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Image: Nine Elms Station, London part of the Northern Line extension for TfL where Ridge provided project management support to Transport for London, focusing on programme validation, schedule risk and delivery strategy (courtesy Grimshaw). The appointment of Giles Heather comes as the firm continue to grow its capabilities in the programme delivery of complex projects. Following the acquisition of specialist programme management consultancy Adept Management in 2025, which st

Image: Sir Michael Stoker Building, University of Glasgow, courtesy of Sheppard Robson Sheppard Robson is now recruiting for Architects and Senior Architects who have experience designing life science projects to join its London or Glasgow offices. The ideal candidate would enjoy the challenge of working in a large multidisciplinary team. Please note Revit experience is essential. The firm has described the skills and experience necessary for these positions. - Experience of

Image: Entrance to new Northern Line station at Battersea - Arcadis worked on this major project with Transport for London (courtesy Arcadis) The global design, engineering and consultancy firm Arcadis announced four senior leadership appointments over the summer to drive growth across key regions and service areas. As outlined in its 2025 Full Year results, Arcadis is refocusing the business on high-growth markets and moving to a sector and service model - Water, Energy & P

Image: courtesy of British Land Future Cities Forum is highlighting British Land's career development and talent attraction programmes. British Land is a FTSE-listed property company with a multi-billion-pound portfolio of UK assets, headquartered in London. 90% of the UK live within an hour of British Land's places.​​ These include its London campuses - Regent's Place in the Knowledge Quarter close to Euston and Bloomsbury, Broadgate in the City of London, and Paddington Cen

Image: David Lunn of NISTA - courtesy of the London School of Economics and Political Science The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has announced the appointment of David Lunn as its new Director of Market Engagement. David heads the Market Engagement Directorate in NISTA. He came to NISTA from the then-Department for Business and Trade, where he was Regulation Director and led work to strengthen the UK’s regulatory framework, supporting b

Image: West Hub, University of Cambridge on J J Thomson Avenue (courtesy Jestico + Whiles) Future Cities Forum will be holding its next Cambridge 'Science Cities' discussion event in the Cambridge West Innovation District, which includes the new Whittle Laboratory. The forum will look at the development of science innovation across the Growth Corridor - new laboratories in Cambridge, AI and defence exploration in Milton Keynes, flight technology, as well as how cities such a

Image: Northstowe Town Hub courtesy South Cambridgeshire DC South Cambridgeshire District Council has submitted a planning application for another state-of-the-art community building in Northstowe. If approved, the Northstowe Town Hub will be home to community, library and health facilities where the town centre will be located in future. Situated between the High Street and Town Plaza, which are being delivered by Homes England, the District Council’s vision is for the Town

Image: Carfax Oxford with view towards the historic Town Hall and Christ Church - September 2026 (courtesy Future Cities Forum) The UK government is now reviewing its decisions on local authority re-organisation with one of those areas affected being Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The government has announced it will review its local government reorganisation decisions across England, following legal advice and to ensure LGR is robust and aligns with new government prioriti

Image: 2000 Discovery Drive on the Cambridge Biomedical campus, where Savills is advising on lettings (courtesy Savills) Savills has bolstered its Science team with the appointment of Matt Barker, who joins as an associate director at the firm’s Margaret Street head office in London. Matt has over 13 years’ experience in UK real estate, spending the last four years specialising in life science. He joins from Nan Fung Life Sciences Real Estate, where he focused on leasing st

Image: Cambridge Market Square - in 2025 - with Great St Mary's, the University church on right (courtesy Future Cities Forum) Plans for significant investment in Cambridge's historic Market Square have been approved by Cambridge City Council's Planning Committee (Wednesday 2 September). Cambridge City Council is committed to supporting the seven-day market to continue and thrive in the long-term, while improving the accessibility of the market, making the space more welcomin