UKCRIC - National Buried Infrastructure Facility
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: Civil Engineering
Abstract
Documents in support of the delivery of the UKCRIC NBIF and TRAIN Rig capital facilities
Planned Impact
Multiple impacts as listed in the UKCRIC Science and Business Cases
Publications
Cassidy NJ
(2024)
The Application of High-Resolution, Embedded Fibre Optic (FO) Sensing for Large-Diameter Composite Steel/Plastic Pipeline Performance under Dynamic Transport Loads.
in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Chapman D
(2020)
BIM for the Underground - An enabler of trenchless construction
in Underground Space
Kalyviotis N
(2018)
Infrastructure Management: Development of a Business Model for Transport Infrastructure Interdependencies Management
in International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Kalyviotis N
(2018)
The Environmental Value of Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
in International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
| Description | The grant was to create a capital facility and this is truly impressive. The key finding is that once one has created a world-leading facility, and people visit (though badly disrupted up till now due to Covid), inspiration flows and collaborations emerge. |
| Exploitation Route | It is a facility, so by using the facility. |
| Sectors | Construction Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education Energy Environment Transport |
| Description | UKCRIC-NBIF is one of a number of new facilities that have been developed to transform the way that research is done in the UK on infrastructure and cities. This new way of collaborating, rather than competing, amongst institutions is a work in progress, but the ideas are being embraced by local and national government, and industry, as new research programmes are being formulated. It has also spawned collaboration between universities on doctoral education programmes via the UKCRIC Doctoral Skills Network, and the C-DICE Post-Doctoral and Early Career Researchers programme. UKCRIC-NBIF is now carrying out work on large pipes, tunnels, storage chambers, weak soil reinforcement mechanisms and other buried structures, alongside underground mapping and detection studies, for a range of non-academic clients. This work is influencing practice via a direct application of the findings, and more generally by association with UKCRIC. The steady progression of visitors to NBIF is remarkable in terms of breadth and volume. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Construction,Education,Energy,Environment,Transport |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | Advisory Panel Member for the Geospatial Commission's National Utilities Asset register |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The National Utilities Asset Register is being developed for the UK to make access to statutory utility records easier and thus improve Bothe efficiency and safety of utility street works. Review of utility damage statistics contribute to the benchmarking of the new system. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/map-of-underground-pipes-and-cables-designed-to-save-lives-and-pr... |
| Description | C Rogers. Digital Task Force for Planning |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | C Rogers. Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology on the meaning and delivery of Smart Cities to guide national Government policy. 10 Feb 2021 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Committee Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE 38 utility standard |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | International Advisory Board for Hong Kong's Competency Standard for Utility Detection |
| Geographic Reach | Asia |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | The new standards ensure that utility survey practitioners are competent in the use of Ground Penetrating Radar, Pipe and Cable Locators and Acoustic Sensors for the detection of buried pipes and cables in HK. Without evidence of the competency, practitioners cannot operate on public projects within HK. |
| URL | https://www.polyu.edu.hk/lsgi/uusspec/en/publications |
| Description | Steering Committee Member for PAS128 Revision |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | BeMo - Industry |
| Amount | £57,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | BeMo Tunnelling GmbH |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Austria |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 07/2021 |
| Description | Coordination Node for UKCRIC |
| Amount | £1,165,613 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/R017727/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2017 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Network Rail Drainage Sump Testing |
| Amount | £19,866 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NR176796-605B |
| Organisation | Network Rail Ltd |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2022 |
| End | 10/2023 |
| 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 | 02/2025 |
| Description | QCIRCLE - QCIRCLE Center of Excellence: ACCELERATING QUANTUM IMPACT ON SUSTAINABILITY |
| Amount | £494,239 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 101059999 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 03/2029 |
| Description | Quantum Sensing - Ground, and Aquifer Monitoring for Environmental Sciences (QS-GAMES) |
| Amount | £608,632 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/X036472/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2023 |
| End | 08/2025 |
| Description | UK National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensing and Timing |
| Amount | £27,537,628 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/T001046/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2019 |
| End | 11/2024 |
| 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 | Understanding and improving tree anchorage for farm forests in Ireland |
| Amount | € 96,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 2022006 |
| Organisation | Teagasc |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Ireland |
| Start | 08/2022 |
| End | 08/2026 |
| Description | United Utilities Half-Funded PhD Studentship (2x) |
| Amount | £96,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Utilities Group PLC |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2019 |
| End | 07/2024 |
| Description | Wireless Underground Sensor Networks - Buried Infrastructure Monitoring |
| Amount | £11,850 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | IEC\NSFC\211286 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2022 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| 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 | C Rogers. Royal Town Planning Institute. |
| Organisation | Royal Town Planning Institute RTPI |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | 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. Chris Rogers's team contributed their Theory of Change and other research on cities. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expert panel findings to provide a platform for Digital Task Force. |
| Impact | This led to Professor Rogers being invited to become a Director of the Digital Task Force for Planning as one of six Directors. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | C Rogers. Severn Trent |
