Dear all, Thanks to i3P for inviting me to narrate TechFest 2019. It was a really great event, made even greater knowing we were supporting digital industrialisation of our industry, with i3P at the top table coordinating transformation efforts. Read more about the key takeaways: NCE TechFest 2019 Highlights Thanks to Sarah, Nick and Colin…
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We have a NEW i3P LinkedIn page. Please follow us and share with your network. We’ll still be sharing all of the latest i3P & infrastructure news, events & funding opportunities! If you’d like to mention us in your LinkedIn post, you can simply tag us by typing ‘@infrastructure-industry-innovation-partnership-i3p’. i3P is proud…
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Network Rail is investing £10m working with universities to help prepare a railway that can better cope with extreme weather and increased demand. The national rail body has agreed eight framework contracts with the universities of Southampton, Birmingham, Sheffield, Huddersfield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Heriot Watt and Loughborough to help the company deliver its R&D portfolio through…
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i3P Would like to say a big thank you to everyone who contributed to the brilliant 2019 NCE TechFest Event. I think we can all agree it was a good day for i3P with both reports well received and great enthusiasm and interest for the i3P SME Engagement Programme. A more substantial write up will…
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ISCF Transforming Construction programme is now open, with the ‘whole-life asset performance’ theme of particular relevance to the chemicals sector. The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Transforming Construction (TC) programme is now inviting CR&D project bids for a share of £10M. As KTN has previously described, the chemicals sector has the capability to help deliver…
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This week sees the official launch of i3P’s first ever Annual Report, as well as the Innovation Investment Priorities Report. i3P 2019 Annual Report – Innovating the future of Infrastructure i3P is a client-led community of organisations with a focus on innovation. Its purpose is to transform the performance of the infrastructure sector, delivering…
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The second round of funding calls for Small Projects is now open for applications. As part of this ambition there is up to £600,000 to invest in a raft of new research projects, which will address the biggest problems facing the construction industry, in line with the expectations of the Industrial Strategy and the Transforming Construction…
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Join us on our first i3P Community networking event: the Tideway Boat Tour, setting off from London Bridge City Pier. Tideway is building the Thames Tideway Tunnel – London’s new super sewer We’re busy constructing a 25km tunnel under London’s river that will prevent the tens of millions of tonnes of pollution that currently pollute…
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We have been approached by a number of organisations who are looking for partners or support from i3P members for their bids into the current ISCF Transforming Construction Competition. If any of the ideas here might fit into what you are doing or you are interested in then please let us know and the relevant…
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innovation in automated tunnel examination Network Rail to invest up to £1.5 million, plus VAT. This will support the development and demonstration of new capability in automated tunnel examination. The competition process is managed by Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation. The competition supports the objectives of Network Rail’s Control Period 6 (CP6) funding strategy…
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