CEBE Knowledge Transfer for the Built Environment

CEBE has won its bid to the Higher Education Innovation Fund for a Construction Knowledge Exchange.

CEBE recognised as Centre for Knowledge Transfer for the Built Environment CEBE has won its bid to the Higher Education Innovation Fund for a Construction Knowledge Exchange.

The project is worth ?1million in the first two years, with the expectation that funding will be extended for a further three years.

The award is part of a UK Government drive to create a portfolio of knowledge exchanges to improve the added-value of the university sector in the UK economy.

A total of 22 knowledge exchanges have been created in this round.

Mel Lees, Deputy Director of CEBE, commented: "CEBE is highly delighted to have won this important and groundbreaking opportunity.

It reflects the high standing and hard work of the CEBE group, both in Salford and Cardiff, and recognises the valuable work CEBE has been doing through its ACBEE project (Accelerating Change in Built Environment Education)".

CEBE has also been successful in attracting funding to support phase 2 of its ACBEE project.

CITB-ConstructionSkills is providing £50k for the next 12 months and CEBE is currently exploring other sources of matched funding.

This project is aimed at promoting better dialogue between higher education institutions and industry and has been very successful in identifying case studies of excellence.

CEBE is the Centre for Education in the Built Environment in which the School of Construction and Property Management at the University of Salford is a strategic partner with the University of Cardiff.

CEBE was part of the Learning Teaching Support Network and is now part of the newly formed Higher Education Academy and is funded by HEFCE as a subject centre for academics in the built environment.

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