carrying blood products from the NHS Blood and Transplant unit in Southampton across the Solent to the Isle of Wight for short notice deliveries and emergency shipments, based on using one of the University of Southampton's small fixed wing unmanned aircraft. Both of these case studies were found to be technically and economically feasible, with a clear social need. However, there are still challenges to be overcome before such uses could actually be realised: these include the technicalities of drones flying beyond the operator's line of sight, and adapting regulations around operation in built-up areas/restricted areas such as around Southampton Airport.
Collaborator Contribution	The Bradford and Southampton city partners contributed expertise on the city agendas that the use of drones would impact on and development of the case studies.
Impact	The Flying High project was a collaborative engagement between cities, technologists and researchers, regulators, government, public services and citizens to shape the future of urban drone use in the UK to meet local needs. It explored the current state and future ambitions for drones in urban environments in the UK from contrasting and complementary perspectives: technology, but also the policy, economic and societal impact. The full findings and recommendations from the Flying High project can be found here: https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Flying-High-full-report-and-appendices.pdf The results contained in the report are intended to inform the national debate on the regulation and use of drones in the future in order to balance public good and the growth of a strong drone industry in the UK.
Start Year	2018


Description	Nesta Flying High Project
Organisation	Southampton City Council
Country	United Kingdom
Sector	Public
PI Contribution	Researchers from the Self-Repairing Cities project collaborated as part of Nesta's 'Flying High Challenge'. 'Flying High' challenged five city-regions - Bradford, Preston, London, Southampton and the West Midlands region - to define what these places would like to see drones do (or not do) in their communities in the future. Self-Repairing Cities researchers formed part of the Bradford and Southampton teams that responded to this challenge: Prof Rob Richardson and Dr Bilal Kaddouh (both University of Leeds) working with Bradford, and Dr Stephen Prior (University of Southampton) working with colleague Prof Jim Scanlan as part of the Southampton team. As well as outlining the future role for drones in cities, each city did a case study to get to the heart of what drone use would look like in practice, and whether or not these uses are technically, economically and socially feasible. Self-Repairing Cities researchers contributed technical expertise towards these case studies which included: 1) Supporting the fire and rescue service in Bradford by provide real-time information to firefighters working at the site of an incident, giving early warning of structural problems, identifying hotspots or individuals in need of help. 2) Carrying blood products from the NHS Blood and Transplant unit in Southampton across the Solent to the Isle of Wight for short notice deliveries and emergency shipments, based on using one of the University of Southampton's small fixed wing unmanned aircraft. Both of these case studies were found to be technically and economically feasible, with a clear social need. However, there are still challenges to be overcome before such uses could actually be realised: these include the technicalities of drones flying beyond the operator's line of sight, and adapting regulations around operation in built-up areas/restricted areas such as around Southampton Airport.
Collaborator Contribution	The Bradford and Southampton city partners contributed expertise on the city agendas that the use of drones would impact on and development of the case studies.
Impact	The Flying High project was a collaborative engagement between cities, technologists and researchers, regulators, government, public services and citizens to shape the future of urban drone use in the UK to meet local needs. It explored the current state and future ambitions for drones in urban environments in the UK from contrasting and complementary perspectives: technology, but also the policy, economic and societal impact. The full findings and recommendations from the Flying High project can be found here: https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Flying-High-full-report-and-appendices.pdf The results contained in the report are intended to inform the national debate on the regulation and use of drones in the future in order to balance public good and the growth of a strong drone industry in the UK.
Start Year	2018


Description	Testing of new technology on Leicestershire county council roads
Organisation	Leicestershire County Council
Country	United Kingdom
Sector	Public
PI Contribution	Meeting with the council representatives looking at demonstrating new cutting edge technologies on the councils roads.
Collaborator Contribution	Access to active roads under the councils control to perform validation for the 3D printing repair technics.
Impact	This collaboration is new and there are no outputs as yet.
Start Year	2020


Description	University of Nottingham: Development of autonomous asphalt delivery systems and material testing
Organisation	University of Nottingham
Country	United Kingdom
Sector	Academic/University
PI Contribution	Two part collaboration. 1) Scale up of asphalt 3d printer for larger repairs. Collaboration on 3D printing of asphalt and aggregate for application to filling potholes. We are providing design and materials inputs. 2) Testing effectiveness of 3D printing technology for sealing road cracks. We are providing access to our asphalt 3D printing and robotic technologies.
Collaborator Contribution	1) Inductive heating system, experts in asphalt concrete aggregates and testing facilities. PhD student project. 2) Access to asphalt testing facilities and expertise in asphalt repair
Impact	The collaboration has only just started so there are no outputs as yet
Start Year	2019


Company Name	ACUITY ROBOTICS LIMITED
Description	A robotics company that specialises in infrastructure inspection technologies.
Year Established	2019
Impact	Raised £500K of funding and working with many major infrastructure companies


Description	"Self Repairing Cities" website
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	The website for the EPSRC "Grand Challenge" Project on robots for infrastructure: zero streetworks by 2050. "To find out more about Self Repairing Cities, please explore this section further where you will find our Vision, a detailed Description of our project, and our Partners - inclusive of University of Leeds, UCL, University of Birmingham and University of Southampton - and the talented individuals involved, listed within our People section."
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://selfrepairingcities.com/


Description	3D Print Industry: University of Leeds project is developing tarmac 3D printing robots to repair roads. 15 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	3D Print Industry - Online article: University of Leeds project is developing tarmac 3D printing robots to repair roads. 15 June. The article focuses on the Self-Repairing Cities project, noting it is pioneering a £4.2 million national infrastructure research project that will use tarmac 3D printing robots to repair potholes and cracks. Mentions all University partners and Leeds City Council
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/university-leeds-project-developing-tarmac-3d-printing-robots-re...


Description	ASME website: Robots Make Self-Repairing Cities Possible. July 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Article on ASME website by Eric Butterman on 'Robots Make Self-Repairing Cities Possible', July 2018. Report on the Self-Repairing Cities project including quotes by Prof Phil Purnell, University of Leeds
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/robotics/robots-make-selfrepairing-cities-possible


Description	Animate materials schools talk
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	Charles Dickens Primary school Science Week talk
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	Archaeologists discover mysterious void deep within Great Pyramid of Giza
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Interview on infrastructure robotics and how they could be used in archaeology.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Article in the Guardian [20/9/2016]
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	The automated city: Do we still need humans to run public services (The Guardian, 21/09/16) Feature article on advances in technology which highlights the self-repairing cities programme led by Professor Phil Purnell (Engineering)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/sep/20/automated-city-robots-run-public-services-councils


Description	BBC Earth film
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	BBC Earth film aimed at young people in collaboration with Facebook - presented by post-doc Charnett Chau
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022
URL	https://m.facebook.com/bbcearth/posts/5529052523794925/?comment_id=2054118474746706


Description	BBC News - Online. Can Wales' pothole problem be fixed? 23rd October 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Can Wales' pothole problem be fixed? BBC 23rd October - Online. Cites research by The Faculty of Engineering, which claims it costs "between 17 and 19 times more to do odd fixes rather than doing planned asset management upgrading", with regards to potholes in roads. The study is led by Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45954557


Description	BBC News website: Tomorrow's Cities: Dubai and China roll out urban robots. 10th June
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	BBC 10th June - News "Tomorrow's Cities: Dubai and China roll out urban robots". Research fellow Dr Bilal Kaddouh (Electrical Engineering - Engineering) is part of a team at the University of Leeds designing a fleet of drones that can repair potholes in roads. Also reported on Azartac 12th June (https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Dubai_and_China_cities_roll_out_urban_robots-1171670)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41268996


Description	BBC Radio 4 - PM programme, 11th May. Interview with Profs Richardson & Purnell
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Radio: BBC 4 - PM (11/05/18, 5.20pm) BBC Radio 4 11th May - Broadcast. Professor Phil Purnell and Professor Rob Richardson (Civil and Mechanical Engineering respectively) discuss the benefits of the Self Repairing Cities research programme, following news that councils spend millions a year on pothole repair.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	BBC Radio 4 Start The Week: Materials Culture
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	We discussed for 45 minutes the relationship between politics, art, and materials science and engineering in materials culture.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06bgbvx


Description	BBC Radio 4 TODAY programme contributor
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Today programme interview
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	BBC Radio 4: Potholes - the road to the future. 10 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	BBC Radio 4 : Potholes - the road to the future. BBC Radio 4 10th January - Broadcast. Dr Jason Liu and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) explain how drones they are developing to carry 3D printers and sensors will be capable of identifying cracks in roads and fixing them before they become potholes. The programme is part of the Self Repairing Cities research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001ydx


Description	BBC Three Counties Radio, 11 May. Interview with Phil Purnell
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Radio: BBC Three Counties Radio. Interview on Self Repairing Cities project as part of article discussing news from AA that potholes cost drivers and insurers '1m a month' in car repair bills.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	BBC Yorkshire contributions
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	TV: BBC One Yorkshire - Invented in The North (23/06/17, 7.30pm) Dr Rob Richardson & Dr Bilal Kaddouh (both Engineering) show off their drone which is capable of controlling and delivering other robots which are aiming to self-heal cities. TV: BBC One Yorkshire - Look North (23/06/17, 6.43pm) A preview of the program 'Inventions in the North', which includes drones being developed by Professor Phil Purnell, Dr Rob Richardson & Dr Bilal Kaddouh (all Engineering), which are designed to create self-healing cities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://goo.gl/KZm913


Description	BBC news online. Road-repairing drone idea for potholes. 17th October 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Road-repairing drone idea for potholes. BBC 17th October - Online. The Self-Repairing Cities project is developing drones which can use 3D printing technology to fill cracks in road surfaces before they become potholes. The study is led by Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45890090


Description	BBC podcast Infinite Monkey Cage
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f1wfhc
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f1wfhc


Description	Battle of the bots: Infrastructure robotic systems challenge event in Leeds to showcase the future - Bilal Kaddouh
Form Of Engagement Activity	A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Interview about Self-Repairing cities and robots in infrastructure
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://www.asianexpress.co.uk/2017/06/battle-of-the-bots-infrastructure-robotic-systems-challenge-e...


Description	Bike Biz (online). Potholes 'could be self-repairing by 2050'. 16 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Potholes 'could be self-repairing by 2050'. Bike Biz 16th January - Online. Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) is quoted in an article, explaining how drones carrying 3D printers could help to reduce roadworks, delays and issues caused by potholes, through identifying and dealing with them when they are small cracks.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.bikebiz.com/landscape/potholes-could-be-self-repairing-by-2050


Description	Budget 2017: Fixing the north-south divide in R and D funding
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Financial Times: Discussion of the ISCF strategy and robot demonstration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Business Insider Italy - Online. Drones to fill cracks in roads. 1st November 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Drones to fill cracks in roads. Business Insider Italy 1st November - Online. Cites research by The Faculty of Engineering, which claims it costs "between 17 and 19 times more to do odd fixes rather than doing planned asset management upgrading", with regards to potholes in roads. The study is led by Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://it.businessinsider.com/questo-drone-ripara-le-buche-grazie-allintelligenza-artificiale-liniz...


