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5 Jan 2021

Â鶹ֱ²¥ University awarded £1.3M worth of equipment to establish the National Facility for Infrastructure (N-FIC)

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

This places Â鶹ֱ²¥ University as a key stakeholder in the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (), the primary mechanism for investment in research to underpin the future built environment in the UK.

N-FIC’s primary focus is on modern methods of delivery and maintenance of infrastructure, underpinned by the vision of transforming and modernising the construction industry.

A suite of state-of-the-art equipment including a full-scale automated flexible mould controlled by 100 actuators, and new robotic cells for 3D printing and spraying will provide Â鶹ֱ²¥ with the capability to undertake cutting edge research in collaboration with partners in academia and industry.

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