The Edinburgh Research Partnership Joint Research Institute on Civil and Environmental Engineering conducts research into the conventional areas of quality of life, public health and welfare as well as the emerging key goal of UK government policy: sustainable development. Areas of interest include: Intelligent, Smart and Innovative Infrastructure, Remote Sensing and Health Monitoring in Infrastructure Applications, Contaminant Containment and Subsoil Environments, Transport, Water Management, Particulate and Granular Solids and Soils, Fire Safety and Structural Engineering, and Timber Engineering and Wood Science.

see also: civil, engineering, research

The collaborative programmes that form part of the Edinburgh Research Partnership (ERP) in Engineering and Mathematics are managed through a series of Joint Research Institutes which cover Signal and Image Processing, Subsurface Science and Engineering, Energy, Integrated Systems (Precision Optical, Electronic and Miniature Systems), Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Mathematical Sciences. The Partnership involves 750 researchers in engineering and mathematics at Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh Universities. In addition to developing a shared research strategy and pooled resources, the ERP has established a joint postgraduate school providing high quality courses and training.

see also: actuarial, civil, edinburgh, electrical, electronic, engineering, erp, fibreoptic, laser, mathematics, mechanical, partnership, research, statistics