| Organisation | Severn Trent Water |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Chris Rogers met with the Bob Stear, the Chief Engineer of Severn Trent Water on 19th February 2020, during which he disseminated his findings from his UKCRIC and buried infrastructure research portfolio. This was followed up with a meeting with 5 University of Birmingham researchers and 5 Severn Trent Water engineers on 6th March 2020, where wider dissemination occurred. Chris Rogers contributed work on Theory of Change for Infrastructure and Cities. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Severn Trent provided industrial perspectives to test the Theory of Change. |
| Impact | Agreement of the two teams (UoB and Severn Trent Water) to liaise and collaborate on common interests. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | C Rogers. Severn Trent Water |
| Organisation | Severn Trent Water |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Chris Rogers hosted the Innovation Team of Severn Trent Water on 21st September 2023, during which he disseminated his findings from his UKCRIC and buried infrastructure research portfolio. University of Birmingham contributed work on Theory of Change for Infrastructure and Cities. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Severn Trent Water provided industrial perspectives to test Theory of Change. |
| Impact | Agreement of the two teams (University of Birmingham and Severn Trent Water) to liaise and work together on common interests. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Joint Testing with Aquaspria in NBIF |
| Organisation | Aquaspira |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We have utilised NBIF's capability to conduct some material testing using NBIF's capability with particular focus on measuring teh deformations using optical fibres, strain gauges and a total station. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Aquapsira has partially instrumented the composite pipe and provided the pipe itself |
| Impact | Data and understanding of the product behaviour |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Joint Testing with BeMo |
| Organisation | BeMo Tunnelling GmbH |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We have instrumented a composite plastic pipe simulating a tunnel with string gauges and optical fibres. Tests then focussed on deforming the pipe and measuring the deformation, while comparing the results from the optical fibres with those obtained from conventional optical targets used with a total station. |
| Collaborator Contribution | BeMo provided the traditional survey equipment including the total station and optical targets (prisms), installed these on site in NBIF and managed the data collection from this. Moreover, they provided a resource for 2 weeks to collaborate on the testing. |
| Impact | The tests evaluate if optical fibres can be used instead of strain gauges to determine the utilisation index of the sprayed concrete lining. If successful it will have a significant impact on future tunnel construction using sprayed concrete lining and the operation and condition monitoring of tunnels. It will significantly improve the safety going forward. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Pipeline strain and satellite technology |
| Organisation | Telespazio Vega (IDEAS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | A new grant application was submitted in collaboration with Telepazio UK Ltd to combine buried infrastructure monitoring with satellite imagery to assess if pipes might fail. Satellite imagery can be used to detect ground movement/settlement which can then be translated to strains on buried pipes and thus the impact on their condition. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Telepazio are experts in satellite imagery especially using the Sentinel sensor. They want to exploit the expertise into a new area to provide information on the possible condition of buried pipes. |
| Impact | + Grant application to Yorkshire Water's innovation fund |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Tunnel Displacement Monitoring using fibre optics |
| Organisation | BeMo Tunnelling GmbH |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Research is ongoing to determine if optical fibres can be used to monitor tunnel displacements under construction and move away from the use of prisms and a total station. The experiments will use the National Buried Infrastructure Facility |
| Collaborator Contribution | BeMo brings in their experience from using prisms and total stations during the construction for sprayed concrete lined tunnels and will compare the fundings from this work with what they normally get from the total station. Moreover, they will determine how the new data can be incorporated into the utilisation index calculation. |
| Impact | new research |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | A Talk at Futurebuild 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation as part of Keynote stage 2 (Critical Infrastructure programme) - 10.15 -11.00: Do we need a below-ground national design guide? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.futurebuild.co.uk |
| Description | AquaSpira visit in NBIF to explore potential collaboration (17 Feb 2020) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | AquaSpira Ltd visited NBIF to discuss potential collaboration (visit on 17 Feb 2020). Eventually, this meeting led to a grant from Innovate UK, the £269,000, a 9-month research programme has the potential to make a significant step-change in helping the construction sector achieve Government decarbonisation targets. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2020/11/low-carbon-smart-pipes-will-contribute-to-construct... |
| Description | C Bouch. 4th International Conference on Trees, People and the Built Environment. 3-4 Feb 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chris Bouch attended the 4th International Conference on Trees, People and the Built Environment on 3rd and 4th February 2021, and presented a paper entitled Creating Business Models for Green Infrastructure. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, Pipebots and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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 hosted Dan Murray USEPA on 21 Nov 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Chris Rogers, Chris Bouch and Lis Shrimpton hosted Dan Murray of the US Environmental Protection Agency on 21st November 2019 and introduced the full suite of UKCRIC methodologies that might be applied to any system intervention, whether the introduction of Pipebots or otherwise This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and Pipebots. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| 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, K Horoshenkov, N Metje. UK Society of Trenchless Technology. Pipebots - micro-robots revolutionising the management of buried pipes. 29 March 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 Chris Rogers, Kirill Horoshenkov and Nicole Metje presented at a lunchtime talk to the UK Society of Trenchless Technology on 'Pipebots - micro-robots revolutionising the management of buried pipes' on 29th March 2021 attended by ~100 industrial practitioners. Alongside the technical developments in the Pipebots programme, the various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past 20 years were presented and discussed. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, UKCRIC CN, Pipebots, and UKCRIC NBIF grants. |
| 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. 4th International Conference on Trees, People and the Built Environment. 3-4 Feb 2021 |
