WORKING IN COLLABORATION
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
www.lboro.ac.uk/abce
£16M
LIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS
106
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC EXPERTS
1st
IN THE UK FOR RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT
250
ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN THE PAST THREE YEARS
LET’S WORK TOGETHER The School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering is one of the largest of its kind in the UK. Our extensive links with industry help to drive innovation and productivity throughout the civil engineering and built environment sectors. With the recent addition of architecture to our portfolio of study programmes and research expertise, we are keen to expand our partnerships within this area. Many of our industry collaborations have flourished over decades, and we enjoy mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with a range of organisations including AECOM, Balfour Beatty, Buro Happold, Highways England, Mitsubishi Electric, The National Trust, Tata Steel, Tesco, and Severn Trent Water. With currently over £16 million of live research projects, and around £1 million of consultancy contracts, we have the expertise and the experience to work with you reliably and successfully. We are flexible and responsive to the needs of different companies and organisations, and can tailor our services and expertise to meet your requirements. This brochure provides an overview of our capabilities and the many ways we can work with your organisation. To find out more about how we can work together, please get in touch.
Professor Tarek Hassan, Associate Dean for Enterprise T: +44 (0)1509 222602 E: T.Hassan@lboro.ac.uk Dr Kelly Manders, Partnership Development Manager T: +44 (0)1509 228492 E: K.Manders@lboro.ac.uk
Front cover image Working with SAS International, we are designing and manufacturing novel earthquake-resistant metal ceilings. Image courtesy of SAS International | sasint.co.uk
WAYS TO PARTNER WAYS TO PARTNER WITH USUS WITH Working with our experts and first-class research facilities can help you to innovate, expand or improve performance.
1 Community Slope SAFE could revolutionise landslide monitoring – protecting vulnerable communities worldwide.
2 Our research helps The National Trust to naturally illuminate its collections whilst minimising light damage.
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There are many ways we can work together, and for some we may be able to access external funding to support our collaboration. Collaborative research • Funded by your organisation or via leveraged opportunities • Input to the direction of projects and early access to results
IP and commercialisation • Technology development partnerships • Novel engineering technology and methods development • First adopter and licensing opportunities • Access to patent advice for co-created innovations
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) • Access R&D expertise, and embed knowledge in your company • Recruit a graduate to work on a strategic growth project • Government funds available (up to 67% for SMEs, 50% for larger businesses) • Project duration from one to three years
Consultancy • Establish strong working relationships with individual academics or a multi-disciplinary team • Tackle complex challenges quickly • One-off, ad hoc days, or large-scale projects can be accommodated
Specialist facilities • Building energy performance testing facilities include: multiple test houses, solar simulator, daylighting suite, ventilation modelling, domestic central heating rig • Structural testing equipment and dynamics expertise, geotechnical testing facilities, field observatories for infrastructure health monitoring • Extensive water flumes and fluids testing laboratories, biological and chemical containment facility (licensed Zone 2) • Loughborough is also home to one of the fastest high performance computing clusters in the UK • Digital fabrication laboratories and 3D concrete printing facilities • Hygrothermal test facility comprising two climate chambers
CPD and training opportunities • Bespoke skills development for your workforce • Sessions delivered at your organisation, on campus, or a venue of your choice
Industrial secondments • Funding available, durations can vary depending on project
Find out more www.lboro.ac.uk/enterprise-ABCE
1st
IN THE UK FOR ENGINEERING PLACEMENTS
HESA STUDENT RECORD 2015-16
50+
GUEST LECTURERS FROM INDUSTRY EVERY YEAR
260
EXHIBITORS ATTEND OUR GRADUATE AND PLACEMENT FAIR
98%
IN WORK OR FURTHER STUDY WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF GRADUATION
DLHE, 2017
LOUGHBOROUGH HAS THE
LARGEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON PLACEMENTS
(BASED ON TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON YEAR-LONG INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT) HESA STUDENT RECORD 2017-18
OUR STUDENTS AND GRADUATES We partner a wide range of companies in the construction, civil engineering and transport sectors to deliver teaching and research programmes aligned to their technical and commercial needs. As a result, our graduates are well-qualified, experienced, and highly sought after. Indeed, the University is ranked number one in the UK for employer-student connections (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020) and – according to leading national press league tables – we are consistently amongst the top 10 in the UK for graduate prospects.
Opportunities available • Industrial undergraduate placements, up to one year in duration • Shape an MSc project to fit your business needs • PhD research – a three-year project relevant to your organisation • CASE studentships – funded, industrially relevant PhD projects • Graduate recruitment from our courses
We value your expertise Please ask us about becoming a Guest Lecturer to help future professionals learn from your experience, and find out more about your organisation. Our students enjoy hearing about current projects, and offers to visit project sites are also very welcome.
Colleen joined the Glasshouse Gardens project. Taking responsibility for a key element of the programme, she demonstrated considerable technical expertise and outstanding leadership skills – and is now a Construction Manager with the company. —
Colleen Student Placement, Lendlease
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW WE CAN WORK WITH YOU, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.
Our multi-stranded partnership with AECOM and Highways England continues to develop research-driven, industry-leading civil engineering solutions and strengthens our teaching and learning.
Professor Tarek Hassan, Associate Dean for Enterprise T: +44 (0)1509 222602 E: T.Hassan@lboro.ac.uk
www.lboro.ac.uk/abce
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Dr Kelly Manders, Partnership Development Manager T: +44 (0)1509 228492 E: K.Manders@lboro.ac.uk