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The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering was one of the foundation Schools of the University when UNSW was first established in 1949. Today, with over 1500 undergraduate and postgraduate students, we are the largest and most successful School of our type in Australia, a dynamic and integral part of the Faculty of Engineering, and internationally renowned for our research facilities and achievements.

Mission

Our mission is:

To develop well-educated graduates with the essential skills, attributes and knowledge that will enable them to practise as professional civil or environmental engineers;
To conduct research and development of international distinction to meet the needs of the discipline, industry and society both locally and internationally.

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Top teachers: And the award goes to...

Congratulations to Dr Zora Vrcelj who was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Award for 2009 - the annual awards recognise sustained excellence in teaching.

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Australian Climate Change Adaptation Research Network for Settlements and Infrastructure 2nd National Early Career Researchers’ Forum and Workshop

During 9-11 November, thirty early career researchers from across the country participated in the ACCARNSI 2nd National Early Career Researchers’ Forum and Workshop, held at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW.

Early career researchers presented findings on various re

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School ARC LIEF Grant Success

Staff from the Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety (CIES) have been involved in two successful ARC LIEF Grants for 2010.

Professor Nasser Khalili was part of a multi-disciplinary team at UNSW to b

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The Year 4 dinner 2009

The Year 4 dinner for our graduating students was celebrated in style on November 13 at the Hilton hotel. Over 100 students were joined by School staff and industry partners and a very large band to mark the end of four years of hard work, good friendships and impressive academic achievements. &nbsp

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Engineering innovation and sustainable buildings

Internationally regarded structural engineer and Arup Principal, Tristram Carfrae recently addressed over 100 undergraduate Civil with Architecture students on the topic of ‘Engineering Integration and Innovation – the future of sustainable buildings.’ The talk, which was organised by the Scho

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