Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2019

Timber Towers of Tomorrow

Explore the science and engineering of supertall timber from cells to skyscrapers at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition Did you know it takes just 4 hours to grow a 300 metre tall timber tower in the sustainable forests of Europe? To find out many other interesting ideas, and know why...

Teachers' Resources

We have prepared an Education Pack for school teachers to use in class. The information that you'll find in the pack will offer context to our exhibit, allowing teachers to plan ahead for a visit by introducing their students to the main themes and ideas behind our interdisciplinary research...

Video Resources

TedX Cambridge talk on 'Timber Towers of Tomorrow' by Dr Michael Ramage, Director of the Centre for Natural Material Innovation. The Economist video on our research ‘Wooden skyscrapers could be the future of our cities'

MADE Undergraduate Course Student Survey

The University of Cambridge is looking to offer a new 4-year undergraduate course in 'Materials Architecture Design Engineering (MADE)'. By completing this short 10-minute online survey , students can help us gather feedback on the course, as well as the design of the course curriculum. Tell your...

Timber Towers of Tomorrow

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