Description	C Rogers and D Hunt. Meeting with United Utilities. 26 January 2021
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers, Dr Dexter Hunt and two Liveable Cities Research Students met with two senior staff of United Utilities on 26th January 2021 to discuss potential plans for collaboration. The various methodologies created over the past ~18 years were discussed in the context of a large water company. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, S-RC, Pipebots, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	C Rogers and J Leach. HS2 Innovation Workshop. 1 Nov 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers and Dr Joanne Leach attended a UKCRIC - HS2 Innovation Workshop organised by HS2 on 1st November 2022 to explore collaboration between UKCRIC and HS2 to advance HS2's Research & innovation programme. The research carried out over the past 20 years on sustainable, resilient and liveable cities, which provides the foundation for the UKCRIC Theory of Change for Infrastructure and Cities, provided the basis for the discussions. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots and UKCRIC NBIF grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers and J Leach. International Transdisciplinarity Conference 2019. Gothenburg, Sweden
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers and Joanne Leach attended the International Transdisciplinarity Conference 2019 - Joining Forces for Change, 10-13 September 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden, and ran a 90-minute Workshop Session entitled "Towards the Establishment of a New Transdisciplinary Area of Scholarship in Infrastructure and Cities". This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, UKCRIC UO, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers and J Leach. Royal Town, Planning Institute. 29 Nov 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers and Dr Joanne Leach met with Wei Yang, outgoing President of the Royal Town, Planning Institute, and Professor Mike Batty from UCL on 29th November 2022 to explore collaboration between UKCRIC and the Digital Task Force for Planning. The research carried out over the past 20 years on sustainable, resilient and liveable cities, which provides the foundation for the UKCRIC Theory of Change for Infrastructure and Cities, was presented. This led to Professor Rogers being invited to become a Director of the Digital Task Force for Planning as one of six Directors. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots and UKCRIC NBIF grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers and J Leach. UKCRIC: Living with COVID and Climate Change - impact on cities and infrastructure. 4 August 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers and Dr Joanne Leach attended a workshop entitled UKCRIC: Living with COVID and Climate Change - impact on cities and infrastructure on 4th August 2020 with ~30, mainly practitioners, in attendance. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past ~18 years were introduced in discussions relating to the workshop topic. The workshop formed the basis of a UKCRIC report available at www.ukcric.com/insights/rethinking-infrastructure-and-cities-for-a-covid-19-world-a-ukcric-prospectus. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	C Rogers et al. MSc in Sustainable Construction module. U of Birmingham. 2-6 Mar 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers, Joanne Leach, Chris Bouch, Mike Goodfellow-Smith, Dexter Hunt, Marianna Cavada, Giovani Palafox and Lis Shrimpton delivered lectures on the findings from the sustainable, resilient and liveable cities research portfolio led by the University of Birmingham from 2003-present to the Sustainable Construction MSc module to 102 students from 2nd - 6th March. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC UO, UKCRIC CORONA, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	C Rogers et al. Meeting with Oxford U. 28 May 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers, David Chapman, Nicole Metje, Nigel Cassidy and others met with three academics from Oxford University on 28th May 2019 and described the findings from Liveable Cities, UKCRIC (NBIF, CN, PLEXUS and CORONA), iBUILD, MTU, ATU, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, MTU, ATU, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers et al. Sustainable Construction MSc module 2021
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers, Joanne Leach, Chris Bouch, Mike Goodfellow-Smith, Dexter Hunt, Marianna Cavada, Giovani Palafox and Lis Shrimpton delivered lectures on the findings from the sustainable, resilient and liveable cities research portfolio led by the University of Birmingham from 2003-present to the Sustainable Construction MSc module to 100 students from 22nd - 26th March 2021. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC UO, UKCRIC CORONA, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	C Rogers. Department for Transport, 27th September 2021
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers gave a general presentation in which he outlined the history of research leading up to, and progress to date, of UKCRIC to Professor Sarah Sharples, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department for Transport, and three members of her team on 27th September 2021. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, UKCRIC CN, Self-Repairing Cities, Pipebots, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	C Rogers. 16th International Trenchless Technology Research Colloquium. Florence, Italy, 27-28 Sept 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the 16th International Trenchless Technology Research Colloquium in Florence, Italy, 27th-28th September. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. 17th International Trenchless Technology Research Colloquium at Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland. 29-30 Sep 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the 17th International Trenchless Technology Research Colloquium at Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, on 29th-30th September 2022 at which he delivered a presentation covering his cities and buried infrastructure research portfolio and UKCRIC. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. 1st Water Engineering Science & Technology (WEST) Conference on 16th March 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers gave a presentation entitled 'Assessing The Underworld - Three Interdependent Infrastructures' to the 1st Water Engineering Science & Technology (WEST) Conference on 16th March 2022 and took part in a Q&A session organised by OFWAT. The conference was attended by 250 delegates consisting of water industry practitioners and professionals. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. A Vision For Pervasive Autonomous Inspection of Buried Pipe Infrastructure. No Dig 2022. 38th Intl Conference on Trenchless Technologies. 3-5 Oct 2022. Helsinki, Finland
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the International No Dig 2022 Conference - the 38th International Conference on Trenchless Technologies, 3rd-5th October 2022, Helsinki, Finland, and presented a paper entitled "A Vision For Pervasive Autonomous Inspection of Buried Pipe Infrastructure". This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. BEIS Scientific Team on 17th February 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers and two colleagues from UKCRIC attended a meeting with three members of the BEIS Scientific Team on 17th February 2022 to present UKCRIC's facilities, capacity and capability and discuss a response to the Sir Paul Nurse Review of the Research, Development and Innovation Landscape. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. BT Buried Infrastructure meeting. 21 Oct 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers, along with colleagues from Pipebots, attended a meeting with four senior staff from BT on 21st October 2019, during which he presented findings from his buried infrastructure research portfolio. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, MTU, ATU, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. Below Ground Planning on 9th February 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended a workshop with a group of 12 practitioners on Below Ground Planning on 9th February 2022, during which he disseiminated findings from his infrastrcuture and urban systems research. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. Birmingham City Council. Digital Birmingham 28 October 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended a workshop organised by Birmingham City Council entitled Digital Birmingham on 28th October 2020. Attended by 15 non-academic stakeholders, he introduced the new quick methodologies for assessment of city sustainability, resilience and livability. This served as dissemination from Urban Futures, Liveable Cities, Urban Living Birmingham, Self-Repairing Cities, the UKCRIC Coordination Node and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	C Rogers. Buried Infrastructure and the Move to Net Zero. Inst of Gas Engineers. 26 Apr 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers delivered a presentation entitled "Buried Infrastructure and the Move to Net Zero" to a joint meeting of the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers and the Pipeline Industries Guild on 26th April 2022 attended by 40 practitioners and took part in a Q&A session.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. CIRIA workshops. Dec 2019 - Apr 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended a sequence of four workshops organised by the Construction Industry Research & Information Association (CIRIA) between December 2019 and April 2020 to draft a practice guidance note (RP1090) entitled Improving Performance of Linear Assets through Green Infrastructure. He introduced the various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past ~18 years, as well as the findings from his work on green infrastructure. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and Self-Repairing Cities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019,2020


Description	C Rogers. COP26 Glasgow. A Systems Approach to Urban Resilience and Sustainable, Liveable, Adaptable and (Truly) Smart Cities
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers presented to a workshop and panel discussion at COP26 in Glasgow entitled 'What makes Urban Infrastructure Resilient to Weather and Climate Change?' on 11th November 2021 attended by 100 international practitioners (in person and live online). He delivered a presentation entitled 'A Systems Approach to Urban Resilience and Sustainable, Liveable, Adaptable and (Truly) Smart Cities' and took part in a Q&A and panel discussion session. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past 20 years, along with specific research findings on urban resilience, formed the basis of the presentation. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, Self-Repairing Cities, Pipebots and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	C Rogers. Changing the Environment. 6 October 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended a University of Birmingham workshop entitled Changing the Environment on 6th October 2020. This was attended by 25 academics from academic disciplines that ranged across the full campus. This served as dissemination from Urban Futures, Liveable Cities, Urban Living Birmingham, Self-Repairing Cities, the UKCRIC Coordination Node and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	C Rogers. Climate change workshop. 28 October 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended a University of Birmingham workshop focused on climate change on 28th October 2020. This was attended by 25 academics from academic disciplines that ranged across the full campus. This served as dissemination from Urban Futures, Liveable Cities, Urban Living Birmingham, Self-Repairing Cities, the UKCRIC Coordination Node and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	C Rogers. Connected an Autonomous Vehicles. 1st July 2021
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended a workshop on Connected an Autonomous Vehicles on 1st July 2021 attended by 10 automotive practitioners and academics. He delivered a presentation entitled 'Connected and Autonomous Vehicles - Transforming future cities' urban metabolisms?' and held a Q&A session. The presentation formed the basis of three workshop sessions. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past 20 years, along with specific research findings on Sustainable Cities and Communities, formed the basis of the presentation. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, S-RC and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	C Rogers. Digital Built Britain and Mott Macdonald. 8 Dec 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers met with Mark Enzer, outgoing Chair of the Centre for Digital Built Britain, and Dr Brendan Bromwich from Mott Macdonald on 8th December 2022 to explore collaboration on systems engineering. The research carried out over the past 20 years on sustainable, resilient and liveable cities, which provides the foundation for the UKCRIC Theory of Change for Infrastructure and Cities, was presented. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots and UKCRIC NBIF grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. Directors of Hypertunnel 9 Sep 2022 and 19 Jan 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers delivered a presentation covering his cities and buried infrastructure research portfolio and UKCRIC to the Directors of Hypertunnel on 9th September 2022, followed by questions and discussion on the potential for this to contribute to the development of this high-speed rail innovation. He subsequently presented to a virtual workshop on the same topic on 19th January 2023 to advance the discussions. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots and UKCRIC NBIF grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022,2023


Description	C Rogers. EPSRC consultation for Engineering Healthier Cities. 16 September 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers took part as one of nine senior academics in an EPSRC consultation on the future research direction for Engineering Healthier Cities on 16th September 2020. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	C Rogers. East-West Rail Workshop. 1 Aug 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended a UKCRIC East-West Rail Workshop on 1st August during which he disseminated the findings from his research portfolio with ~20 UKCRIC academic partners and ~10 railway practitioners. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. Engineering Sustainable, Resilient and Liveable Cities". ICE Middle East Seminar on 29th November 2021
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers presented a lecture entitled "Engineering Sustainable, Resilient and Liveable Cities" to an Institution of Civil Engineers Middle East Seminar on 29th November 2021 attended by 63 urban practitioners and policy makers. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past ~18 years were presented and discussed. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, S-RC, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	C Rogers. Future Infrastructure Challenges for Sustainable Cities organised by the Centre for Researching Cities at Newcastle University on 19th April 2021
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended a seminar entitled Future Infrastructure Challenges for Sustainable Cities organised by the Centre for Researching Cities at the University of Newcastle-upon on 19th April 2021 attended by ~30 academics and urban policy-makers from a wide range of disciplines. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past 20 years, along with specific research findings on Sustainable Cities and Communities, were presented, following which he took part in a panel discussion. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, S-RC, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	C Rogers. Horizon 3 Futures Programme Workshop - HS2. 8 Jun 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended a Horizon 3 Futures Programme Workshop organized by HS2 on 8th June 2022 attended by 40 practitioners to explore collaboration between UKCRIC and HS2 to advance HS2's Research & innovation programme. The research carried out over the past 20 years on sustainable, resilient and liveable cities, which provides the foundation for the UKCRIC Theory of Change for Infrastructure and Cities, provided the basis for the discussions. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots and UKCRIC NBIF grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. ICSIC 2019. Cambridge 8 Jul 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction International Conference (ICSIC 2019) on 8th July 2019 in Cambridge, UK. He engaged in plenary discussions with ~100 delegates, mainly UK and international practitioners, on UKCRIC and the application of robotics for infrastructure engineering. This served as dissemination from UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC NBIF, iBUILD, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. InSIS-UKCRIC Workshop. Oxford University. 12-13 November 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended an InSIS-UKCRIC Workshop hosted by the Institute for Science Innovation and Society (InSIS) at Oxford University on 12th and 13th November 2019 attended by ~20 academics and practitioners. He disseminated the findings from his infrastructure and cities research portfolio. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC UO and Self-Repairing Cities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. Innovate UK - QT-Hub. Birmingham 1 Jul 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended a visit by 2 staff of Innovate UK to discuss collaboration at the University of Birmingham Quantum Technologies Hub UK on 1st July 2019, at which he described his current research portfolio. This served as dissemination from UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. Institution of Civil Engineers. UK to Net Zero. 15 Sep 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers took part in a half-day workshop hosted on 15th September 2020 by the Institution of Civil Engineers, and involving ~20 practitioners and academics, on the role of civil engineers in helping to move the UK to Net Zero. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past ~18 years were described and discussed. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	C Rogers. International No-Dig 2019 Conference. 30 Sep-2 Oct 2019. Florence, Italy. 2 presentations
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the International No Dig 2019 Conference - the 37th International Conference on Trenchless Technologies, 30th September-2nd October 2019, Florence, Italy, and presented two papers. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. Interview by Kate McNeil, PaCCS Research. 1 Sep 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers was interviewed by Kate McNeil, the Communications Officer for PaCCS Research, an initiative established by UKRI as a successor to the Global Uncertainties project, on 1st September 2022. PaCCS aims to improve our understanding of global security challenges and to facilitate the dissemination of research findings in this area. The interview provide a contribution to the PaCCS evidence base in the form of a blog entitled "Engineering for Resilience" - see Engineering for Resilience in Urban Environments \| (paccsresearch.org.uk) and a book entitled "Global Uncertainties: Collected Conversations. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots and UKCRIC NBIF grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022
URL	https://www.paccsresearch.org.uk/blog/engineering-for-resilience-in-urban-environments/


