National Green Infrastructure Facility

National #GreenInfrastructure Facility at @uniofnewcastle. @UKCRIC Living lab demo site for urban #SuDS. Developing solutions to global water challenges #COP26

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

Our latest video is now live on our #YouTube channel!

Find out about our on-site facilities are how we are conducting research to enhance urban resilience and reduce urban hazards using green infrastructure.

https://t.co/MUchPvJuEF

@UniofNewcastle @newcastlehelix @UKCRIC

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

Join our facility for an exciting #PhDOpportunity !
Help tackle a critical science gap in #SuDS, exploring plant specification for rain gardens. This PhD project offers a unique chance to collaborate with @The_RHS and Robert Bray Associates: https://t.co/jPwhYwoEUF

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

Last week was a busy National Tree Week for Madeleine Tate — helping at our undergraduate open day, attending Floodex in London, and planting trees with the North East Community Forest.
A great mix of teaching, learning, and getting more trees in the ground! 🌳

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

We recently hosted students from @NorthumbriaUni on a tour of our living lab and the Green Infrastructure on the @newcastlehelix site. The tour focused on the multifunctionality of Green Infrastructure and our PhD Student @LeavesinGI presented her research with edible herbs

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We've had a busy semester of teaching at the Facility. BSc, BEng, MSc and MEng Students have been running infiltration tests to learn how substrate and vegetation influence permeability

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Following on from the recent sensor update,🌳Madeleine Tate spoke at a TDAG session, sharing insights from her project so far.

It was great to hear from all the speakers — a recording of the session is now available! https://t.co/WD49CH1EC5

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As part of Madeleine Tate’s PhD project, sensors including a sap flow meter were installed at NGIF. Early data shows how the tree is performing in relation to water. More monitoring sites are coming — watch this space for updates!

@EngineeringNCL

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

As part of Madeleine Tate’s PhD project, sensors including a sap flow meter were installed at NGIF. Early data shows how the tree is performing in relation to water. More monitoring sites are coming — watch this space for updates!

@EngineeringNCL

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

Fantastic, fully funded PhD opportunity with @hrwallingford to understand the retention and treatment of highway runoff pollutants within SuDS : https://t.co/n1d4rIwFpj Generous, tax-free stipend to study. OPEN NOW for applications.

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

New PhD opportunities!
1. Understanding the retention and treatment of highway runoff pollutants in SuDS (https://t.co/0itk9WThG1)
2. Energy-SuDS: Heat exchange in SuDS for decarbonising heating and cooling 
(https://t.co/Vn3ifrvltU)
@GEST_NCL @EngineeringNCL

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

Read about our latest project, led by research student Madeleine Tate, on combatting excess storm water in residential areas using #SuDS Planters: https://t.co/mickRDf8SZ

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@GEST_NCL @EngineeringNCL

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

It was a pleasure to welcome ICE President Anusha Shah and colleagues to the NGIF. We discussed how to implement innovative #Nature-based Solutions and #SuDS in every-day engineering practice @anushashah1 @ICE_engineers #GreenInfrastructure #ICE_Manual_BGI

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

It was a pleasure to welcome ICE President Anusha Shah and colleagues to the NGIF. We discussed how to implement innovative #Nature-based Solutions and #SuDS in every-day engineering practice @anushashah1 @ICE_engineers #GreenInfrastructure #ICE_Manual_BGI

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

Our researchers had the opportunity to attend #AGU23 to present their latest work, and to convene a session on 'Advances in Geotechnical Infrastructure Condition Assessment and Monitoring in a Changing Climate'. We look forward to the online poster session on the 25th of January!

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

@NewcastleCC @NewcastleCC Absolutely, and that’s why features like the NGIF swale on Newcastle Helix are of such strategic importance and should be highly prized by developers, communities and local authorities alike! #WalkingTheWalk #SuDS #GreenInfrastructure

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

Last week we hosted a tour from Newcastle’s School X 'Facing Up to Climate Change' MSc Module. Students saw how Green Infrastructure is at the front line in engineering our cities’ adaptation to climate change @GEST_NCL @EngineeringNCL #GreenInfrastructure #SuDS

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@EngineeringNCL

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Our team was delighted to contribute to a webinar introducing the National Green Infrastructure Facility this week. Thanks @UKCRIC for the opportunity to showcase our lab and research!

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If you missed the most recent #UKCRIC Doctoral skills webinar, you can watch an 'Introduction to the National Green Infrastructure Facility' here: https://t.co/ZvoRcvyia3

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NGIF and @GEST_NCL PhD student, Emma McConnell, delivered a wonderful invited talk for the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) on field monitoring in Geomechanics. You can see her cracking work on #ACHILLES here: https://t.co/6EJUE6p8Yu

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

It was a pleasure to welcome A-level offer holders to NGIF last week where they gained practical experience of infiltration testing as part of the @EngineeringNCL PARTNERS Scheme, giving students an introduction to Civil and Geospatial Engineering courses at Newcastle.

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Happy International Women In Engineering Day from the National Green Infrastructure Facility!
#IWED23

[Alethea Goddard @LeavesinGI]

Happy #IWED23 from this woman in engineering and her trusty porometer! Women still make up only around 16% of the engineering workforce, I hope this figure continues to rise. Proud to be a woman engineer for @CDTWire and @NGIF_UK