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Emeritus Professor Mark Alexander and PhD scholar Areej Gamieldien represented UCT and CoMSIRU at the Innovandi Global Cement and Concrete Research Network (GCCRN) annual gathering.....

CoMSIRU's Nicholas Jarratt attends Concrete Expert Forum in Athens Greece to engage in open discussions on the current challenges facing the concrete industry....

In 2023, UCT had 136 academics listed in the Stanford Top 2% of scientists worldwide. Among these are CoMSIRU's Prof Mark Alexander and Prof Hans Beushausen...

In a recent EBE talks episode, Prof Mark Alexander and Prof Hans Beushausen discussed a practical carbonation model for service life design of reinforced concrete structures developed from research undertaken by CoMSIRU....

CoMSIRU directors Prof Hans Beushausen, Prof Mark Alexander, and Prof Pilate Moyo continue to be honoured and recognised as some of the country's most outstanding and celebrated research scholars by ASSAf....

CoMSIRU shares insights on EBE talks, unpacking high-strength concrete performance misconceptions....

The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices is set to take place in Oslo, Norway from 19th to 21st June 2024.

Glynis Crook from Fine Music Radio engages in a discussion with Emeritus Professor Mark Alexander regarding his recently published co-authored paper, on possible mitigation of the adverse environmental effects associated with concrete.

Emeritus Prof. Mark Alexander of CoMSIRU, Josefine Olsson, and Associate Prof. Sabbie Miller from the University of California, Davis, USA, share insights into near-term pathways for decarbonising global concrete production.

Areej Gamieldien, a PhD candidate at CoMSIRU, has been awarded a Carnegie PhD Fellowship in support of her research which focuses on using recycled concrete fines as a material resource in the construction industry.

Emeritus Prof Mark Alexander, co-director and UCT Senior Research Scholar attached to CoMSIRU, and Matthew Holmes, CoMSIRU alumnus, recently garnered a best paper award for their publication in the Indian Concrete Journal.

Cement & Concrete SA presents The Young Concrete Researchers, Engineers, and Technologists Symposium (YCRETS) 2023 hosted by Stellenbosch University.