| 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 4th International Conference on Trees, People and the Built Environment on 3rd and 4th February 2021. He presented a paper entitled Interconnected Green Infrastructure Corridors - A Route to Car-Free Cities and attended an extended panel discussion on The Case for Change - How Trees can contribute to Resilient Cities for People and Place. These plenary sessions were attended by 650 delegates, the vast majority of which were practitioners. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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. 19 Aug 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Chris Rogers attended a meeting with a Senior Public Health practitioner and Councillor from Birmingham City Council on 19th August 2020 to discuss the engineering cities to improve the health and welbeing of people. 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, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | C Rogers. Birmingham Energy Institute, City/WM REDI and Air Quality: action plan. 8th July 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Chris Rogers took part in a workshop entitled Birmingham Energy Institute, City/WM REDI and Air Quality: action plan discussion on 8th July 2020 in which he described to an audience of ~10 academics from different disciplines the various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past ~18 years. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | C Rogers. Blue Green Infrastructure. 15 Feb 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 meeting on 15th February 2021 on Blue Green Infrastructure with approximately 30 participants consisting primarily of urban professionals, from many disciplinary backgrounds, and academics. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past ~18 years were described and are to feature in a Manual on Blue Green Infrastructure. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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. Circular Economy. West Midlands Combined Authority. 19 Feb 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 meeting on 19th February 2021 on waste-flows and the Circular Economy organised by the West Midlands Combined Authority with 30 urban practioners and academics. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past ~18 years, along with specific research findings on the urban metabolism, were described and discussed. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | C Rogers. Debate: Issues being faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on plans for Smart Cities. Dubai 15 July 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| 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 / debate 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. Dept for Transport Key Academic Partners. London 14 Nov 2022 |
| 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 Department for Transport Key Academic Partners Engagement Event in London on 14th November 2022 representing UKCRIC. He contributed to workshop sessions from his Theory of Change for Infrastructure and Cities and other research on cities. The event was attended by ~50 academics and government representatives. This serves as dissemination from Liveable Cities, iBUILD, UKCRIC Coordination Node, Assessing the Underworld, Self-Repairing Cities, Pipebots and UKCRIC NBIF. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 and NIHR. 11 Jan and 8 Feb 2021 |
| 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 | Professor Chris Rogers attended two three-hour workshops (on 11th January and 8th February 2021) organised by EPSRC and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) attended by ~60 academics from a wide range of disciplines. The various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past ~18 years were described and featured in the workshop discussions. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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. Health and wellbeing of people workshops. Jul, Oct, Nov 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 led a series of three workshops on 2nd July, 20th October and 11th November 2020 with ~50 city stakeholders representing a wide range of urban professionals who work on cities with an aspiration to improve the health and wellbeing of people. 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 CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| 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. 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. 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. Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham City Councils. Sept - Nov 2020 |
| 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 series of meetings between September and November 2020 with representatives from Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham City Councils and urban professionals who work in these places on engineering cities to improve the health and welbeing of people. 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 CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| 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. NBIF meeting with MTC. 10 Apr 2019 Birmingham |
| 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 and colleagues from NBIF attended a meeting with researchers from the MTC on 10th April 2019 in Birmingham to explore future collaboration This served as dissemination from UKCRIC NBIF, UKCRIC CN and UKCRIC PLEXUS. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| 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 | Professional Practitioners |
| 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. Pre-recorded presentation and panel discussion for a session: "The Future of Cities: Green Buildings and Sustainable Infrastructure". 8 Feb 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Chris Rogers provided a pre-recorded presentation and took part in a Panel discussion for a session entitled The Future of Cities: Green Buildings and Sustainable Infrastructure on 8th February 2021 at the Annual American Association for the Advancement of Science International Conference representing UKRI. The session was attended primarily by academics and scientists. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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. Road to Net Zero workshop 2023 |
| 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 | Professor Chris Rogers hosted a Road to Net Zero project Workshop on 20th April 2023 on Valuing Urban Streets and delivered presentations on 'Streets and the Urban Metabolism' and 'Findings and Lessons Learnt from Phase 1 of the Road to Net Zero Project' attended by 35 industry stakeholders, government and academics. This served as dissemination from Liveable Cities, iBUILD, Urban Futures, Urban Living Birmingham, UKCRIC Coordination Node, UKCRIC NBIF, Mapping the Underworld, Assessing the Underworld, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | C Rogers. Severn Trent Water 6 Mar 2020 |
| 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 | Chris Rogers met with the Bob Stear, the Chief Engineer of Severn Trent Water on 19th February 2020, during which he disseminated his findings from his UKCRIC and buried infrastructure research portfolio. This was followed up with a meeting with 5 University of Birmingham researchers and 5 Severn Trent Water engineers on 6th March 2020, where wider dissemination occurred. This served as dissemination from UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC NBIF, ATU and Pipebots. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | C Rogers. Stratford on Avon climate and transport action groups. 19 January 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 and the Liveable Cities Research Group met with three representatives from Stratford on Avon climate and transport action groups on 19th January 2021 to discuss potential plans to reform the transport systems operating in the town. The various methodologies created over the past ~18 years were discussed in the context of a large town that serves as a tourist destination. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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. UK-US NSF Workshop. NBIF 29 Sep 2023 |
