Institute for Infrastructure and Environment

The Institute for Infrastructure and Environment carries out research on a diverse range of topics contributing to efficient, sustainable and resilient infrastructure in the built and natural environments.

Research themes

Pilot Silo Facility
Environmental Engineering
Fire Safety Engineering
Granular and Geomechanical Processes
Infrastructure Sensing and Systems
Railway Engineering
Structural Engineering & Mechanics

Our people

Professor Lindsay Beevers
Chair of Environmental Engineering and Head of Research Institute
Dr Kevin J Hanley
Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of Research Institute
all IIE staff and students

Seminars

Milne Lecture: Frontier Developments in Bioelectronics, Professor John A. Rogers
25/02/2025 - 18:00
IIE Seminar - The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Structural Engineering - Dr Ray Su, The University of Hong Kong
22/08/2024 - 13:00
Professor Robert Shepherd, Guest Seminar: Embracing Complexity for Enduring and Adaptive Robotics
22/11/2023 - 13:00
all IIE seminars

PhD opportunities

Adaptive and smart structures for operational variability and life extension
Compressive behavior of self-expanding concrete-filled CFRP tube columns
Digitalising buildings at scale for improved environmental performance
Elucidating molecular transport mechanisms through atomistic simulations
all IIE PhD Opportunities

Research activity

Failure Modes of Engineering (FeME): a network for future inclusivity, sustainability, and global impact
Edinburgh Fire Research Centre