On Friday 3 July 2026 in Chania, Greece, the MetaInfrastructure group held its Away Day, bringing together colleagues, researchers and collaborators to reflect on a highly productive year of academic progress, research growth and international engagement.
The event provided an opportunity to celebrate recent achievements across the group, including major research income, high-impact publications, new academic appointments, successful collaborations, and the continued development of early-career researchers and doctoral students.
One of the highlights of the event was the contribution of three distinguished invited speakers: David Jenkins, ICE President for Australia; Prof William Hynes, Senior Climate Change Economist at the World Bank and Honorary Professor at the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity; and Prof Igor Linkov, Senior Science and Technology Manager at the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
The event also included contributions from Centre for Global Infrastructure Resilience (GIROS) members, who joined the meeting online to discuss ongoing and future research proposals. These discussions strengthened the collaborative links between MetaInfrastructure and GIROS and highlighted shared research interests in infrastructure resilience, climate adaptation, sustainability, artificial intelligence and systems thinking.
We thank all members, collaborators, invited speakers and partners for their valuable contributions and look forward to another year of impactful research and collaboration.