| 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 | Professor Chris Rogers hosted a two-day UK-US Workshop NSF workshop at the UKCRIC National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 28th and 29th September 2023 attended by 30 academics and industry stakeholders in the UK and 30 academics and industry stakeholders attending virtually from the US. He delivered a keynote presentation entitled "The Challenges and Opportunities of Engineering the Underworld". This served as dissemination from Liveable Cities, iBUILD, UKCRIC Coordination Node, UKCRIC NBIF, Mapping the Underworld, Assessing the Underworld, Self-Repairing Cities and Pipebots. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| 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. UKCRIC mtg with Director General of the Institution of Civil Engineers.18 Feb 2020. London |
| 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 a UKCRIC meeting with the Director General of the Institution of Civil Engineers and his senior colleagues on 18th February 2020 in London, during which he disseminated his findings from his UKCRIC research portfolio. This served as dissemination from UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC PLEXUS, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF, UKCRIC UO 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 | C Rogers. Workshop to establish EPSRC-funded Circular Economy Hub. 28-29 April 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 two-day workshop to establish the foundations for the EPSRC-funded Circular Economy Hub on 28th and 29th April 2020. He introduced to an audience of ~50 stakeholders, a mix of academics and practitioners from different disciplines, the various infrastructure and urban systems methodologies created over the past ~18 years, as well as the findings from his work on the urban metabolism. This served as dissemination from LC, iBUILD, UF, ULB, UKCRIC CN, UKCRIC CORONA, UKCRIC NBIF and the Birmingham Urban Observatory grants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Chris Rogers. A Civil Engineer's Modern Art in an Urban Landscape |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Chris Rogers presented the UKCRIC vision and the findings from Liveable Cities, iBUILD, Urban Futures, Urban Living Birmingham, CLI, UKCRIC-PLEXUS, UKCRIC-NBIF and the UKCRIC Coordination Node in a conference presentation entitled "A Civil Engineer's Modern Art in an Urban Landscape" at the Malvern Innovation Festival on 10th October. The audience of approximately 40 consisted of business people and members of the public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Chris Rogers. Launch event of the UKCRIC National Distributed Water Infrastructure Facility on 11th October 2018 in Sheffield |
| 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 | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chris Rogers attended the launch of the UKCRIC National Distributed Water Infrastructure Facility on 11th October 2018 in Sheffield and manned the UKCRIC display stand. The audience of around 3000 delegates consisted primarily of stakeholders and practitioners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Chris Rogers. Presentation at Assessing the Underworld Final Event on 19th April 2018 in London |
| 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 findings from MTU, ATU, UKCRIC-PLEXUS, UKCRIC-NBIF and the UKCRIC vision to the Assessing the Underworld Final Event on 19th April 2018 in London |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| 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. Webinar: Engineering the Liveable City - A Partnership with the Natural Environment |
| 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 delivered a webinar entitled "Engineering the Liveable City - A Partnership with the Natural Environment" on 5th October 2017 to an online audience of 50, some of whom contributed to a live Q&A Session, on behalf of the Institution of Civil Engineers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| 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 | 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 | Clark Lecture 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Chris Rogers hosted the annual University of Birmingham Clark Lecture on 22nd June 2023 at which poster presentations on current and past research were presented. It was attended by ~150 external industry, academic, student and other stakeholders. This serves as dissemination from Liveable Cities, iBUILD, UKCRIC Coordination Node, Assessing the Underworld, Pipebots and UKCRIC NBIF. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Discussion with UKRRIN's staff on managing high profile stakeholders interested in NBIF (16 Mar 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Nikolaos to discuss networking and collaboration opportunities from UKRRIN's involvement with the Constructing Excellence Group (a newly created forum involving ideation around the barriers and solutions required to address connected transportation within the built environment in the UK). There are a number of high profile stakeholders within the group who have expressed an interest in the buried infrastructure theme (notably Highways England, Birmingham International Airport and Severn Trent Water). Potential discussions around NCATI. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://constructingexcellence.org.uk/ |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialpruefung |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of visitors from the Bundesanstalt fuer Materialpruefung visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 15/10/22 to hear about what the facility has to offer. Nicole Metje provided a talk on the scope of research available at NBIF and also provided a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Australian and Canadian academic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Australian and Canadian academic, industry and governmental delegation visits to the National Buried Infrastructure Facility to find out the scope of research available and the facilities on offer. A talk on research at NBIF was provided by Nicole Metje, followed by a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Brazilian mining/industrial decarbonisation cohort visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of visitors which included Brazilian mining/industrial decarbonisation visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 08/03/23 and received a talk from Nicole Metje on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) |
| 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 | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of visitors from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) department visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 12/10/22 and received a talk from Nicole Metje on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Clarke Lecture tours |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | NBIF tours were provided for attendees of the Clarke lecture on 22/06/23. Visitors were given an overview of the of research options available at NBIF alongside a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) |
| 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 | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) visitors visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility and received a talk from Nicole Metje on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Ground Engineering Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nicole Metje discusses how NBIF is using digital technology to better understand the subsurface. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.geplus.co.uk/features/interview-nbif-director-nicole-metje-discusses-subsurface-research... |
