{"id":9680,"date":"2026-08-12T12:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/?page_id=9680"},"modified":"2026-09-26T16:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:07:51","slug":"network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/network\/","title":{"rendered":"IC3 Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9680\" class=\"elementor elementor-9680\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb09195 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb09195\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb804e6\" data-id=\"eb804e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7324c65 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7324c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45680f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45680f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to the IC3 Network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0e05f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0e05f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7166d7b\" data-id=\"7166d7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4beca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa4beca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Our-Partners-1920-x-1203-1024x642.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7557\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Our-Partners-1920-x-1203-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Our-Partners-1920-x-1203-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Our-Partners-1920-x-1203-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Our-Partners-1920-x-1203-1536x962.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Our-Partners-1920-x-1203.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65903da\" data-id=\"65903da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f6b1b8\" data-id=\"8f6b1b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f1612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03f1612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee8ca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aee8ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Our international work centres on two key aspects:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Working with other global leaders in this area to share practice and expertise.<\/li><li>Providing opportunities for our regional organisations to network and link up with others across the globe.<br \/>To support this work, we are developing strategic global partnerships. These currently include:<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685316c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"685316c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become a Partner \u27a4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed592f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aed592f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-73c1041 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73c1041\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0828ba\" data-id=\"f0828ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35171b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c35171b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unb.ca\/ocrc\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UNB_OCRC_4C_K-copy.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8145\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78a836 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f78a836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2;\">The\u00a0<a style=\"color: #96607d;\" title=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unb.ca%2Focrc%2Findex.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crichard.laing%40northumbria.ac.uk%7C1e2bc121129543c448e308dd2019f1da%7Ce757cfdd1f354457af8f7c9c6b1437e3%7C0%7C0%7C638702017974371473%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fL6ZQ8Ozii6X5VAUnmeJKZrOX54dfyEVjK5YzCrTI58%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unb.ca%2Focrc%2Findex.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crichard.laing%40northumbria.ac.uk%7C1e2bc121129543c448e308dd2019f1da%7Ce757cfdd1f354457af8f7c9c6b1437e3%7C0%7C0%7C638702017974371473%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fL6ZQ8Ozii6X5VAUnmeJKZrOX54dfyEVjK5YzCrTI58%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-outlook-id=\"cd6157e1-956d-4eb5-88a0-2c7acfdd999e\">Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC)<\/a>\u00a0at the University of New Brunswick, in Canada, is dedicated to accelerating construction innovation through the improvement and adoption of off-site construction technologies and practices. As the Canadian leader in off-site construction (OSC) knowledge creation and mobilisation, the OCRC-UNB brings together industry partners, academics, and students to transform traditional construction methods into more efficient, sustainable off-site manufacturing processes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8d55cc\" data-id=\"e8d55cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1fb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e1fb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plataformaptec.es\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PTEC.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5905\" alt=\"PTEC logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd1e2d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdd1e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plataformaptec.es\/\">PTEC<\/a>: The Spanish Construction Technology Platform. This platform promotes innovation within the construction sector, to respond to new challenges and demands of the sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00abab8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00abab8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a2f261\" data-id=\"0a2f261\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec1c6f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec1c6f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-efc838e\" data-id=\"efc838e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0bc32 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f0bc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cesi.fr\/en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CESI.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5906\" alt=\"CESI logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c02c3a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c02c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a style=\"transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cesi.fr\/en\/\">CESI<\/a>: With 25 campuses around France,\u00a0<a style=\"transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cesi.fr\/en\/\">CESI Ecole d\u2019Ingenieurs<\/a>, provides a tailored and intercultural engineering education for students. It has partnerships across all 5 continents providing the opportunity for its students to study abroad and enabling further development of its research and innovation activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-871b3b5\" data-id=\"871b3b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8972132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8972132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reach-academy.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"31\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/REACh-Asia-GreyRed-no-background-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8092\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c654cec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c654cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reach-academy.com\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">REACh<\/a> was established more than a decade ago to support both industry and higher academic institutions within the Real Estate and Construction domain in the provision of industry\/professional development and executive training and specialist educational programmes.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">REACh Asia operates and has a presence across Asia from the Middle East through India, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. In China it operates under the Real Estate Academy in China.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc48d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0dc48d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2875cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2875cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b555d2\" data-id=\"7b555d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb9afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0fb9afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a063927 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a063927\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab3b0ff\" data-id=\"ab3b0ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b81b0b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b81b0b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-of-the-North-1920-x-1203-1024x642.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7585\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-of-the-North-1920-x-1203-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-of-the-North-1920-x-1203-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-of-the-North-1920-x-1203-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-of-the-North-1920-x-1203-1536x962.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-of-the-North-1920-x-1203.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df9e263\" data-id=\"df9e263\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9325f42\" data-id=\"9325f42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e8277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83e8277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cb41c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28cb41c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ic3 was established through a partnership of Northumbria and Newcastle universities working together with leading sector organisations and bodies. <br>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/meet-the-team\/\">ic3 board<\/a> comprises representatives from some of our key partners:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d0b99 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b4d0b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Collaborate with us \u27a4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2708da7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2708da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3d57f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3d57f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-802adc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"802adc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1d9cba\" data-id=\"e1d9cba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bfd33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21bfd33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Northumbria-370x180-1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5624\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5e77fc\" data-id=\"b5e77fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c696b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c696b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Newcastle-370x180-1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5622\" alt=\"Newcastle University logo.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a23c1e\" data-id=\"3a23c1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bf0a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14bf0a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/North-of-Tyne-370x180-1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5623\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3658ec\" data-id=\"e3658ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49da78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a49da78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ryder-370x180-1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5625\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3709966 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3709966\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52a5849\" data-id=\"52a5849\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f1481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41f1481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Space-Group-370x180-1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5626\" alt=\"Space Group logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2704c25\" data-id=\"2704c25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e3d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79e3d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NBS-370x180-1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5628\" alt=\"NBS logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2151012\" data-id=\"2151012\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5e990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a5e990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Arup-370x180-1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5634\" alt=\"Arup logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf42812\" data-id=\"cf42812\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1951d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1951d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Morgan-Sindal-370x180-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5635\" alt=\"Morgan Sindall Construction logo.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-39ad60a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39ad60a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21062a0\" data-id=\"21062a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163f2f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"163f2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Turner-and-Townsend-370x180-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5639\" alt=\"Turner and townsend logo.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa93423\" data-id=\"fa93423\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9a6df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f9a6df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Womble-Bond-Dickenson-370x180-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5641\" alt=\"Womble and Dickenson logo.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b126b8\" data-id=\"2b126b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17651c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17651c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"73\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ic3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/xBim-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-6772\" alt=\"xBim logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-264ed0c\" data-id=\"264ed0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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