This four-year EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment course at The University of CambridgeÊcomprises an initial MRes year, followed by a three-year PhD programme. This multi-disciplinary programme aims to integrate some of Cambridge's internationally recognised strengths Ð in structures, geotechnics, materials, construction, sustainable development, building physics and water and waste Ð within the wider context of related engineering disciplines, architecture, the sciences, land economy, manufacturing, business, economics, policy and social science.

The objectives of the course are to:

- deliver a coherent approach to postgraduate research training in Civil Engineering, balancing the conflicting objectives of specialisation and generalism, consistent with the Department of EngineeringÕs general engineering undergraduate education approach;

- equip the graduates of the MRes course with the research skills and training to enable them to make a seamless transfer and an accelerated start to the PhD programme;

- develop and equip the MRes postgraduate students with core civil engineering research skills rooted in a contextual framework that includes wider engineering, social, scientific and business-related disciplines linked to professional practice by producing graduates who combine breadth of knowledge with the depth of specialist knowledge;

- expose the students to the wide range of industry relevant research contexts, opportunities and challenges;

- develop studentsÕ personal, professional practice and commercial skills, including entrepreneurship;

- expose the students to a range of complex, multi-sector, multi-disciplinary problems that face future infrastructure and built environment via the mini-projects;

- train the students in transferable communications, business and research skills.

The key research themes of the CDT are: construction design and technology; building physics; future energy infrastructure; asset management; sustainability and urbanisation; construction materials and waste minimisation; water and waste; computing technologies in engineering; infrastructure resilience against natural hazards. Students will decide upon their PhD topic during the MRes year.