| Description | Engagement Activities - IAM Midlands Branch meeting tour |
| 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 | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of Institute of Asset Management members visitors visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 25/05/23 and and were provided with an overview of the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Innovate UK (IUK) |
| 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 | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of Innovate UK (IUK) visitors visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 06/10/22 and received a talk from Nicole Metje on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility, which included a wee-g demo. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Mansoura University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of academics from Mansoura University visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 03/11/22 and talked to Soroosh Sharifi about the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - National Highways Discovery Day |
| 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 | A delegation of National Highways visitors visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 29/09/22 for a discovery day event to hear about what the facility has to offer. Nicole Metje provided a talk on the scope of research available at NBIF and also provided a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - National Infrastructure Commission |
| 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 | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of National Infrastructure Commission visitors visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 13/11/23 and received a talk from Nicole Metje on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Polypipe & partners |
| 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 | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of visitors from Polypipe & partners visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 27/04/22 to discuss potential research opportunities and received a talk from Nicole Metje on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Professor Jim Al-Khalili visit to NBIF |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Jim Al-Khalili visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 19/04/23 and received a talk from Nicole Metje on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility. Prof Al-Khalili also visited the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing before delivering a lecture as part of a campaign celebrating 10 years of interdisciplinary research at the University of Birmingham.The visit was organised as part of the ongoing 'Decade Inspiring Interdisciplinarity' campaign led by the Institute for Advanced Studies and Institute for Global Innovation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/celebrated-physicist-professor-jim-al-khalili-visits-college-... |
| Description | Engagement Activities - Rwanda & Malawi |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of visitors from Malawi & Rwanda visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 31/05/23 and received an overview of the scope of research available at NBIF from Anna Faroqy & Nik Venetsaneas and also had a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - UKNACE visit to NBIF |
| 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 | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of UKNACE visitors visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 24/03/23 and received a talk from Nicole Metje on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - US DoD and UK MoD |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | High level visit from the US DoD and UK MoD on Thursday 20th July 23. Overview of the research capability available within NBIF provided by Prof Ian Jefferson & Dr Asaad Faramarzi. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of visitors rom the University of Illinois visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 15/05/23 and received a talk from Nicole Metje on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - University of Technology, Jamaica |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of University of Technology, Jamaica visitors visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 17/04/23 and received a talk from Anna Faroqy & Nik Venetsaneas on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Engagement Activities - visit by George Freeman (Former Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | George Freeman visited NBIF as part of his UK Cluster tour. Prof Nicole Metje gave a talk on the scope of research available at NBIF and also provided a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Engagement Activities DNV Discovery Day |
| 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 | A delegation of visitors from DNV (previously known as: GL Industrial Services UK Ltd) visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility for a discovery day event to hear about what the facility has to offer. Nicole Metje provided a talk on the scope of research available at NBIF and also provided a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Engagement Activities WRc |
| 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 | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A delegation from the Water Research Centre visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 09/11/22 and received a talk from Nicole Metje on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Engagement Activities- Fisher German & National Grid |
| 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 | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A delegation of Fisher German & National Grid attendees visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility on 16/11/23 and received a talk from Nicole Metje on the scope of research available at NBIF and also had a tour of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Engagement Activities- Peter Kyle MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, |
| 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 | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | 11/01/24 - Professor Nicole Metje, Director of NBIF gave a presentation and overview of the work undertaken/research capabilities in NBIF to date. A tour of the facility was also provided, with a focus on the Test Hall. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Green Thinking Podcast |
| 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 | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Participated in Green Thinking Podcast series related to COP26 Conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09msts0 |
| Description | HS2 board visit in NBIF (12 April 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | HS2 board will visit NBIF to discuss capabilities and technical aspects for future projects and collaborations - (visit takes place 12 April 2022). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Highways UK exhibition: networking activity (3-4 Nov 2021) |
| 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 | Nikolaos attended the exhibition (at NEC, 3-4 Nov 2021) to represent NBIF, raise awareness of NBIF by discussing with industrial stakeholders and create networking leads for future engagement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.thenec.co.uk/whats-on/highways-uk/ |