Description	C Rogers. Interview for New Civil Engineer. 3 April 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers was interviewed by Joshua Stein for an article in response to the reported reduction in construction industry spend on research and development in the past year. The article appeared in New Civil Engineer on 3rd April 2020. New Civil Engineer is circulated to all 90,000 members of the Institution of Civil Engineers. This served as dissemination from UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	C Rogers. Issues being faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on plans for Smart Cities. Dubai 15 July 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers took part in a live panel session entitled "Issues being faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on plans for Smart Cities" broadcast in Dubai on 15th July 2020 in which he Dr Sabih Getea Khisaf (Head of Engineering Middle East and North Africa, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc.) were posed a series of questions by a local journalist and subsequently answered listener's questions. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	C Rogers. Launch event NBIF. University of Birmingham. 20th October 2021
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers gave a general presentation in which he outlined the history of research leading up to, and progress to date, of UKCRIC NBIF to 60 practitioners during the launch event for the new National Buried Infrastructure Facility on campus at the University of Birmingham on 20th October 2021. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, Self-Repairing Cities, Pipebots and UKCRIC NBIF grants
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	C Rogers. Mainstreaming Green Infrastructure. 29th March 2021
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended an evening panel meeting on Mainstreaming Green Infrastructure on 29th March 2021 representing UKCRIC and the Institution of Civil Engineers attended by ~50 urban practitioners and policy makers. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past ~18 years, along with specific research findings on ecosystem services, green infrastructure and its (robotic) maintenance, were presented and discussed. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, S-RC, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	C Rogers. National Buried Infrastructure Facility. 17 May 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers delivered a presentation on UKCRIC's Built Environment Cluster and a presentation entitled "National Buried Infrastructure Facility" covering his buried infrastructure, cities and UKCRIC research portfolio to ~80 industry practitioners on 17th May 2022.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. No Dig 2022. 38th International Conference on Trenchless Technologies. 3-5 Oct 2022. Helsinki, Finland
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the International No Dig 2022 Conference - the 38th International Conference on Trenchless Technologies, 3rd-5th October 2022, Helsinki, Finland, and engaged in panel discussions at two sessions with ~60 practitioners and academics in attendance. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. No-Dig 2019 Conference, Florence, Italy
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the International No Dig 2019 Conference - the 37th International Conference on Trenchless Technologies, 30th September-2nd October 2019, Florence, Italy, and engaged in panel discussions at two sessions with ~60 practitioners and academics in attendance. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. PLEXUS stakeholder event, Birmingham. 3 Jul 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers hosted the Annual PLEXUS Stakeholder Event on 3rd July 2019 in Birmingham, attended by academics from a range of universities and ~20 industry practitioners, during which he disseminated the findings from his infrastructure and cities research portfolio. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. Pervasive Green Infrastructure Corridors -Routes to More Sustainable, Resilient and Liveable Cities. RECLAIM Network Plus. 7 Dec 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers delivered a presentation entitled "Pervasive Green Infrastructure Corridors -Routes to More Sustainable, Resilient and Liveable Cities" covering his cities research portfolio and UKCRIC to ~40 researchers registered with the EPSRC-funded RECLAIM Network Plus in a double-header with Professor Paul Monks (Chief Scientific Advisor for BEIS), on 7th December 2022, followed by questions and discussion on the potential for infrastructure and urban systems to contribute to RECLAIM'S objectives. RECLAIM is and EPSRC-funded Reclaiming Forgotten Cities - Turning cities from vulnerable spaces to healthy places for people). This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. Pipebots Industry Workshop. 12 Jul 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended a Pipebots Industry Workshop on 12th July 2019 with ~25 water industry professionals and engaged in multiple workshop discussions on different aspects of his buried research portfolio. This served as dissemination from UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC NBIF, iBUILD, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. Pipebots Launch Event, London. 20 Nov 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended Launch of the Pipebots programme grant on 20th November, during which he disseminated findings from his buried infrastructure research portfolio. This served as dissemination from iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC NBIF Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. Recent NBIF Research. 12 Jan 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers delivered a presentation entitled Recent NBIF Research covering his and colleagues' buried infrastructure, cities and UKCRIC research portfolio to 15 industry practitioners on 12th January 2023. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023


Description	C Rogers. Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change organised by the Institute for Global Innovation at the University of Birmingham. March 2021
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended a series of three three-hour seminars on Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change organised by the Institute for Global Innovation at the University of Birmingham on 3rd. 16th and 18th March 2021 attended by ~70 academics and urban policy-makers from a wide range of disciplines. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past 20 years, along with specific research findings on Sustainable Cities and Communities, were presented at the third of these seminars, following which he took part in a one-hour panel discussion. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, S-RC, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	C Rogers. Sustainable, Resilient and Liveable Cities and True Smartness. 25 May 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers delivered a presentation entitled "Sustainable, Resilient and Liveable Cities and True Smartness" covering his cities and UKCRIC research portfolio to ~40 industry practitioners registered with the ERDF-funded Alternative Resources with Low Impact programme, on 25th May 2022, followed by questions and discussion. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. Sustainable, Resilient, Liveable and Smart Infrastructure and City System Interventions. Loughborough University. 28 Feb 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers delivered a 2-hour presentation entitled "Sustainable, Resilient, Liveable and Smart Infrastructure and City System Interventions" to 40 final year undergraduate architecture and PhD students at Loughborough University on 28th February 2023. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023


Description	C Rogers. TRT World Roundtable. Net Zero: Car-Free Cities. 27-28 Feb 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers took part in a 30-minute TV debate as part of the TRT World Roundtable series focussing on Net Zero. The debate was hosted by David Frost and along with Chris Rogers (representing Liveable Cities and the University of Birmingham) the panel members were Christian Woolmar (journalist specialising on the History of Transport Policy), Danny Harris (Executive Director of Transport Alternatives, New York), and Ian Taylor (Director, Alliance of British Drivers) broadcast by TRT World (Sky Channel 516) on 27th and 28th February 2020. The episode is available on YouTube at the URL given. TRT World has a global audience of 260 million in 190 countries. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020
URL	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxE0UJ9cfjUD_FLJkxKaH5w/search?query=car-free


Description	C Rogers. The Invisible Carbon in Architecture and Infrastructure. 8 Jun 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers delivered a presentation entitled "The Invisible Carbon in Architecture and Infrastructure" to the C-DICE Net Zero World Café series on 8th June 2022 attended by 12 Postdoctoral and Early Career Researchers. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots and UKCRIC NBIF grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. The Underworld From Ecosystem Services to Hard Engineering. The Engineering Club. 7 Apr 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers delivered a presentation entitled "The Underworld - From Ecosystem Services to Hard Engineering" to The Engineering Club on 7th April 2022 attended by 50 practitioners and took part in a Q&A session.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022
URL	http://www.engineeringclub.org.uk/talk/underworld-from-ecosystems-to-hard-engineering/


Description	C Rogers. The Urban Metabolism and its accommodation in our streets". Department for Transport, Jan 2021
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers delivered a presentation entitled "The Urban Metabolism and its accommodation in our streets" to the Department for Transport, attended by ~60 DfT practitioners and policy-makers on 14th January 2022. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past 20 years, along with specific research findings on road and buried infrastructure condition assessment and damage avoidance using trenchless technologies, were presented, following which he took part in a 20-minute Q&A session. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, UKCRIC NBIF and the Pipebots grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	C Rogers. UKCRIC All Hands Meeting in Cambridge. 7th November 2019.
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the UKCRIC All Hands Meeting in Cambridge on 7th November 2019. He disseminated the findings from his research portfolio during workshop discussions with ~30 UKCRIC academic partners. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, UKCRIC UO, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. UKCRIC All Hands Meeting in London. 3rd December 2019.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the UKCRIC All Hands Meeting in London on 3rd December 2019. He disseminated the findings from his research portfolio during workshop discussions with ~30 UKCRIC academic partners. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. UKCRIC All Hands meeting, Birmingham UK. 31 Jul 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the UKCRIC All Hands Meeting in Birmingham on 31st July 2019. He disseminated the findings from his research portfolio during workshop discussions with ~30 UKCRIC academic partners. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, UKCRIC UO, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. UKCRIC All Hands meeting, Southampton UK. 3 Sep 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the UKCRIC All Hands Meeting in Southampton on 3rd September 2019. He disseminated the findings from his research portfolio during workshop discussions with ~30 UKCRIC academic partners. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, UKCRIC UO, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. UKCRIC CIM Launch 17 Jun 2019 Leeds
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the launch of the UKCRIC Centre for Infrastructure Materials on 17th June 2019 in Leeds, at which he delivered the UKCRIC presentation and took part in workshop sessions during which he communicated the thinking behind and the findings from Liveable Cities, UKCRIC (NBIF, CN, PLEXUS and CORONA), iBUILD, ATU, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots. The audience of 30 delegates consisted of urban practitioners and academics. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, ATU, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. UKCRIC International Advisory Board. 11-12 March 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended a sequence of teleconference calls with the UKCRIC International Advisory Board on 11th and 12th March 2020 during which he disseminated findings from his infrastructure and cities research portfolio. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	C Rogers. UKCRIC TRAINRig. Derby 19 Jun 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers delivered the UKCRIC presentation at the launch of the UKCRIC TRAINRig, hosted by the University of Birmingham in Derby, on 19th June 2019 and took part in individual discussions during which he communicated the thinking behind and the findings from Liveable Cities, UKCRIC (NBIF, CN, PLEXUS and CORONA), iBUILD, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots. The audience of 30 delegates consisted primarily of urban practitioners. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. UKRI Tomorrow's Engineering Research Challenges Workshops. 30th November and 1st, 7th and 9th December 2021.
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professor Chris Rogers attended a series of four half-day UKRI Tomorrow's Engineering Research Challenges Workshops to help to define the research agenda on 30th November and 1st, 7th and 9th December 2021. One of 50 delegates, he brought his experience of infrastructure and urban systems research to bear on the discussions. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, S-RC, Pipebots, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	C Rogers. UoB Open Day. 28 Jun 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Undergraduate students
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended an Open Day for prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students on campus at the University of Birmingham on 28th June 2019. He described his research portfolio to ~30 prospective students and parents. This served as dissemination from LC, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC UO, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	C Rogers. Water Engineering Professors Workshop. Leeds. 24 Jun 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers attended the Water Engineering Professors Workshop in Leeds on 24th June 2019, and took part table and plenary discussions on water industry research needs, during which he communicated the thinking behind and the findings from Liveable Cities, UKCRIC (NBIF, CN, PLEXUS and CORONA), iBUILD, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots. The audience of 20 delegates consisted of academics. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	COMIT Community Day - Robotics in construction talk
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	COMIT Community day, 8 March 2018. Talk on robotics in construction
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Cheltenham Science Festival
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Two events: How To Green Your Home, Engineering With Nature
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022
URL	https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science-/whats-on/grid


Description	Cheltenham Science Festival
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Talks on drones, plastic waste and the science of gin
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com


Description	Cheltenham Science Festival: Drones: Ready To Take Off? 10 June
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Cheltenham Science Festival 20118 talk: Drones: Ready To Take Off? Sun 10 Jun 2018 12:30pm - 1:30pm Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies' College. Cheaper, faster and more mobile than piloted planes, drones have so many potential uses. They can deliver lifesaving equipment, survey crops and habitats, provide internet to remote areas, allow repairs for buildings and bridges and even act as taxis. Engineer and drone pilot Stephen Prior talks to Mark Miodownik about new and creative ways of using and designing drones, and the huge potential for these unmanned aerial vehicles.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science/whats-on/2018/drones-ready-to-take-off/


Description	Chris Rogers. Infrastructure Condition Assessment - an Autonomous Decision Framework
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers delivered a presentation entitled "Infrastructure Condition Assessment - an Autonomous Decision Framework" to the Self-Repairing Cities Annual Conference on 20th June 2018. It was attended by around 50 practitioners and 20 academics.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Chris Rogers. Interviewed for article in Construction, Research and Innovation by Kristina Smith. 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers was interviewed by Kristina Smith on 16th November 2018 for the article "Self-repairing cities: Leeds' quest for an autonomous-robot maintenance army" in CRI (Construction, Research and Innovation) about Self Repairing Cities. The article is~2,000 words long. The areas covered included: • Background to the research programme • Most exciting achievements to date • The barriers to the wider use of automated drones and other robots • The bigger picture questions that engineers and scientists have to consider. • A focus on detailed projects to explain a little more about them. Citation: Construction Research and Innovation, V.9, Issue 4, 2018, pp91-94. Published online: 09 Jan 2019
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://doi.org/10.1080/20450249.2018.1556500


Description	Chris Rogers. Presentation at workshop on Buried Infrastructure on 26th September 2018 in Birmingham
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers presented the UKCRIC vision and the findings from Liveable Cities, iBUILD, ATU, MTU, Self-Repairing Cities, UKCRIC-NBIF and the UKCRIC Coordination Node to a workshop on Buried Infrastructure on 26th September 2018 in Birmingham. The audience of 30 delegates consisted of academics (50%) and infrastructure stakeholders (50%).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Chris Rogers. Presentation to IKT (a German Infrastructure research organisation) on 10th August 2018 in Birmingham.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers presented the UKCRIC vision and the findings from Liveable Cities, iBUILD, ATU, MTU, Self-Repairing Cities, UKCRIC-NBIF and the UKCRIC Coordination Node to a meeting with representatives from IKT (a German Infrastructure research organisation) on 10th August 2018 in Birmingham.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Chris Rogers. Productive Cities - should they not also be Sustainable, Resilient, Liveable and Smart Cities?
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers delivered a presentation entitled "Productive Cities - should they not also be Sustainable, Resilient, Liveable and Smart Cities?" to a Half-Day Seminar entitled City of the Future on 7th December 2018 in Cardiff. The audience of around 60 delegates consisted mostly of academics from a wide range of disciplines.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Chris Rogers. Workshop on Buried Infrastructure on 9th July 2018 in Birmingham.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers presented the UKCRIC vision and the findings from Liveable Cities, iBUILD, ATU, MTU, Self-Repairing Cities, UKCRIC-NBIF and the UKCRIC Coordination Node to a workshop on Buried Infrastructure on 9th July 2018 in Birmingham. The audience of 20 delegates consisted of academics (50%) and infrastructure stakeholders (50%).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	CityLab Detroit 28-30 Oct 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Invited to attend CityLab Detroit 28-30 Oct 2018 supported by The Atlantic, The Aspen Insitute and Bloomberg Philanthropies. The CityLab meeting convenes world city and community leaders to share innovative work in making cities ready for the future, examining the most important urban issues of our times. With smart cities and transportation high on the agenda, Self-Repairing Cities was invited to attend to join in discussions. Raul Fuentes and Juliet Jopson attended as representatives of the project. They contributed to discussion session and engaging with other attendees during networking time.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://citylab2018.theatlantic.com/


