{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1852584", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2026/a-new-recipe-for-greener-cement-made-with-ammonia-and-hydrogen/", "date": "22 October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-22", "headline": "A new recipe for greener cement, made with ammonia and hydrogen", "summary": "Imperiaresearchers are part of a 12-partner European project testing whether cement plants can run on ammonia and hydrogen fuel, partly recovered from wastewater, and whether the switch would genuinely cut emissions.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "Professor Evina Katsou, Dr Elham Mousania, Dr Daniel Dias, Dr Elena Koumaki", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate, energy and sustainability|Energy|Engineering Civil Eng|Environment|Global Challenges Engineering|Research|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" 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"/news/articles/engineering/2026/imperial-academics-elected-fellows-of-the-royal-academy-of-engineering/", "date": "24 September 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-09-24", "headline": "Imperiaacademics elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering", "summary": "Academics from Imperiahave been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Helen Wilkes, Alice Sharman", "profile": "Professor Richard V Craster, Professor Alastair F Donaldson, Professor Paul S Fennell, Professor Lidija Zdravkovic, Dr Raul Vazquez-Diaz", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Natural Sciences", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Engineering Chemical Eng|Engineering Civil Eng|Engineering Computing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1824894", "articleURL": "/news/articles/natural-sciences/physics/2026/worlds-first-trial-to-test-if-flightpath-changes-could-cut-aviations-climate-impact-/", "date": "18 August 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-08-18", "headline": "World\u2019s first trial to test if flightpath changes could cut aviation\u2019s climate impact ", "summary": "Imperiaresearchers will help evaluate a major North Atlantic trial investigating whether small, AI-guided flightpath adjustments can reduce global warming from aeroplane contrails.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eleanor Barrand, Meg Orpwood-Russell, Sigourney Luz, Simon Levey", "profile": "Dr Edward Gryspeerdt, Professor Marc E J Stettler, Dr Sebastian D Eastham", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Natural Sciences", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate Change|Environment|Net Zero|Research|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1813688", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2026/acca-and-imperial-partner-to-advance-restoration-science-in-the-andes-amazon/", "date": "11 August 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-08-11", "headline": " Conservaci\u00F3n Amaz\u00F3nica\u2013ACCA and Imperiapartner to advance restoration science in the Andes-Amazon", "summary": "This new collaboration, supported by the Jacobs Futura Foundation, will combine cutting-edge hydrology with community knowledge to better understand how restoring Andean forests protects water, biodiversity, and climate resilience.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "Professor Wouter Buytaert, Dr Rike Becker", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate Change|Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Civil Eng|Environment|Global Challenges Natural World|International|Latin America|Nature", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1815863", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2026/a-new-way-to-build-safer-more-sustainable-skyscrapers/", "date": "3 August 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-08-03", "headline": "A new way to build safer, more sustainable skyscrapers", "summary": "Imperiaand Arup pioneer a new approach to designing tall buildings that uses the building's own weight to reduce movement in high winds and earthquakes. Inspired by traditional Japanese pagodas, it makes towers safer while cutting carbon and construction costs.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "Mr Miguel Martinez Pañeda, Dr Kevin Gouder, Professor Ahmed Y Elghazouli", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Engineering Civil Eng|Industry|Latin America|Research|South East Asia", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1779875", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2026/new-initiative-aims-to-advance-intelligent-and-sustainable-buildings/", "date": "3 June 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-06-03", "headline": "New initiative aims to advance intelligent and sustainable buildings", "summary": "As cities and communities face growing pressure to reduce emissions, improve resilience, and adapt to a changing climate, 海角社区\u2019s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, together with Venturous Group and Neuron Digital, are exploring how intelligent building technologies, AI, and digital twins could support more sustainable, resilient, and efficient buildings and infrastructure, including during periods of extreme heat.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "Professor Washington Y Ochieng, Professor Maarten van Reeuwijk", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Civil Eng|Net Zero|Research|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1770276", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/enterprise/2026/alumni-startup-recycleye-picked-up-by-us-waste-company/", "date": "22 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-22", "headline": "Alumni startup Recycleye picked up by US waste company", "summary": "Systems combining AI, computer vision and robotics promise to improve recycling efficiency and address a worldwide labour shortage in waste management. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ian Mundell", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, ImperiaNews", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Alumni|Artificial Intelligence|Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Civil Eng|Engineering Computing|Enterprise|Robots|Student Entrepreneurship", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1764351", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/enterprise/2026/global-waste-to-hit-nearly-4-billion-tonnes-a-year-by-2050-world-bank-group-report-warns/", "date": "25 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-25", "headline": "Global waste to hit nearly 4 billion tonnes a year by 2050, World Bank Group report warns", "summary": "Experts from 海角社区, working independently through ImperiaConsultants, have helped deliver a major new global analysis of rising waste, climate emissions and failures in basic rubbish collection.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ian Mundell", "profile": "Dr Ed Cook, Dr Costas Velis, Dr Joshua W Cottom", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, ImperiaNews", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate Change|Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Civil Eng|Enterprise|Environment|Pollution", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1760348", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2026/bridging-water-data-gaps-new-project-unites-global-scientists-and-local-communities/", "date": "19 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-19", "headline": "Bridging water data gaps: new project unites global scientists and local communities", "summary": "A new, international research project will bring together community knowledge and cutting-edge science to transform how we understand and manage the world\u2019s freshwater resources. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "Professor Wouter Buytaert", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Climate Change|Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Civil Eng|Environment|ImperiaGlobal|India|International|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1735027", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2026/celebrating-jack-neale-as-he-turns-100/", "date": "15 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-15", "headline": "Celebrating Jack Neale as he turns 100 ", "summary": "As Jack Neale marks his 100th birthday, we are delighted to celebrate a man whose quiet dedication, kindness and good humour has left a lasting impression on generations of students and staff in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Campus and community, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Civil Eng", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1719677", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/new-year-honours-celebrated-by-imperial-community/", "date": "29 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-29", "headline": "New Year Honours celebrated by Imperiacommunity", "summary": "Imperiaresearchers have been recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours list.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Joanna Wilson, Simon Levey", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, ImperiaNews, Medicine, News", "topic": "Campus and community, Cross-faculty, Engineering, Health", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Alumni|Research|School of Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1718046", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2025/148-years-in-the-making-alumni-connections-brings-our-community-home-/", "date": "10 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-10", "headline": "142 years in the making: \u2018Alumni Connections\u2019 brings our community home ", "summary": "After 142 years, history was made as our alumni came together for the first time in a truly unforgettable celebration. The Skempton building was alive with laughter and conversation as graduates from across the decades returned to reconnect, reminisce, and see how far we have come. It felt like a family reunion. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Alumni|Engineering Civil Eng|Events", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716223", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2025/imperial-expertise-contributes-to-landmark-global-plastics-report/", "date": "3 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-03", "headline": "Imperiaexpertise contributes to landmark global plastics report", "summary": "An Imperiaacademic has helped shape a major new global assessment of plastic pollution and its solutions. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "Dr Costas Velis", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Civil Eng|Environment|Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1706099", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2025/imperial-research-targets-safer-more-durable-alloys-for-clean-hydrogen-energy/", "date": "22 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-22", "headline": "Imperiaresearch targets safer, more durable alloys for clean hydrogen energy", "summary": "A \u00A3859k EPSRC grant will support research to prevent hydrogen embrittlement in metals.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "Dr Livia R Cupertino Malheiros, Professor Catrin M Davies, Dr James O Douglas, Professor David Dye, Professor Finn Giuliani, Dr Jun Jiang, Dr Emilio Martinez-Paneda, Professor Tony Paxton", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Civil Eng|Materials|Net Zero|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}