| Description | Institute of Physics - Public Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | On the 2nd February 2021, I gave a public presentation with the title 'Revealing the Unseen - Potential of Quantum Technology Gravity Sensors - A Civil Engineer's Perspective. It sparked several questions about the usability of the QT instruments in a number of different applications from civil engineering to archaeology. The presentation lasted 45 minutes with Q&A after. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://events.iop.org/revealing-unseen-potential-quantum-technology-gravity-sensors-civil-engineers... |
| Description | Institution of Occupational Safety and Health - presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A presentation on utility strikes and the findings from the research was presented to industry to make them aware what causes utility strikes and highlight what measures could be taken to avoid it. It also covered operator's training. Tow presentations were given on two separate occasions in January and February 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://iosh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldeutrjojGtc3oPMByxZL5zT-KxJ-NcIN/success?user_id=XjVNOQilS... |
| Description | Invest Midlands event: NBIF contribution with article submission (25 Mar 2022) |
| 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 | NBIF staff in collaboration with UoB 's Marketing & Communications team will submit an article for the event - an 'opinion piece' representative of thought leadership in the buried infrastructure space. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.investmidlands.uk/agenda?_ccCt=gg86-i9vh-13jse-o3ya91 |
| Description | Invited Presentation at Pipelines Industry Guild |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An invited talk was given to the PIG meeting in front of ~30 people on 'How Science & Research is contributing to Decarbonising Infrastructure Construction' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Keynote at SUBSURFACE ASSET MANAGEMENT & SURVEYING 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A keynote was given at the SUBSURFACE ASSET MANAGEMENT & SURVEYING 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to over 100 survey practitioners, policy makers and academics. The focus of the presentation was utility standards around the world, highlighting differences and similarities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | L Makana. Transport for London workshop on Abandoned Assets. London May 2023 |
| 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 | Lewis Makana attended a Transport for London workshop on Abandoned Assets in London on 22nd May 2023 and contributed the findings from the University of Birmingham portfolio of research on buried infrastructure. This serves as dissemination from Liveable Cities, iBUILD, UKCRIC Coordination Node, Assessing the Underworld, Pipebots and UKCRIC NBIF. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | MBNL Better Together - Safe Excavations Conference 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on utility strikes and the National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF) to a group of ~50 practitioners, contractors, civil engineering consultants and broadband asset owners. It resulted in follow on visits to NBIF and further work on safe working practices. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://mbnl.co.uk/better-together-safe-excavations-conference-2023/ |
| Description | MTC visit at NBIF to discuss collaboration opportunities (9 Sept 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | MTC team visited NBIF to understand NBIF's capabilities and potential future collaborations (9 Sept 2021). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Meeting with Balfour Beatty Power and Energy section to discuss potential collborations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A meeting (2 Dec 2021) took place after Balfour Beatty's Power and Energy section were interested to learn more about NBIF's activities, capabilities, the timeline of future plans and potential collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Meeting with Department for International Trade (8 Feb 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Meeting with a representative from the Department for International Trade to educate around NBIF, capabilities, sectors of interest, potential international opportunities (meeting took place 8 Feb 2022). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Meeting with FUJITSU to discuss potential ideas for collaboration (27 Jan 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Meeting with a FUJITSU Bus. Develop. Manager to discuss how NBIF and FUJITSU can collaborate on: 1-A project around quantum gravity sensors (in his link regarding the Digital Annealer, there is an example of space debris applications. 2-Optimisation of an early warning flooding system. 3-Road traffic signal optimisation. 4-Involvement in educational projects. The meeting took place 27 Jan 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.fujitsu.com/uk/services/business-services/digital-annealer/cleaning-space/ |
| Description | Meeting with Thames Water 16/12/21 |
| 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 | Discussion with Thames Water about future collaborations and use of NBIF |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Meeting withTony Kennedy from Birmingham City Council to discuss NBIF (13 Nov 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Meeting with (ex-Councillor) Mr Tony Kennedy from Birmingham City Council to raise awareness of NBIF and discuss an Air Quality Innovation workshop organised by the University of Birmingham and the Connected Places Catapult (ahead of the Clean Air Zone implementation for the Birmingham city centre). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Member of Highways England i3P Utility Strikes Avoidance Project - Scientific Advisory Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Member of the Highways England i3P Utility Strikes Avoidance Project - Scientific Advisory Group advising Contain on work around reducing utility strikes and provide an overview of the utility strike avoidance landscape |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | NBIF Opening |
| 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 | NBIF Opening including tours to the facility and a number of inspirational presentations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | National Damage Prevention Day 2023 - presentation on NBIF and panel participation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on the National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF) combined with information on the costs of utility strikes to around 100 practitioners and industry which resulted in follow-on visits to NBIF and sparked discussions of how we can reduce the number of utility strikes and professionalise the industry. Follow on discussions were held on the topic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Non-acoustic Leakage detection - UKWIR workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to around 20 pipeline practitioners on non-acoustic leakage detection including quantum technology gravity gradiometers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | PGR Panel Session on NBIF with Daniel Boddice, Ian Jefferson & Nicole Metje on 23/11/21 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Over 30 PGR attended an introduction to the National Buried Infrastructure Facility followed by a panel discussion |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Panel Discussion for the Ground Engineering Magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Participated in a panel discussion on the use of underground space which will be compiled in an article for the Ground Engineering magazine to be published in the summer of 2024. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Participation in Birmingham Tech Week's opening event (11 Oct 2021) |
