A shake-up at the top of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), an incoming Transport for the North (TfN) boss and a new role for an ex-Crossrail chief are among April s high-profile appointments.
A round-up of the biggest moves and appointments during April is below.
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Hannah Vickers to leave ACE for role with Mace
Vickers joined the ACE in September 2018 from the Institution of Civil Engineers. Prior to this she worked for Infrastructure UK, part of HM Treasury and the Environment Agency.
TfN appoints new chief
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The New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Edinburgh Napier University (ENU). The news came as it announced that Professor Robert Hairstans has joined as founding director of the NMITE’s Centre for Advanced Timber Technology (CATT) (ttjonline March 11).
His role will be to lead the development and delivery of the CATT, to help establish it as the leading national location in timber education and to work with the broader NMITE academic team to create a sustainable educational portfolio.
Prof Hairstans joins on a two-year secondment from Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), where he is head of the Centre for Offsite Construction + Innovative Structures (COCIS) within the University s Institute for Sustainable Construction.
Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences
We know that people s homes can make the experience of cognitive changes more difficult, or can enable continuing inclusion and a sense of self-worth and self-esteem.
The project is supported by £1.6m of funding provided through the UK Research & Innovation (UKRI’s) healthy ageing challenge, part of the Social, Behavioural and Design Research Programme.
Silviahemmet bring their experience of developing the SilviaBo – a specialist housing design for people living with dementia – created using IKEA’s modular housing BoKlok. The project is also supported by Mediva, a Japanese company who have developed housing for people who may develop dementia.