Description	Clark Lecture 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers hosted the Clark Lecture and half-day workshops and meetings with Professor Phil Blythe (Chief Scientific Advisor to the DfT) on 11th June 2019. Detailed discussions on the UoB research included the findings from Liveable Cities, UKCRIC (NBIF, CN, PLEXUS and CORONA), iBUILD, MTU, ATU, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots. This was also displayed in the 90 minutes before, and after, the evening lecture to the 120 attendees, consisting on a mixture of academics from a wide range of disciplines, industrialists and lay people. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, UKCRIC UO, MTU, ATU, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	Commercial UAV show 2018: Self-Repairing Cities talk
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	A presentation by Self-Repairing Cities Research Fellow Jason Liu at the Commercial UAV show in London talking about the use of drones in the Self Repairing Cities project
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Conference presentation
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	Presentation at 2020 Huairou International Scientific Instrument Exhibition and Collaborative Innovation Seminar (HR ISIES 2020), Beijing, china. (Virtual). 3rd Sept 20.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	Construction Research & Innovation: Self-repairing cities: Leeds' quest for an autonomous-robot maintenance army. Online 9 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Article by Kristina Smith for Construction Research and Innovation journal. Self-repairing cities: Leeds' quest for an autonomous-robot maintenance army. In depth article on Self-Repairing Cities project, covering several prototypes developed on the project and involvement of its industry partners. Print version 2019 Volume 9 Issue 4, page 91-94, DOI:10.1080/20450249.2018.1556500, available online 09 January 2019.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://doi.org/10.1080/20450249.2018.1556500


Description	Contributor to BBC Radio 4 news and cultural programmes
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	1. BBC Radio 4 - The Science of Dr Seuss - Contributor - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b085z058?ns_mchannel=social& - 2nd Jan 2017 2. BBC Radio 4 - Print Me A New Body - Contributor - - 5th June 2017 - BBC Radio 4 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08rq6dl 3. BBC Radio 4 - The Science of Cake - Contributor - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1pSjKGxlHPVkFYvzp34CVjM/how-science-can-help-you-bake-the-perfect-sponge-cake - 25th Sept 2017 4. BBC Radio 4 Today Programme - The Science of Crisp Packets - Contributor -- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05qbsq8 - 7th Dec 2017 5. BBC Radio 4 PM Programme - The Problem with Plastics - Contributor - 17th, 18th and 19th 2018 Jan http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qskw 6. BBC World Service Newshour Programme 17th Jan 2018: - The Problem with Plastics - Contributor : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172vr1kyqhhhfs 7. BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read - 24th Feb 2018 - Contributor: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09snj94
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Cyclist.co.uk Are potholes getting worse? 15th November 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Are potholes getting worse? Cyclist.co.uk 15th November - Online. Cites research by The Faculty of Engineering, which claims it costs "between 17 and 19 times more to do odd fixes rather than doing planned asset management upgrading", with regards to potholes in roads. The study is led by Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/5564/are-potholes-getting-worse


Description	Daily Mail - Online. Video: University of Leeds creates drone that can repair roads. 21 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Video: University of Leeds creates drone that can repair roads. Daily Mail 21st January - Online. Researchers in the Faculty of Engineering led by Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) are developing drones which carry sensors and 3D printers that will be capable of detecting cracks in roads and filling them before they become potholes. Story also ran in: The Times (print) / Daily Express (print) / Daily Mirror (print) / Metro (print) / The Herald (print) / BBC Radio Leeds and five other BBC regional radio stations.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1845758/Video-University-Leeds-creates-drone-repair-roa...


Description	Daily Mail: Britain's crumbling roads could be fixed by DRONES! Futurist plans would see airborne robots filling potholes with 3D printers. 11 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Daily Mail - News - 11 June 2018. Reporting on Mark Miodownik talking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, article mentions work on 3D printing drone and work of Self-Repairing Cities project with Leeds City Council.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5832683/Britains-crumbling-roads-fixed-DRONES-scientists-pre...


Description	Daily Star. Roadworks OVER: Robots that can repair potholes in 60 seconds to end long motorway delays. 21 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Roadworks OVER: Robots that can repair potholes in 60 seconds to end long motorway delays. Daily Star, online and print, 21 January. Researchers in the Faculty of Engineering led by Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) are developing drones which carry sensors and 3D printers that will be capable of detecting cracks in roads and filling them before they become potholes
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/754860/robot-roadworks-motorway-repairs-queues-delays


Description	Daily Telegraph: Pothole robots could work through the night to repair damaged roads, UCL says. 12th June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	The Daily Telegraph 12th June - Print. Drones to fix cracks that lead to potholes. Robots that work overnight fixing roads are to be tested on British streets. Drones will scan roads looking for small cracks, which when detected will be filled by a second drone using 3D print technology. The robots will be tested on roads in the next few years as part of a drive to create "self-repairing cities".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/11/pothole-robots-could-work-night-repair-damaged-roads-ucl...


Description	Derby Telegraph: Drones fitted with Derbyshire firm's 3D printers could help solve UK pothole problem. 17 July 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Drones fitted with Derbyshire firm's 3D printers could help solve UK pothole problem. Derby Telegraph 17th July - News. Dr Bilal Kaddouh (Electronic and Electrical Engineering) talks about the success of drones being fitted with 3D printers at the university, after a Derbyshire firm hopes to solve the UK's pothole problem by developing the technology.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/business/drones-fitted-derbyshire-firms-3d-1793695


Description	Derbyshire Times: Here's how Derbyshire firm could solve UK pothole problem - using drones fitted with 3D printers! 12 July 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Here's how Derbyshire firm could solve UK pothole problem - using drones fitted with 3D printers! Derbyshire Times 12th July - News. Dr Bilal Kaddouh (Electronic and Electrical Engineering) talks about the success of drones being fitted with 3D printers at the university, after a Derbyshire firm hopes to solve the UK's pothole problem by developing the technology.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/here-s-how-derbyshire-firm-could-solve-uk-pothole-problem-usi...


Description	Digital Innovation Boot Camp 2019. Presentation by Mohamed Abdellatif. 24/06/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	The Digital Innovation Boot Camp 2019 postgraduate edition took place on 24th - 28th June 2019 in the Collaborative Teaching Laboratories (CTL) on the University of Birmingham Campus. The Bootcamp was designed to be a hands on learning experience with expert workshops on AI, VR, Big Data and design thinking, to introduce budding technocrats to the sheer excitement of digital innovation in engineering. Dr Mohamed Abdellatif, University of Leeds, gave a presentation entitled 'Automation of Crack Detection for Road Pavement' on day 1 (24th June). Almost 15 Attendants of post graduate MSc and PhD attended the lecture which lasted for 70 minutes and we had a 10 minutes question session. There were several questions and the audience gets quite involved and interested in the project and developed technologies as well.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://blog.bham.ac.uk/digital-bootcamp/


Description	Digital Innovation Boot Camp 2019. Presentations by Bilal Kaddouh and Richard Jackson. 12/06/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Undergraduate students
Results and Impact	The Digital Innovation Boot Camp undergraduate edition took place from 10-14 June 2019 at the University of Birmingham and introduced innovative and cutting-edge digital technologies and train the students on the applications of Machine Learning, Virtual Reality, Data Analytics, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Presentations were given by Bilal Kaddouh (University of Leeds) and Richard Jackson (UCL) on work related to Self-Repairing Cities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://blog.bham.ac.uk/digital-bootcamp/


Description	Digital Trends: In the future, potholes could be repaired by asphalt-printing drones. 21 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	www.digitaltrends.com: In the future, potholes could be repaired by asphalt-printing drones. Online article posted 21 Jun. Report on 3D printing drone work on Self-Repairing Cities, with quote from Phil Purnell and mention of work at UCL. Link to video of Jake Smith from Robotic Challenge event in 2017. Also on over 40 regional American news sites including: Hawaii News Now: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38481001/in-the-future-potholes-could-be-repaired-by-asphalt-printing-drones
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/asphalt-printing-pothole-drone/


Description	Drone below - online. Drones for Road Repairs via Leeds Uni and EPSRC. 18 October 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Drone below - online. Drones for Road Repairs via Leeds Uni and EPSRC. 18 October. Article on Self Repairing Cities following a demonstration of the 3D printing drone, quotes from Phil Purnell and Rob Richardson included.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://dronebelow.com/2018/10/18/drones-for-road-repairs-via-leeds-uni-and-epsrc/


Description	EcoBuild - ARCC exhibition stand representing Self-Repairing Cities
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Ecobuild, 6-8 March 2018. ARCC Exhibition Stand - representing Self-Repairing Cities, displaying 3D printing drone and pipe-robot
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Electronics Weekly.com: Professor Robert Richardson elected chair of EPSRC UK-RAS Network. 11/07/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Electronics Weekly.com: Professor Robert Richardson elected chair of ESPRC UK-RAS Network. 11/07/2019. Prof. Robert Richardson has been elected as the next Executive Committee Chair of the EPSRC UK-Robotics & Autonomous Systems (UK-RAS) Network. Article covers this announcement and mentions that he co-directs 'Self-repairing cities', with the vision of robots to automatically repair and maintain city infrastructure such as streets, roads and bridges.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.electronicsweekly.com/uncategorised/professor-richardson-elected-chair-2019-07/


Description	Engineering Matters: #48 Paving the way in pothole prevention. 27 Feb 2020. Interview with Phil Purnell.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Engineering Matters podcast: #48 Paving the way in pothole prevention. 27 Feb 2020. Episode summary: How nematode worms, 3D printing and drones could revolutionise our approach to maintaining road surfaces. According to the RAC we are 1.5 times more likely to hit a pothole today than we were over a decade ago and winter is peak pothole time. In the cold months the UK's road surfaces weather the impact of freezing conditions and the subsequent ground movement from thawing ice that goes on to create cracks and damage. With the average road being resurfaced only once every 67 years, preventing potholes before they can form is critical and a new research project at Leeds University is using new technologies to do just that. GUESTS Mike Harper - Chief Executive of RSTA; Rod Dennis - Spokesperson for RAC Breakdown; Justin Ward - Senior Policy Officer for CIHT; Prof. Phil Purnell - Professor of Materials and Structures at the School of Civil Engineering in the University of Leeds.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://engineeringmatters.reby.media/2020/02/27/48-paving-the-way-in-pothole-prevention/


Description	EuroNews - superfast broadband speeds for a brave new gigaworld
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	News item by EuroNews on 18/09/2017 title 'Superfast broadband speeds for a brave new gigaworld' featured Dr Raul Fuentes from the University of Leeds talking about the Self Repairing Cities project (2.45 - 3.30 mins). Featured footage of robots from the Self Repairing Cities project and from the Robots for Resilient Infrastructure: International Robotic Challenge event (June 2017, Leeds) organised by the project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	http://www.euronews.com/video/2017/09/18/superfast-broadband-speeds-for-a-brave-new-gigaworld


Description	EuroNews: This drone can fill in potholes with 3-D printed materials. 4th July 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Cities that protect themselves from the sun: the drone that flies and fills the hole with a 3D printer. EuroNews 4th July - News. Professor Robert Richardson (Mechanical Engineering), project manager of speaks about the use of drones in his department, which are equipped with 3D printers and are now able to repair 5mm long cracks "without problems".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.euronews.com/2018/07/04/this-drone-can-fill-in-potholes-with-3-d-printed-materials


Description	European Societal Challenges: The Future of Human-Robot Interaction event. 6 Feb 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	European Societal Challenges: The Future of Human-Robot Interaction event. Hosted by John Procter MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber at the European Parliament, 6 February 2019, and organised by the White Rose Partnership (Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York). As a future of human-robot interaction looms closer to our daily lives, it is imperative that we create and implement a standardised framework to address the impending ethical and safety issues that will arise. The question of how to develop such a framework was debated by leading northern robotics and artificial intelligence researchers, MEPs and representatives of other bodies during the event. Prof Rob Richardson presented work from Self-Repairing Cities and discussed the implications for ethics and policy. During the day, White Rose academics forged strong links with a variety of EU stakeholders from robotics networks, other universities and industry professionals.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://brussels.whiterose.ac.uk/news/event-report-european-societal-challenges-the-future-of-human-...