| 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 | Business engagement activity (together with UoB's EPS Bus. Engagement staff) in Birmingham Tech Week's opening event at Millenium Point to support and raise awareness for NBIF (11 Oct 2021). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://birmingham.tech/tech-week-2021/#sponsors |
| Description | Participation in UK Construction Week to raise awareness for NBIF (5-6 May 2021) |
| 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 | Business engagement activity in the exhibition (at NEC, 5-6 May 2021) to represent NBIF, raise awareness of NBIF by discussing with industrial stakeholders and create networking leads for future engagement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Participation in UK Construction Week to raise awareness for NBIF (5-7 Oct 2021) |
| 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 | Nikolaos attended the UK Construction Week exhibition (at NEC, 5-7 Oct 2021) to represent NBIF, raise awareness of NBIF by discussing with industrial stakeholders and create networking leads for future engagement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Pipebots industry workshop June 2023 |
| 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 | The sixth Pipebots Industry workshop took place at Factory 2050 and the Integrated Civil and Infrastructure Research Centre ICAIR at the University of Sheffield on 13th June 2023. The aim of the workshop was to demonstrate the latest Pipebots technology, present plans for implementing change and obtain valuable input and feedback from our industry partners. The event was very well attended, with over 40 industry and external participants signing up to join the workshop and demonstrations in Sheffield. Follow up meetings with particiapnts have been arranged and some participants offered further support including the use of testing facilities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Polypipe/Alderburgh and partners to visit NBIF and discuss costs and projects (27 April 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Polypipe and a consortium of industrial partners will visit NBIF to discuss technical aspects, experiments, costs, timelines and funding opportunities. This is a technical visit to finalise the details of the future collaboration between NBIF and Polypipe & partners (visit takes place 27 April 2022). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation at ACUUS on the National Buried Infrastructure Facility |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to a group of practitioners and academics on the National Buried Infrastructure Facility as part of the Associated Research Centres for the Urban underground Space (ACUUS) conference in Singapore highlighting the capabilities of the facility and the potential for collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.acuus.org/acuus2023-singapore/ |
| Description | Presentation at ACUUS on the National Buried Infrastructure Facility |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to a group of practitioners and academics on the National Buried Infrastructure Facility as part of the Associated Research Centres for the Urban underground Space (ACUUS) conference in Singapore highlighting our work on quantum technology sensors to monitor changes in water levels at the National Buried Infrastructure Facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.acuus.org/acuus2023-singapore/ |
| Description | Presentation at ACUUS on the Piling Project conducted as part of the National Buried Infrastructure Facility |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to a group of practitioners and academics on the National Buried Infrastructure Facility as part of the Associated Research Centres for the Urban underground Space (ACUUS) conference in Singapore highlighting a piling experiment carried out in the National Buried Infrastructure Facility which investigated the impact of using polymer or bentonite as a stabilisation fluid on the pull out strength of the piles. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.acuus.org/acuus2023-singapore/ |
| Description | Presentation at the 20th Annual BGA Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on the capacity of the National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF) together with research highlights to date including the use of the quantum technology gravity gradiometer in NBIF. Highlighting the capacity and use of the facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.britishgeotech.org/events/373-bga-annual-conference-2023-and-agm |
| Description | Press release - MoU Hypertunnel NCE |
| 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 | Press release statement relating to the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the UK-based startup hyperTunnel and the University of Birmingham which will include a significant proportion of research at the National Buried Infrastructure Facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hypertunnel-and-university-of-birmingham-to-build-tunnels-us... |
| Description | Press release - MoU Hypertunnel buildindigital |
| 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 | Press release statement relating to the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the UK-based startup hyperTunnel and the University of Birmingham which will include a significant proportion of research at the National Buried Infrastructure Facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://buildindigital.com/swarm-robotics-startup-teams-up-with-birmingham-uni-to-revolutionise-tunn... |
| Description | QRA Conference - Quaternary Engineering Geology of High Speed Two |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on UKCRIC and the National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF) to a group of practitioners from industry such as HS2, Atkins, British Geological Survey to raise awareness of the capabilities and capacity within NBIF and learn more about the challenges faced by the industry. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Ramboll visits NBIF to discuss opportunities (15 Sept 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Ramboll team of geotechnical experts visited NBIF to discuss capabilities and explore themes/topics for future collaborations (15 Sept 2021). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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 | Seminar Presentation at the College of Surveying, Tongji University, Shanghai, China |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A research presentation was given to 15 postgraduate students as part of a seminar series by Prof David Chapman at the College of Surveying, Tongji University, Shanghai, China in November 2018 covering the latest research on Mapping and Assessing the Underworld, FINDIT, Smart Pipes, the National Buried Infrastructure Facility and gravity surveying all aimed at using sensing technologies to locate and assess the condition of our buried utility assets. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Smart Systems Webinar to raise awareness of NBIF (by Prof Nigel Cassidy / 13 Oct 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nigel Cassidy co-hosted a webinar on Smart Systems - The Future for Digital Twins (13 Oct 2021), involving raising awareness for NBIF and its digital capabilities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Subsurface Resilience Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Attending and presenting on the National Buried Infrastructure Facility and quantum sensors at the Future of the Subsurface Team at GoScience influencing policy makers' opinions and thus use of the underground space, identifying research and development need. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-the-subsurface |
