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FutureStructures Group

The FutureStructures group deliver cutting-edge research to advance structural engineering practices, pushing the boundaries for future-proof and intelligent structures. We are pioneers in original research that matters with a mission to streamline sustainability, resilience and digitalisation of structures.

Publishing prolifically, we are cultivating the next generation of multidisciplinary scientists, actively shaping standards such as Eurocodes and British Standards.

The FutureStructures Group also plays a central role in infrastructure maintenance, addressing ageing, climate impacts on structures and actively contributing to the achievement of the United Nations SDGs. Our expertise in computational analysis, generative materials and design, digital modelling and intelligent computing aligns with these goals, facilitating the evolution of engineering theory and practice, and ultimately enhancing the industry of future structures.

Capabilities

We are delivering globally recognised research on:

Structural resilience and robustness against natural and human-induced hazards
Advanced structural design
Smart and sustainable materials
Digitalisation and intelligent computing for infrastructure
Sustainable Energy Systems
Railway and infrastructure engineering

Impact

We are building strong partnerships with universities, professional bodies and industry to translate University of Birmingham's expertise into real-world recovery strategies used by policy makers. We are actively promoting sustainability through pioneering research in adaption of building and infrastructure design, to meet the future requirements and goals associated with climate change. We enrich research and education aligned with sustainable development goals and EU circular economy action plan.

We actively participate with networks and projects related to Net-Zero, promoting retrofitting solutions and novel adaptive materials for structures (repairability, adjustability, self-healing) for new and aging infrastructure, to enable weight reduction at no expense of structural performance, as well as bring old structures to current or future design demands.

Postgraduate study

Designed for civil engineers and related graduates, our accredited MSc programme will provide you the skills knowledge required for a career as a structural engineer. Whether you're a fresh graduate or an experienced professional, this research inspired course will prepare you to deal with complex structural engineering issues.

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