Description	Extensive coverage in New Scientist [12/1/16]
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Self-repairing cities will maintain their own roads (New Scientist, 12/01/16) The future possibilities of research by Professor Phillip Purnell and Professor Robert Richardson (both Engineering) into self-repairing city robots are explored.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://www.newscientist.com/article/2072761-self-healing-cities-will-fix-their-own-potholes/


Description	Facebook Live - reporting from Robots for Resilient Infrastructure: International Robotic Challenge Event (June 2017, Leeds)
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	The University of Leeds ran a Facebook live event from the Robots for Resilient Infrastructure: International Robotics Challenge Event (28 June, 2017). The event broadcast the outside drone demonstrations and had a reach of 19,805 people (number of people who received impressions of a page post), received 4,900 views (number of people who went on to view page), 119 likes and 15 shares.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Festival of Stuff
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Festival of Stuff - importance of materials in society
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022
URL	https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/events


Description	Festival of Stuff. Institute of Making, UCL. Sat 7 July 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	The Festival of Stuff runs annually and consists of a week of bookable masterclasses and a big public street festival of materials and making.The festival culminates in a dazzling Saturday Extravaganza of making stalls and materials demos, taking over the whole street outside the Institute of Making. Self Repairing Cities researchers from Leeds and UCL participated in the 2018 street festival, putting together an interactive display including the 3D printing drone.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/events/series/festival-of-stuff


Description	Financial Time animation. How cities can heal themselves. 07 March 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Financial Times. Short animation as part of FT Rethink series. Title "How cities can heal themselves". 07 March 2019. Includes reference to work on pipe robots, 3D printing and nematode worm inspired crack detection robot. https://rethink.ft.com/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKUW2dwzG7k


Description	Financial Times article
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Financial Times article on self-repairing cities work
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.ft.com/content/9870fa7a-314d-11e8-b5bf-23cb17fd1498


Description	Finding Lucy - robotics and autonomous systems to the rescue in a disaster scenario
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	A film by the Autonomous Systems group at University of Southampton showcasing autonomous systems and robotics research from several UK-RAS Network universities. Watch robotics come to the rescue as disaster strikes a power station while a school visit is in progress. 130 pupils from New Forest Academy, plus their parents and teachers, joined staff, students and participants to watch the première of 'Finding Lucy'. The film, shown on Monday 26 June, was part of UK Robotics Week 2017 and the event was held in The Cube cinema in the Students' Union building, University of Southampton. 'Finding Lucy' is now available to watch on YouTube.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://youtu.be/eD742AI21fk


Description	GCSE Science Live Events
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	Talks to school children in Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester organised by GCSE Science Live
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016,2017
URL	http://gcsesciencelive.net/


Description	GCSE Science Live Events
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	Talks at Oxford & London organised by GCSE Science Live
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://gcsesciencelive.net/


Description	GCSE Science Live! Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	The primary objective of GCSE Science Live! is to generate greater enthusiasm for science amongst GCSE pupils. The events are nationwide and the students are encouraged to ask questions and engage in debate with the panel of speakers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020
URL	http://gcsesciencelive.net/event_categories/birmingham/


Description	Gave evidence for UK Parliament POSTnote Misuse of Civilian Drones, 17 Jan 2020
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Stephen Prior provided evidence for the UK Parliament POSTnote on 'Misuse of civilian drones', published 17 January 2020. He was invited to provide evidence for this POSTnote off the back of giving verbal evidence in a closed session to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee inquiry on 'Commercial and recreational drone use in the UK' on 15th May 2019. The POSTnote is expected to inform debate on the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill submitted to Parliament in January 2020 by the new government.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020
URL	https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/POST-PN-0610


Description	Global Grand Challenges Summit: "EPSRC Engineering Research for Grand Challenges Showcase" 17/09/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Global Grand Challenges Summit: "EPSRC Engineering Research for Grand Challenges Showcase", South Bank Centre, London 17/09/2019. Self-Repairing Cities was invited to exhibit as part of the evening EPSRC event (18.30 - 21.00). The Global Grand Challenges Summit event attracted about 900 engineers, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and policymakers overall. Phil Purnell, John Lones and Mohamed Abdellatif attended the EPSRC evening event to represent Self-Repairing Cities. The Self-Repairing Cities display including a demonstration of the 3D printer detecting a crack and following its contour, and the nematode inspired crack-detecting robot. This was supported by two posters providing further details on the research. The team engaged directly with over 50 people who showed a particular interest in the project. These included people from industry, government, NGOs, engineers, students, researchers and practitioners, including international visitors from Africa, Asia, Brazil and USA. The team exchanged contact details with over thirty people and subsequently arranged a follow up meeting with members of Royal Academy of Engineers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.raeng.org.uk/policy/partnerships/international-policy-and-development/ggcs/2019/welcome


Description	Global Radio interview 11 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Global Radio, 11 June 2018, interview with Phil Purnell on Self-Repairing Cities project, airing on various commercial stations (Capital Yorkshire, Heart Yorkshire)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	GovTech.com: What is a high-tech solution to preventing potholes on the road? 27th June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	GovTech.com: What is a high-tech solution to preventing potholes on the road? 27th June - News. PhD researcher Jake Smith (Mechanical Engineering) and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) feature in this article about the self-repairing cities project, which aims to fix potholes before they become a big problem.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.govtech.com/question-of-the-day/Question-of-the-Day-for-06272018.html


Description	Government Europa: What does the future hold for drones in security and defence? 9 July 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Government Europa: What does the future hold for drones in security and defence? 9 July 2018. News article. As drones and UAVs continue to permeate ever more sectors of society, Government Europa speaks to Dr Stephen Prior, from the University of Southampton, about the potential applications of drones in security and defence.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.governmenteuropa.eu/future-drones-in-security-and-defence/89325/


Description	Handwerk.com: When the robotic worm helps repair cities. 30 July 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	When the robotic worm helps repair cities. Handwerk.com 30th July. German language coverage of the Self Repairing Cities programme within Mechanical Engineering which highlights a number of projects listed in the programme's mid-term report.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.handwerk.com/self-repairing-cities-wenn-roboter-reparieren-staedte


Description	Horizon scanning exercise for Self-Repairing Cities
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Research exercise with expert panel/workshop (virtual) conducted as part of the ecology work package, engaging with external experts as to the likely impacts of RAS technology on urban biodiversity. 169 respondents from 35 countries participated in Round 1 of the survey (inc. 13 countries from the global south). Participants were from academia, industry and the third sector and there was a great deal of knowledge exchanged throughout the process. As of October 2018 tweets related to the exercise had earned 7166 impressions & 128 engagements.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018,2019


Description	ICE Research and Innovation Board. Presentation by Gary Dymski. 30/05/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) Research and Innovation Board. Presentation by Gary Dymski. 30/05/2019. Ideas were discussed of relevance to publications directly stemming from and linked to Self-Repairing Cities project research. In addition, it aimed at laying groundwork for continued project funding.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	IET Engineering Festival, 17th Oct 2017
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Talk on Self Repairing Cities by Mark Miodownik, Author of the bestselling Stuff Matters and presenter of shows including Materials and Chef vs. Science. Talk available via the internet subsequently.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	http://www.engfest.org/


Description	IET Lecture, Drone Evolution, Weymouth College, 17 May 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Dr Stephen Prior gave a IET Lecture, Drone Evolution, Weymouth College, 17 May 2018 - 19:00-20:30. Autonomous air vehicles (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, RPAS) are becoming integrated into the mainstream, from the armed forces using them as reconnaissance and weapons platforms, to large internet companies proposing their use as a global delivery system. New challenges in RPAS include, efficient propulsion systems, Non- line of sight (NLOS) communication, aerial docking (Swarms) and operations where GPS is denied, blocked or spoofed.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	IMechE Technical Lecture, Drone Revolution, University of Southampton, 23 Feb 2018.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	IMechE Technical Lecture: Aerial Revolution. 06 February 2018 19:00 to 20:00, Physics, Lecture Theatre B - Southampton. Technical lecture by Dr Stephen Prior (CEng & MIMechE) from the University of Southampton, offering an insight into the engineering behind Autonomous air vehicles and their capabilities. Event location at Southampton University Campus
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/UK/Wessex/Southampton-Area/past-events


Description	ITV Anglia West news. Drones to support construction industry. Dr Bilal Kaddouh (ENG) interviewed. 11/06/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	ITV Anglia West 11th June - Broadcast. Drones to support construction industry. An ITV feature about the construction industry features University of Leeds' drone technology. Dr Bilal Kaddouh (ENG) is interviewed. Comes off the back of the Plantworx 2019 conference.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	ITV Calendar News: Using drones to repair pothole. 26/03/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	ITV Calendar News, 26 March 2019. Article on pot hole included a small section with Prof Rob Richardson on Self-Repairing Cities taken from footage filmed in August 2018 for a similar item.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	ITV Calendar News: Using drones to repair pothole. 27 August 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	ITV broadcast and twitter (@itvcalendar): Item on using drones to repair potholes. 27 August 2018 (Bank Holiday Monday). The film was broadcast during the evening news bulletins in five ITV regions: ITV Yorkshire; ITV Tyne Tees; ITV Meridian (south and south east England); ITV West Country; ITV Anglia. Twitter video >4000 views by 30 August. It specifically name checked Self Repairing Cities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2018-09-10/scientists-in-leeds-develop-robot-that-can-repair-pothol...


Description	ITV News - 4th September 2018.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	ITV 4th September - Broadcast. The University's Self Repairing Cities research programme is featured in a report focusing on how the Faculty of Engineering is developing drones which can use 3D printing technology to fill cracks in road surfaces before they become potholes. Professor Rob Richardson and Dr Bilal Kaddouh interviewed (Electronic Engineering). Also featured on: ITV Yorkshire / ITV Tyne Tees / ITV Meridian (south and south east England) / ITV West Country / ITV Anglia
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	ITV One: Pothole Wars. 16 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	ITV One: Pothole Wars. ITV One Broadcast 16th January. Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) and Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) explain how drones carrying 3D printers could help to reduce roadworks, delays and issues caused by potholes, through identifying and dealing with them when they are small cracks.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	ITV Tyne Tees TV. Pot Hole Wars. 31/05/2019.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	The work of Professor Robert Richardson (Mechanical Engineering - ENG) and his team into the use of robots and drones to repair pot holes was featured.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	Infrastructure presentation
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	Keynote a major school/undergraduate event in Mangalore india.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Infrastructure presentation
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Keynote an academic/industrial event in Foshan, China
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Infrastructure presentation
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Keynote Lecture at UK RAS finale in robotics week
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Infrastructure robotics academic and industrial meeting and challenge event
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	This two day challenge event brought together over 80 academics, industry, policy makers and stakeholders together to explore the future use of robots in the creation, inspection, repair and maintenance of critical infrastructure. The event was run as part of the UK Robotics Week 2017 to showcase the current state-of-the-art of robotics for infrastructure through a packed programme of talks and demonstrations.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Institute of Making - Research Workshops and Events 2015/2016
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Study participants or study members
Results and Impact	The 2015-2016 series of research workshops (listed below) engaged researchers from multiple disciplines together for the day to explore common materials and making-related research interests. These workshops typically gather together a range of speakers on a theme that spans disciplines, giving an idea of the breadth and wealth of materials and making research. The purpose of these days is explicitly to encourage new interdisciplinary research projects that draw on the expertise we have at UCL, as well as in the Institute's wider community of researchers, makers and manufacturers. Stone as a Material, March 2015 Glass Sponges, November 2015 Exploring Curious Materials, December 2015 Open AFT/LEGO2NANO, December 2015 Engineers Save Lives, January 2016 Hands on Learning, February 2016 Co-Lab Biomaterials, February 2016 Co-Lab Biomaterials, February 2016 Design-Led Materials Finale, March 2016
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015,2016