| Description | Talk at the 2022 Rail Live Conference in Malaga |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Nicole Metje gave a talk entitled 'A window into the ground: the future of asset management using quantum technology' at the 2022 rail live conference in Malaga sparkling many questions on the technology readiness levels of the technology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/rail-live/2022-speakers.stm |
| Description | Talk to the Midlands Geotechnical Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Latest Research Developments - An opportunity for industry & academia collaboration This presentation provided an overview of the latest developments in the National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF) and highlighted some recent research carried out in NBIF. This included the latest evaluation of the quantum technology gravity gradient sensor conducted in NBIF with some further background into the potential of quantum technology sensors. Finally, it stimulated the discussions of the potential of NBIF for future collaborative research between industry and academia with a focus to evaluate the art of the possible. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.midlandgeotechnicalsociety.org.uk/meetings.shtml |
| Description | US-UK Workshop on Transformation in Urban Underground Infrastructure |
| 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 | The workshop brought together established and emerging experts practicing in the UK and USA in civil engineering, urban planning, computer science, operations engineering, public policy, and other fields to prepare a survey of the state of the knowledge, select case studies of significance, and define the vision for transforming urban underground infrastructure systems. Its primary purpose is to outline a routemap that contains key knowledge and technical gaps, along with suggested approaches and describes the enabling environment over 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year time horizons. Agreed outputs were: a workshop report and academic paper. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Vertical Aerospace to visit NBIF (17 Mar 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The company Vertical Aerospace is interested to visit NBIF and view the 'moveable floor' technical aspect in action. Also, to discuss potential future collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Virtual Talk at Tongji University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A talk entitled 'Revealing the Unseen - Potential of Quantum Technology Gravity Sensors' was presented to a number of undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as academic staff to share the knowledge and progress to date into quantum technology sensors. Approximately 40 academics attended sparking a lively discussion on how quantum technology sensors work and what potential it has in civil engineering. Further questions a have resulted from this initial engagement including an invitation to Tongji. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Virtual talk to the Top Scientist Webinar Series Graduate School, Universitas Hasanuddin |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | An invited talk was given entitled 'Buried Infrastructure Monitoring - Existing and New Sensing Technologies' to around 70 attendees with a range of backgrounds. The talk highlighted research over many years on assessing the subsurface and buried assets including the introduction of novel quantum technology gravimeter and gravity gradiometer sensors. The research covered a range of different examples of sensor development and novel use of existing sensing technologies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit by Department for International Trade |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A delegation from the Department for International Trade visited NBIF in March 2022. They were very interested in the potential opportunities which NBIF has opened up. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit by Eddie Hughes MP for Walsall |
| 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 | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Eddie Hughes was briefed about the impact of better ground investigations and what is needed to achieve this. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Visit by HS2 to NBIF on 26/8 |
| 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 | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Visit to NBIF by a delegation from HS2 to discuss future collaborations and opportunities for testing in NBIF |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit by NR to NBIF |
| 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 | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Visit by a delegation from Network Rail to NBIF to discuss potential future collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit by Polypipe to NBIF 13/12/21 |
| 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 | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Visit by Polypipe to discuss NBIF capability and opportunities for further collaboration in addition to discussion potential large-scale experiments |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Visit by the Bundesanstalt fuel Materialpruefung (BAM), Germany |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A delegation from BAM visited the National Buried Infrastructure Facility comprising ~20 delegates. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit by the Chief Scientific Advisor in Defence to NBIF 27/1/22 |
| 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 | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit by Angela Mclean and colleagues to NBIF on 27/1/22 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit by the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to NBIF in March 2022 |
| 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 | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Visit by teh MTC to MNIF on 9/3/22 to discuss the capabilities of NBIF and the potential for future collaborations in particular wrt using NBIF for testing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Webinar to Oxford University by Professor David Chapman |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A 1 hour research talk of ongoing research in the area of buried infrastructure and soil-structure interaction was presented by Professor David Chapman including an update on the construction of the National Buried Infrastructure Facility together with its potential use. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Womanium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presented to an audience of undergraduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral students, practitioners and industry, with an audience of around 500, of which ~50% were female. It resulted in several follow-on emails and inquiries re collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://womanium.org/Quantum/Program |
| Description | Workshop between University of Birmingham and BAM in Germany |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussing research capacities between the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham and BAM in Germany leading to further collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |