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The British Geological Survey (BGS) has published the first in a series of high-resolution offshore maps of seabeds around the UK.

A new method developed at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) shows that by modelling advanced landslide physics, both small scale experiments and real tsunami events can be explained with the same model.

World first research into the use of recycled materials as backfill in utilities trenches is being carried out by researchers at the College of Engineering and Science at Victoria University (VU) in Melbourne, Australia.

Network Rail has published a report outlining the risks to Britain’s railway posed by climate change and the measures required to improve resilience.

The new Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction (SoFSI) facility - to look at how buildings and infrastructure interact with the ground when subjected to dynamic loads - has opened its doors.

New research by a team of Florida-based academics has revealed that special radar satellite technology makes it possible to identify where unknown sinkhole activity is happening.

More than £60M in public and private money will be invested in the development of new technologies for deep-sea floating wind projects, including turbine mooring, undersea cabling and foundation systems.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has published a contract notice seeking a principal contractor to carry out borehole drilling and civils works for a new geoenergy research observatory in Cheshire.

UK infrastructure projects could save up to £300M per year by making changes that would drive innovation and efficiency in the earthworks sector.

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority and the Singapore Institute of Technology will establish a new centre to strengthen the country’s tunnelling and infrastructure development capabilities.