Description	Institute of Making - Research Workshops and Events 2016/2017
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	18th April, 2016. Akins Away Day. (Corporate). 28th April, 2016. Materials Library Evening. (Library) Public event. 4th May, 2016. Concrete with Leigh Cameron. (Masterclass) Public event. 9th May, 2016. Copper Spoon Making. (Masterclass) Public event. 24th May, 2016. Hands of X, Dundee. (Research event) 6th June, 2016. Hands of X, London. (Research event) 15th June, 2016. Hands of X, Glasgow. (Research event) 21st June, 2016. Wooden Whistle Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 21st June, 2016. Morning - Felt Ball and 3D Hand Embroidery Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 21st June, 2016. Morning - Chair Caning Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 21st June, 2016. Dustpan and Brush Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 21st June, 2016. Afternoon - Felt Ball and 3D Hand Embroidery Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 21st June, 2016. Afternoon - Chair Caning Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 22nd June, 2016. Laminate Wood Forming Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 22nd June, 2016. Morning - Experimental Fabric Colouring Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 22nd June, 2016. Afternoon - Experimental Fabric Colouring Masterclass (Festival of Stu ) 22nd June, 2016. Performing Matter - Greatest Hit and New Findings. (Festival of Stu ) 23rd June, 2016. Morning - Experimental Pewter Casting Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 23rd June, 2016. Morning - Fish Printing Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 23rd June, 2016. Morning - Plant Moisture Sensor Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 23rd June, 2016. Afternoon - Experimental Pewter Casting Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 23rd June, 2016. Afternoon - Fish Printing Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 23rd June, 2016. Afternoon - Plant Moisture Sensor Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 24th June, 2016. Morning - Concrete Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 24th June, 2016. Sensors Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 24th June, 2016. Afternoon - Concrete Masterclass. (Festival of Stu ) 25th June, 2016. Festival of Stu . (Open day) 13th July, 2016. Failure Non-Event. (Research Hub event) 26th July, 2016. Object-based and Creative Methods for Communicating Emotions. (Research event). 18th July - 18th August, 2016. Beer Brewing. (Masterclass) Member event. 26th July, 2016. Touching Emotions: Object-based and Creative Methods for Communicating Emotions. (Research event) Public event. 16th August, 2016. Day in the woods with Geo rey Fisher. (Masterclass) Member event. 17th September, 2016. Cutlery Design Challenge. (Exhibition) Public and members challenge. 20th September - 22nd January, 2017. Victorians Decoded: Art and Telegraphy. (Research Hub event) 4th - 7th October, 2016. UCL Lunchtime Looks. (Open to all UCL). 4th - 7th October, 2016. Jeremy Atkinson - Clog Maker. (Maker in Residence). 28th October, 2016. Sand Casting with Silver. (Masterclass) Member event. 28th October, 2016. Sand Casting with Silver. (Masterclass) Public event. 5th November, 2016. Geology. (Open day) Public event. 23rd November, 2016. Museums on Prescription. (Outreach). 28th November, 2016. Co-Lab. (Research hub event). 5th December, 2016. Introduction to pattern cutting with Juliana Sissons. (Masterclass) Member event. 5th December, 2016. Interpreting of a shop-bought pattern with Juliana Sissons. (Masterclass) Member event. 19th December, 2016. Make Merry. (Workshop) Member event. 20th - 21st January, 2017. Coding & Representation Conference. (Research Hub event) 13th February, 2017. Stool in a day. (Masterclass) Member event. 20th February, 2017. Introduction to the art of Kintsugi. (Masterclass) Member event. 24th February, 2017. Materials Library talk with Mark Miodownik. (Library) Public event. 25th February, 2017. Design inclusive workshop. (Outreach) 27th February, 2017. Morning - Glass working. (Masterclass) Member event. 27th February, 2017. Afternoon - Glass working. (Masterclass) Member event. 11th March, 2017. 4th Birthday. (Open day) Public event.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016,2017


Description	Institution of Mechanical Engineers' UAS Challenge,16/06/2019. Teams supported by Stephen Prior.
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Undergraduate students
Results and Impact	IMechE's Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Challenge. Snowdonia Aerospace Centre, Llanbedr, 16 - 18 June 2019. Stephen Prior supported Southampton University teams 'Volta' and 'Colibri', with Team Volta winning the 2019 prize for 'Innovation'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.imeche.org/events/challenges/uas-challenge/past-events


Description	Interdisciplinary Air Quality Workshop
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Presentation by Mark Goddard at Interdisciplinary Air Quality Workshop, University of Leeds, 10 Oct 2018. Talk title: The impact of air quality on biodiversity and ecosystem services in West Yorkshire. Approximately 40 people attended the workshop (from academicia, government, industry). A brief presentation was followed up by individual discussions with engaged workshop participants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	International Robotics Showcase 2018, Highlight event, 21 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Manned a stand at the International Robotics Showcase 2018 in Liverpool, showing 3D printing drone and others.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Interview for BBC World Service [16/12/16]
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Professor Phil Purnell (FBS) discusses the self-repairing cities programme and how by using robots small problems in infrastructure can be identified and fixed become they become a significant issue.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04lmgz8


Description	Interview for Radio 4 [30/6/16]
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Radio: Professor Phil Purnell on a robotic future (BBC Radio 4, 30/06/16) Professor Phil Purnell (Engineering) talks about research into self-repairing cities and the possibilities of using robots to repair roads.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07h2vmf#playt=14m53s


Description	Interview on Radio Aire
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Radio: Aire (29/01/18, 4pm) Radio Aire 29th January - Broadcast Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) comments on assertions in the media that robots will increasingly become capable of carrying out jobs currently done by humans.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Interview with Talk Radio
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Interview on Infrastructure Robots for Talk Radio show.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://talkradio.co.uk/


Description	Jiemian - Online. Road repair can also be done by "UAV + 3D printing", and the future city will have self-healing ability. 25 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	[The beauty of industry] Road repair can also be done by "UAV + 3D printing", and the future city will have self-healing ability. Jiemian 25th January - Online. Further coverage: Researchers in the Faculty of Engineering led by Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) are developing drones which carry sensors and 3D printers that will be capable of detecting cracks in roads and filling them before they become potholes. Translated from Chinese.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://m.jiemian.com/article/2822919.html


Description	KTN Nature Inspired Solutions meet industry challenges. 09/07/2019. Presentation by Netta Cohen
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	KTN Nature Inspired Solutions meet industry challenges meeting. 9.30am - 4.30pm, London. Talk by Netta Cohen entitled "The taste of success: Foraging for cracks on our roads" as part of the session on 'Nature inspired solutions - applications for Transport, Energy or Infrastructure'. Webcast recordings were made available via the KTN website after the meeting. Promoted via @SelfRepairCity twitter and received 3 retweets and 6 likes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/live-now-webcast-nature-inspired-solutions-meet-industry-challenges


Description	Lectures by Mehran Torbaghan for BSc in Construction Management
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Undergraduate students
Results and Impact	Dr Mehran Eskandari Torbaghan (Research Fellow, University of Birmingham) used Self-Repairing Cities used as a case study example for lectures on Asset Management to Aston University 3rd year student in BSc Construction Management. Teaching lasted over three 2-hour sessions, 7 - 21 February 2019. The students were shown a video on Self-Repairing Cities originally put together for the Self-Repairing Cities Robotic Challenge event (Leeds, June 2017). The student liked the video very much and requested to see more of them in future. In general the students were very excited about the project and the overall feedback was very positive. Overall 87.5% of the students rated the lectures 'Very Good' as part of the end of lecture series feedback.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	Leeds-List: Nine things people will never say about Leeds
Form Of Engagement Activity	A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Nine things people will never say about Leeds (Leeds-List, 10/11/16) They won't say we never innovate - as shown by the University's pioneering £4.2m project that uses tiny robots to repair everything from pipes to roads, essentially creating self-repairing cities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://leeds-list.com/discussion/9-things-people-will-never-say-about-leeds/


Description	M Eskandari Torbaghan. Automation in operations, testing, and monitoring. 15 Oct 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Automation in operations, testing and monitoring meeting organised by SCI's Construction Materials group. The meeting was aimed at highway authorities, civil and military airport authorities, road and railway engineering consultants, university civil engineering departments, construction materials testing laboratories as well as materials suppliers and contractors, and road and airfield construction contractors and operators. Dr Mehran Eskandari Torbaghan, University of Birmingham, gave a presentation on "Application of Robotic and Autonomous Systems for Road Defect Detection and Repair". The presentation was well received by attendees, around 50 experts, which was evident from the number of questions and further communication.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.soci.org/events/automation-in-operations-testing-and-monitoring


Description	M Eskandari Torbaghan. Digital Bootcamp. Birmingham, 24 Jun 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	The Digital Innovation Boot Camp 2019 postgraduate edition took place on 24th - 28th June 2019 in the Collaborative Teaching Laboratories (CTL) on the University of Birmingham Campus. The Bootcamp was designed to be a hands on learning experience with expert workshops on AI, VR, Big Data and design thinking, to introduce budding technocrats to the sheer excitement of digital innovation in engineering. The course was attended by 17 postgraduate MSc and PhD students. Dr Mehran Eskandari Torbaghan, from University of Birmingham, was one of the co-leads of the projects.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	M Eskandari Torbaghan. Digital Innovation Bootcamp. Birmingham, 14 Jun 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Undergraduate students
Results and Impact	The Digital Innovation Boot Camp undergraduate edition took place from 10-14 June 2019 at the University of Birmingham and introduced innovative and cutting-edge digital technologies and train the students on the applications of Machine Learning, Virtual Reality, Data Analytics, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. The course was attended by 13 postgraduate undergraduate students. RFs from Universities Birmingham, Leeds and UCL, from S-RC project, preseneted durinng the event introducing their research to studnets. The event well received by studnets and other stakeholders. Dr Mehran Eskandari Torbaghan, from University of Birmingham, was one of the co-leads of the projects.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://blog.bham.ac.uk/digital-bootcamp/2019/06/17/the-success-of-the-first-ever-digital-innovation...


Description	Made in Leeds TV - part of story about whether robots will be taking people's jobs
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	TV broadcast: Made in Leeds (05/01/18, 6pm) Made in Leeds TV (from 3m18s) 5th January. Professor Robert Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) is featured from back in June discussing the self-repairing cities project, amid a story about whether robots will be taking people's jobs as the minimum wage rises
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Made in Leeds TV - report about the future of robots
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Radio: BBC Leeds (27/04/18, 8.10am). BBC Radio Leeds 27th April - Broadcast. Dr Jordan Boyle (Mechanical Engineering) chats about the future of robots, and the self-repairing cities project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Made in Leeds TV - reporting on Robots for Resilient Infrastructure: International Robotics Challenge Event
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Made in Leeds TV. On the Aire News, with reporter Joe Robinson. 3.12 minute report on Tuesday 27 June 2017 featuring Raul Fuentes talking about the 'Self Repairing Cities' project and 3D printing drone, and 3.40 minutes report on Wednesday 28th June 2017 featuring Rob Richardson talking about the Robots for Resilient Infrastructure: International Robotics Challenge event (27-8 June 2017, Leeds), along with the emotion detection, Lucie robot and metamorphic walker demonstrations. Average viewing figures for On the Aire News are 114,004 views.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	http://selfrepairingcities.com/outputs/robots-resilient-infrastructure/507-2/


Description	Meeting of Norwegian Asphalt Pavement Association, University of Nottingham, 3-4/09/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Meeting of Norwegian Asphalt Pavement Association, University of Nottingham, 3-4/09/2019. The meeting was organised by Prof Alvaro Garcia Hernandez around the topic of self-healing materials and autonomous maintenance, and included representatives from Highways England, ConnectPlusM25, and Tarmac, amongst others. 3 presentations were given by Self-Repairing Cities: Dr Bilal Kaddouh (University of Leeds) on 'Autonomous construction machines'; Dr Richard Jackson (UCL) on '3D printing asphalt' and Prof Rob Richardson (University of Leeds) on 'Use of drones to inspect infrastructure'. The meeting was attended by about 40 members the Norwegian Asphalt Pavement Association, in addition to UK representatives.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	Metro: Robots that repair roads in just a minute could fix Britain's pothole problem. 11 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Metro - News - 11 June. Reporting on Mark Miodownik talking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, article mentions work on 3D printing drone and work of Self-Repairing Cities project with Leeds City Council.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/11/robots-repair-roads-just-minute-fix-britains-pothole-problem-7621950/


Description	NATS website: Guest blog: Ever wondered how drones could resolve the UK's pothole problems? 17 August 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	NATS website (nats.aero) Guest blog: Ever wondered how drones could resolve the UK's pothole problems? 17 August 2018. Online. Interview with Dr Stephen Prior, University of Southampton, on how drones can be used to help resolve the UK's pothole problems.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://nats.aero/blog/2018/08/guest-blog-ever-wondered-drones-resolve-uks-pothole-problems/


Description	NE & Yorkshire Cross Utility Drones Workshop, 13/06/2019. Presentation by Mohamed Abdellatif
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	NE&Yorkshire Cross Utility Drones Workshop, 13/06/2019. Half hour presentation by Mohamed Abdellatif entitled "Detection of Road Defects". Attendants came from Yorkshire Water, Northumbria Water, Northern Gas Network, Northern Powergrid, Northern Gas Networks and subcontractor companies. Workshop focused on Remote Imaging. The aim is to cover drones, aerial photography & satellites and their application for utility companies. The presentation was well received, the audience reported a change in opinion, and they suggested a further application of the technology presented (i.e the use of hyperspectral cameras to detect early leak in soil of any liquids).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	New Civil Engineer: Future of Highways Maintenance 3D printing. 11 March 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	New Civil Engineer: Future of Highways Maintenance 3D printing. 11 March 2019. Article concentrates results of 3D asphalt printer that show ductility and toughness of the material that is produced in the printing process is much higher than that of conventionally placed asphalt (Jackson et al 2018). The report also mentions the project's collaborations, including with Alvaro Garcia at Nottingham and Stephen Prior's work on Project Rachel.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.newcivilengineer.com/world-view/future-of-highways-maintenance-3d-printing/10040854.arti...


Description	New Electronics: Professor Robert Richardson elected Chair of EPSRC UK-Robotics & Autonomous Systems Network. 10/07/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	New Electronics: Prof Robert Richardson elected Chair of ESPRC UK-Robotics & Autonomous Systems Network. 10/07/2019 Professor Robert Richardson (Engineering) has been elected as the next Executive Committee Chair of the EPSRC UK-Robotics & Autonomous Systems (UK-RAS) Network. Article covers this announcement and mentions that he co-directs 'Self-repairing cities', with the vision of robots to automatically repair and maintain city infrastructure such as streets, roads and bridges.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-news/professor-robert-richardson-elected-chair-of-esprc-...


Description	New Scientist Live Event, 22nd Sept 2017
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	New Scientist Live is an award-winning, festival of ideas and discoveries for everyone curious about science and why it matters. It runs for five days in September in London, and includes more than 140 speakers and 100 exhibitors come together with thought-provoking talks, ground-breaking discoveries, interactive experiences, workshops and performances. Fun, entertaining, informative and inspirational.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://live.newscientist.com/


Description	Nottingham Evening Post: Potty idea? No, drones may be used to repair our roads. 14 August 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Potty idea? No, drones may be used to repair our roads. Nottingham Evening Post 14th August - Print. A business has created a printing technology that could one day play a key role in seeing potholes repaired by drones. Students at the University of Leeds have attached one of Print-Rite's products - a Colido Delta 3D printer - to a drone.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Nottingham Post: Drones could spot and repair potholes thanks to this business near Notts. 17 July 2018.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Drones fitted with Derbyshire firm's 3D printers could help solve UK pothole problem. Derby Telegraph 17th July - News. Dr Bilal Kaddouh (Electronic and Electrical Engineering) talks about the success of drones being fitted with 3D printers at the university, after a Derbyshire firm hopes to solve the UK's pothole problem by developing the technology.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/drones-could-spot-repair-potholes-1794607


Description	Outreach at the University Technical College, Leeds
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	6th March 2018. Members of the Self-Repairing Cities project participated in a STEM related outreach event called Ingenuity and Beyond at the University Technical College (UTC) in Leeds. The event covered practical applications for robotics and the aimed impact of the event was to present subjects that the UTC'S own students can aspire to, as well as giving them a glimpse of work that goes on in robotics at the University and other companies. The event comprised of technical activities alongside interactive talks and workshops, with the aim of adding an engaging extra dimension to the school curriculum. Around 100 students from Y10-13 attended the talk on Self-Repairing Cities, which included a mix of direct presentation and video footage from the project as well as a demonstration of the work on bio-inspired pot-hole searching. The students were very engaged and participated by asking questions and interacting with the robot during the demonstration.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.ingenuityandbeyond.com/robots/


Description	Participating in UK Department Science Advisory Council Meeting
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	An expert panel to advise the government on robotics for infrastructure
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Physics in Action Event - Nov and Dec 2017
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	Two Physics in Action talks by Mark Miodownik given to A-level student (London, Nov/Dec 2017) on Materials for the 21st century: just as we are becoming more synthetic, our man-made environment is changing to become more lifelike - living buildings and objects that heal-themselves are on the horizon.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	http://www.thetrainingpartnership.org.uk/study-day/physics-in-action-14/


Description	Physics in Action Schools Talks
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	Schools talks
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.thetrainingpartnership.org.uk/study-days/subjects/physics/


Description	Pickle Nine: Drones could soon be fixing potholes while we sleep at night - the future is here. 27th June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Drones could soon be fixing potholes while we sleep at night - the future is here. Pickle Nine 27th June - News. PhD researcher Jake Smith (Mechanical Engineering) and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) feature in this article about the self-repairing cities project, which aims to fix potholes before they become a big problem.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://pickle.nine.com.au/2018/06/27/11/12/drones-fixing-potholes-3d-printing


Description	Plantworx 2019, COMIT Drone Conference. Talk and exhibition by Bilal Kaddouh. 10/06/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Plantworx 2019. Talk and exhibition in COMIT Drone Conference 2019 Fly-Zone (11th to 13th June, Peterborough 20,000 Visitors, 500 Exhibitors. http://www.comit.org.uk/dronecon). The team presented and showcase an asphalt 3D printing drone designed to repair road cracks before they turn into potholes. Led to an interview on ITV Anglia West news (broadcast 11/06/2019).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.plantworx.co.uk/event/2019/invite/4947


Description	Podcast for Guardian Technology "Chips with Everything" show [17/2/2017]
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	How do you build a self-repairing city? - tech podcast Leigh Alexander finds out how close we are to the end of potholes and road works. Could Leeds become the first city to repair itself, using new robot technology?
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2017/feb/17/how-do-you-build-a-self-repairing-city-tech...


Description	Presentation: 'Materials for the 21st Century,' as part of 'Chemistry in Action,' Emmanuel Centre, London. N1
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	Prof Mark Miodownik led a session entitled 'Materials for the 21st Century' to A Level and IB students, as part of 'Chemistry in Action,' a series of events organised to inspire scientists of the future.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020
URL	https://thetrainingpartnership.org.uk/study-day/chemistry-in-action-2-03-2020/


Description	Press release on University of Southampton winning a positive impact award for Robots for Resilient Infrastructure
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Press release on University of Southampton winning a positive impact award at the Robots for Resilient Infrastructure: International Robotics Challenge Event, Leeds 27-8 June 2017.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://www.southampton.ac.uk/autonomous-systems/news/2017/07/robots-for-resilient-infrastructure.pa...


Description	Public Talks
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	1. Cheltenham Science Festival, June 25,000 visitor - https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science/ - June 2017 2. New Scientist Live - Sept 30,000 visitors - https://live.newscientist.com/ - 22nd Sept 2017 3. IET Engineering Festival -http://www.engfest.org/ - 17th Oct 2017 4. Three Physics in Action talks to 800 A-level student held in London - - Nov, Dec 2017 & March 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017,2018


Description	Redshift by Autodesk website: 7 Innovations for Pothole Patches That Promise to Smooth Streets-for Good. 14 May 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Redshift by Autodesk website: 7 Innovations for Pothole Patches That Promise to Smooth Streets-for Good. 14 May 2019. Online magazine focused on innovation at the forefront of architecture, construction, infrastructure, and manufacturing technology, with a target audience of designers and engineers. Article includes reference to Self-Repairing Cities' 3D printing drone for repairing cracks before they turn into potholes. Includes link to Self-Repairing Cities website.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.autodesk.com/redshift/pothole-patch/


Description	Response to Dft consultation on the Safe use of drones in the UK (with UK RAS network)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Contribution to Dft consultation on the safe use of drones in the UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Robotics Tomorrow - Resilience robots put to the test at UK wide challenge event
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	The Robotics Tomorrow website ran a story on 16/6/17 titled 'Resilience robots put to the test at UK wide challenge event' about the Robots for Resilient Infrastructure: International Challenge Event (27-8 June, 2017). This was based on a press release by the University of Leeds: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4060/resilience_robots_to_be_tested_at_national_challenge_event
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/news/2017/06/15/resilience-robots-put-to-test-at-uk-wide-challenge-...


Description	Robotics in the industrial strategy
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	BBC Newsnight: Discussion of the ISCF strategy and robot demonstration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Robots for Self-Repairing Cities Event, 20 June 2018, Hornton Grange, University of Birmingham
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Robots for Self-Repairing Cities Event, 20 June 2018, Hornton Grange, University of Birmingham. Self-Repairing Cities' Annual Event. Attended by 56 participants from academia, industry and public sector. The Robots for Self-Repairing Cities event will bring together researchers, industry and city makers to discuss the current challenges in maintaining city infrastructure systems and how state of the art robotic technologies can be used to address those challenges. It is relevant for anyone who wishes to understand how robots can be used to improve infrastructure resilience now or in the near future, and the multiple benefits of this approach.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://selfrepairingcities.com/events/robots-self-repairing-cities/


Description	Rogers, Chapman, Cassidy, Jefferson, Metje. Meeting with Streetworks UK and HAUC UK. 14 January 2021
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Professors Rogers, Chapman, Cassidy, Jefferson and Metje from UKCRIC NBIF met with Clive Bairsto, Chair of Streetworks UK (which has ~100 members) and HAUC UK, on 14th January 2021 to share each organisation's visions, aims and objectives and discuss the potential for collaboration. This served as dissemination from LC, MTU, ATU, iBUILD, UF, UKCRIC CN, S-RC, Pipebots, and UKCRIC NBIF.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2021


Description	SFS Academy launch. Presentation by Bilal Kaddouh. 02/05/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	SFS Academy launch. Presentation on Self-Repairing Cities by Bilal Kaddouh on "Robotics for Construction". The audience gave a positive reaction on the day, including queries on the price of the 3D asphalt printer presented indicating a genuine interest in the work. A good discussion followed on the future of robotics in construction. Following the meeting the organiser gave the following feedback "The feedback from those that attended was fantastic with comments like "I particularly liked the collaboration between academia and industry. Each topic complemented the next, good content.", "Very informative - excellent speakers", "really liked the student and guest speakers" and " Really enjoyed the presentation by Hari. Robotics section was brilliant". I know you had very little time to prepare for the event and it is a testament to yourselves that you were able to deliver such engaging and thought provoking presentations". In addition, a further meeting was arranged in order to discuss possible future collaborations potentially leading to an MSc or a PhD project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	Self-Repairing Cities - web article (USA)
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Self-repairing Cities Alley Watch 21st August - News Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) leads the self-repairing cities project and is quoted here, along with Dr Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) and Dr Raul Fuentes (Civil Engineering).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	http://www.alleywatch.com/2017/08/self-repairing-cities/


Description	Self-Repairing Cities talk by Mark Miodownik for Liverpool Biennial 2018 as part of International Robotics Showcase 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	A talk by Mark Miodownik (Professor of Materials and Society, University College London) curated by The Serving Library in partnership with LJMU's Exhibition Research Lab for Liverpool Biennial 2018, 13 Septer 2018: As a result of our greater understanding of matter, the distinction between animate and inanimate is now becoming blurred, ushering in a new materials age. Bionic people with synthetic organs, bones and even brains are becoming a reality. Just as we are becoming more synthetic, so our man-made environment is changing to become more lifelike: buildings, objects and materials that heal themselves are being developed. This talk will review the science behind these new animate material technologies and considers whether a particular goal, that of creating self-repairing cities, is achievable.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/self-repairing-cities-mark-miodownik-tickets-46929549546?aff=erelexpm...


Description	Ship Technology: Send in the drones: solving inspection and repair challenges at sea. 23 August 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Send in the drones: solving inspection and repair challenges at sea. Ship Technology, 23 August - Online. Research by Professor Rob Richardson (Mech Eng - Engineering) into trialling an approach to dealing with pothole repairs is referenced, in which drones equipped with image recognition technology scan streets for developing flaws, dispatch a drone to the site, and use an on-board 3D printer to fill in cracks in the tarmac.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.ship-technology.com/features/drone-inspection-repair/


Description	Smart Cities World: Leeds could become the world's first 'self-repairing' city. 10 Jan 2020.
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Smart Cities World: Leeds could become the world's first 'self-repairing' city. 10 Jan 2020. Article on the vision for Self-Repairing Cities and the call for participation for the Robotic Challenge 2020. The article covers the core details for the Robotic Challenge, including challenge areas and deadline for expression of interest.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.smartcitiesworld.net/news/how-leeds-could-become-the-worlds-first--self-repairing-city-4...


Description	South Yorkshire Times - Robot armies could fix potholes without closing roads, engineers say. 30 Oct 2017
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Robot armies could fix potholes without closing roads, engineers say. South Yorkshire Times 30th October - News. Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) leads a team that are using robotics technology to create fleets of robots which could detect and repair cracks in roads, fix pipes before they burst and maintain street lights. Also in: iNews, Doncaster Free Press, Wetherby News, Yorkshire Post
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Southeast Asia Haze Workshop, Bangkok March 2017 - The use of drones for pollution monitoring
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Presented at Southeast Asia Haze Workshop "The use of drones for pollution monitoring" in Bangkok March 2017 (funded by University of Manchester through British Government development grant)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Stoke Lunar Lecture
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Public talk with MP for Stoke on Trent Tristram Hunt - for Lunar Society in preparation for City of Culture 2021 bid.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016


Description	Stoke on Trent Live Online: Could drones soon be filling potholes? 22nd September 2019 - News
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) is quoted in this article that mentions Self-Repairing Cities as it discusses innovative research by universities to improve our roads and traffic jams.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/could-drones-soon-filling-potholes-3344138


Description	Sunday Times: Digging up the dirt. 19th May
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Digging up the dirt. Sunday Times 19th May - Print. Radio review article which mentions Professor Phil Purnell and Professor Rob Richardson (Civil and Mechanical Engineering respectively) featured on BBC Radio 4's PM last week, discussing how robots might help us fix potholes before they become a major issue.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Sustainable Construction MSc module 21-25 Mar 2022
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	Chris Rogers, Joanne Leach, Chris Bouch, Mike Goodfellow-Smith, Dexter Hunt, Marianna Cavada, Giovani Palafox and Lis Shrimpton delivered lectures on the findings from the sustainable, resilient and liveable cities research portfolio led by the University of Birmingham from 2003-present to the Sustainable Construction MSc module to 100 students from 21st - 25th March 2022.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2022


Description	Talk by Stephen Prior at Cafe Scientifique: 'Drones and other Unmanned Air Vehicles', 11 March 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Dr Stephen Prior, Southampton University, gave a talk on 'Drones and other Unmanned Air Vehicles' to the Isle of Wight Cafe Scientifique on Monday 11th March at 7pm. This talk was recommended by a member of the Isle of Wight branch of the Institute of Engineering and Technology.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://cafescientifique.onthewight.com/dr-stephen-prior-drones-and-other-unmanned-air-vehicles/


Description	Talk to U3A
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Talk on infrastructure robotics to Ilkley University of the Third Age, 20 Oct 2020.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020


Description	TechRistic: Professor Robert Richardson elected Chair of EPsRC UK-Robotics & Autonomous Systems Network. 10/07/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	TechRistic: Prof Robert Richardson elected Chair of EPSRC UK-Robotics & Autonomous Systems Network. 10/07/2019 Professor Robert Richardson (Engineering) has been elected as the next Executive Committee Chair of the EPSRC UK-Robotics & Autonomous Systems (UK-RAS) Network. Article covers this announcement and mentions that he co-directs 'Self-repairing cities', with the vision of robots to automatically repair and maintain city infrastructure such as streets, roads and bridges.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.techristic.com/professor-robert-richardson-elected-chair-of-esprc-uk-robotics-autonomous...


Description	The BeCurious Festival - video
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Our worm-inspired cheap robots were features as part of the Leeds BeCurious festival, led by Prof. Netta Cohen and Dr. John Lones.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020,2021
URL	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2avPQxqMC58


Description	The Conversation: How robot explorers are making the finds of the future
Form Of Engagement Activity	A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Blog post on popular site 'The Conversation' by Prof. Rob Richardson
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://theconversation.com/how-robot-explorers-are-making-the-finds-of-the-future-56954


Description	The Drive: English Researchers Develop Pothole Repair Drone Using Mounted 3D Printer. 22 June 2018 - Online
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	http://www.thedrive.com: English Researchers Develop Pothole Repair Drone Using Mounted 3D Printer. 22 June - Online. Mentions University of Leeds and UCL and links to video of Jake Smith at Robotic Challenge Event in 2017.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.thedrive.com/tech/21701/english-researchers-develop-pothole-repair-drone-using-mounted-3d...


Description	The Drone Community in Construction - Bilal Kaddouh
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Talk about the use of drones in construstion
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.comit.org.uk/drone-community-launch


Description	The Engineer - How robots can help meet the future challenges of infrastructure
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Interview on infrastructure robotics published in The Engineer on 8/12/16. In it Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) explains the Infrastructure Robotics Challenge which the University is hosting as part of UK Robotics Week, and the University's vision to create self-repairing cities.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://www.theengineer.co.uk/how-robots-can-help-meet-the-future-challenges-of-infrastructure/


Description	The Express: UK's pothole crisis to be fixed by ROBOTS? New technology may be solution to ageing roads. 11 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	The Express - News - 11 June. Reporting on Mark Miodownik talking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, article mentions work on 3D printing drone and work of Self-Repairing Cities project with Leeds City Council.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/972845/uk-pothole-britain-future-science-drone-robot-roads-fix-min...


Description	The Herald: Potholes on UK roads 'will be repaired by robots' 11 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	The Herald - News - 11 June. Reporting on Mark Miodownik talking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, article mentions work on 3D printing drone and work of Self-Repairing Cities project with Leeds City Council.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16283096.Potholes_on_UK_roads__will_be_repaired_by_robots_/


Description	The Independent. The crater good: potholes could self-repair in 30 years. 10 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	The crater good: potholes could self-repair in 30 years. The Independent 10th January - Online. Debate about the state of Britain's roads is growing and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) comments
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/potholes-fix-repair-self-repairing-roads-transp...


Description	The Mirror: UK cities could be 'self-repairing' by 2050, with robots capable of filling potholes in a MINUTE. 11 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Article in The Mirror 'UK cities could be 'self-repairing' by 2050, with robots capable of filling potholes in a MINUTE' 11 June 2018, reporting on the talk by Mark Miodownik at Cheltenham Science Festival. The article mentions Leeds City Council's involvement, and the asphalt 3D printing drone to repair cracks being developed as part of the Self-Repairing Cities project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/uk-cities-could-self-repairing-12680854


Description	The Northern Echo: Time will come when robots repair potholes. 12 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	The Northern Echo - News - 12 June. Reporting on Mark Miodownik talking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, article mentions work on 3D printing drone and work of Self-Repairing Cities project with Leeds City Council.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16284412.Time_will_come_when_robots_repair_potholes/


Description	The Star (Malaysia): Drones pave the way forward in fight against potholes. 16 July 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Drones pave the way forward in fight against potholes. The Star Malaysia 16th July - News. Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) who is leading research project "Perceive and Patch", which aims to use drones and 3D printers to fix potholes before they become a big problem, comments on how they stop street disruptions in Leeds.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2018/07/16/drones-pave-the-way-forward-in-fight-against-po...


Description	The Sun - Online. THE WORLD'S GONE POTTY Potholes could be filled by army of mega DRONES in future. 21 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	THE WORLD'S GONE POTTY Potholes could be filled by army of mega DRONES in future. The Sun - Online 21 January. Researchers in the Faculty of Engineering led by Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) and Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) are developing drones which carry sensors and 3D printers that will be capable of detecting cracks in roads and filling them before they become potholes
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/8248258/potholes-filled-army-mega-drones/


Description	The Yorkshire Post - Online: The power of drones - are they a ready-made solution in Leeds? 21 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	The Yorkshire Post says: The power of drones - are they a ready-made solution in Leeds? Yorkshire Post 21st January - Online Coverage of how the Faculty of Engineering are developing drones carrying 3D printers which could help to reduce roadworks, delays and issues caused by potholes, through identifying and dealing with them when they are small cracks. Quotes from Rob Richardson.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/the-yorkshire-post-says-the-power-of-drones-are-they-a-...


Description	The Yorkshire Post. Yorkshire city 'could be first in world to use drones to fix potholes'. 21 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Yorkshire city 'could be first in world to use drones to fix potholes'. Yorkshire Post - print, 21 January. Coverage of how the Faculty of Engineering are developing drones carrying 3D printers which could help to reduce roadworks, delays and issues caused by potholes, through identifying and dealing with them when they are small cracks.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	Transportation Professional: Drones promise predictive highway repairs. July/August 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Transportation Professional: Drones promise predictive highway repairs. July/August 2019. Pgs 16&18. Trade magazine for Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	UAS Vision: Drones to Repair Roads with 3D Printing. 26 June - Online
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	www.uasvision.com: Drones to Repair Roads with 3D Printing. Online article, 26 Jun. Taken from Digital Trends and The Drive reports. Report on 3D printing drone work on Self-Repairing Cities, with quote from Phil Purnell and mention of work at UCL. Link to video of Jake Smith from Robotic Challenge event in 2017.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.uasvision.com/2018/06/26/drones-to-repair-roads-with-3d-printing/


Description	UK robotics demonstration on extreme robotics
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Creation of a professional video to demonstrate the possibilities of infrastructure robotics.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	University of Chester Christams Lecture
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	Materials Science and Engineering schools talk.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016


Description	Visit and presentation to Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	A presentation, meeting and tour with Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) to consider the use of robotic technology
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017


Description	Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar: Next steps for the drone sector - promoting sector growth, achieving public trust, and the draft Drones Bill. 25/04/2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar: Next steps for the drone sector - promoting sector growth, achieving public trust, and the draft Drones Bill. 25/04/2019. Presentation by Prof Robert Richardson as part of a session on "The future outlook for the sector - new use cases and achieving fully autonomous operations in dense and complex airspaces".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/agenda/drones-sector-19-agenda.pdf


Description	World Highways - Online. Road repairs take to the air. 3rd December 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Road repairs take to the air. World Highways 3rd December - News. Report on development of 3D asphalt printing as part of road repairing robots on Self-Repairing Cities project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.worldhighways.com/categories/asphalt-paving-compaction-testing/features/road-repairs-take...


Description	Wrexham.com. Could an app be the answer to Wrexham's potholes? 26 October 2018.
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Could an app be the answer to Wrexham's potholes? Wrexham.com. 26 October 2018. A Welsh Government Committee has published a report using evidence from the Self Repairing Cities programme highlighting the cost of repairing potholes. The report says crowdsourced big data could be used across Wales to help get to grips with its crumbling roads and potholes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.wrexham.com/news/could-an-app-be-the-answer-to-wrexhams-potholes-157921.html


Description	Yorkshire Business Insider: Future Fabrication. July 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Yorkshire Business Insider: Future Fabrication. July 2019. Page 48 - 49. Article on skills shortage and environmental impact in construction industry and new technology that could prove the answer. It references Dr Bilal Kaddouh, who talks about the use of drones and automated robotics for infrastructure maintenance, and features pictures Self-Repairing Cities automated bridge bearing inspection robots and 3D printing drone.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019


Description	Yorkshire Evening Post - Online Video. How Leeds could become world's first city to use drones to prevent potholes. 21 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	How Leeds could become world's first city to use drones to prevent potholes. Yorkshire Evening Post 21st January - Online. Features a video with Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) discussing developments on Self-Repairing Cities. Also in Yorkshire Post
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/how-leeds-could-become-world-s-first-city-to-use-drones-...


Description	Yorkshire Evening Post article on Leeds robotics challenge
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Yorkshire Evening Post ran an article title 'Leeds robotics challenge', published 16/12/16, about the forthcoming Robots for Resilient Infrastructure: International Challenge Event (Leeds, June 2017).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016


Description	Yorkshire Evening Post. How army of drones and robots could make Leeds the world's first self-repairing city. 21 January 2019
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	How army of drones and robots could make Leeds the world's first self-repairing city. Yorkshire Evening Post 21st January - Online. A more detailed article, concerning drones being developed by the Faculty of Engineering. Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) is quoted.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/your-leeds/how-army-of-drones-and-robots-could-make-leeds-the...


Description	Yorkshire Evening Post. Rise of the robots - good or bad? 22nd September 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Rise of the robots - good or bad? Yorkshire Evening Post 22nd September - Print. Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) was interviewed in an article concerning the rise in AI and the effects on employment.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018


Description	Yorkshire Evening Post. TV preview: Pothole Wars. 11 January 2019 - Online
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	TV preview: Pothole Wars. Yorkshire Evening Post 11th January - Online. An ITV documentary covers how the Faculty of Engineering are developing drones to carry 3D printers and sensors will be capable of identifying cracks in roads and fixing them before they become potholes. Professor Rob Richardson (Mechanical Engineering) is quoted.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/tv/tv-preview-pothole-wars-1-9532325


Description	Yorkshire Evening Post: How robots are taking over YOUR job across West Yorkshire. 11th September 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	How robots are taking over YOUR job across West Yorkshire. Yorkshire Evening Post 11th September - Online. Professor Phil Purnell (Civil Engineering) was quoted in an article concerning how more than a third of jobs in West Yorkshire could be obsolete in just two decades' time.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/how-robots-are-taking-over-your-job-across-west-yorkshir...


Description	Yorkshire Post - The spirit of inventiveness and enterprise in Yorkshire
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	The spirit of inventiveness and enterprise in Yorkshire (Yorkshire Post, 07/06/16). In a piece which explores the innovation and creativity of our region, Leeds robotics research into "self-repairing cities" is referenced. The research is by Professor Phil Purnell and Dr Rob Richardson (Engineering) amongst others.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016


Description	Yorkshire Post: Rise of robots could see the end of potholes and road closures. 11 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	The Yorkshire Post - News - Print. 11 June. Reporting on Mark Miodownik talking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, article covers the self-repairing cities project saying a fleet of autonomous road vehicles or drones could one day travel around cities identifying cracks in roads and pavements and fixing them before potholes develop. It mentions that Leeds City Council is working with a team of engineers and designers to pioneer the idea of "self-repairing cities". Prof Rob Richardson is also quoted.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/rise-of-robots-could-see-the-end-of-potholes-and-road-closures-...


Description	YouTube videos of demonstrations at Robots for Resilient Infrastructure: International Robotics Challenge Event
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	A series of 11 YouTube videos were made about the Robots for Resilient Infrastructure: International Robotics Challenge Event (27-28 June, Leeds). These included a short highlights video, a slightly longer overview video, and 9 videos of the individual robotic demonstrations. As of 16 Feb 2018, these videos have been viewed over 1400 times.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	http://selfrepairingcities.com/videos/robotics-challenge-event-videos/


Description	ZME Science: Potholes could be fixed by asphalt-printing drones. 22 June - Online news
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	www.zmescience.com: Potholes could be fixed by asphalt-printing drones. Report on 3D printing drone work on Self-Repairing Cities, with quote from Phil Purnell and mention of work at UCL. Link to video of Jake Smith from Robotic Challenge event in 2017.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/asphalt-printing-drones-22062018/


Description	mention in the Economist [11/6/16]
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Fixing potholes - the hole story (The Economist, 11/06/16) Research by Professor Phil Purnell and Dr Robert Richardson (Engineering) is referenced, regarding the automation of the inspection and maintenance of infrastructure using robotics.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016


Description	www.3ders.org: Britain is testing robots with 3D printers that can fill in potholes within a minute. 15 June 2018
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	www.3ders.org: Britain is testing robots with 3D printers that can fill in potholes within a minute. 15 June. Report on Mark Miodownik's talk at the Cheltenham Science Festival on the Self-Repairing Cities project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.3ders.org/articles/20180615-britain-is-testing-robots-with-3d-printers-that-can-fill-in-p...

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