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A graduate tunnel engineer representing London and South East England has won the 2020 national final of ICE’s Pitch 200. Atkins engineer Rui Jian Tee won the most public votes for his video explaining the innovative uses of geosynthetic geogrid to reinforce soils and similar materials. Pitch 200 is an…

What do you love most about being a civil engineer? For me, it is working in a profession that exists to serve the fundamental needs of society. Moreover, it is retaining that sense of enthusiasm and passion for civil engineering, three decades on. The work I do every day makes…

Global warming is real, and we can see it in the changing UK climate. The country has seen its top 10 warmest years over the last two decades.  February 2020 was the wettest on record for England, Wales and Northern Ireland; while the hottest day on record reaching 38.7°C was…

National 28 Oct: Career appraisal webinar. 1pm to 2pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk East  Midlands 22 Oct: Virtual MDO workshop. 9.30am to 11am, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk London 27 Oct: ICE London Graduate & Student annual general meeting. 6.30pm to 8pm, webinar. Click here for more details. Contact rose.creasey@ice.org.uk North East 22 Oct: Membership surgery,…

East  Midlands 15 Oct: ICE East Midlands Graduates and Students annual general meeting 2020. Plus talk on self-healing concrete, online. 6pm to 7.30pm.  Contact ice.eastmidlands@ice.org.uk 20 Oct: Membership surgery, East Midlands. 9am to 4pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk 21 Oct: East Midlands written exercise group, online. 5.30pm to 7pm. Click here for more details.…

East of England 08 Oct: Membership surgery, St Albans. 10am to 2pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk 13 October: Technician apprentice end point assessment preparation workshop, East of England online. 9.30am to 12pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk East  Midlands 13 Oct to 10 Nov: Attributes workshop, Midlands. 1pm, online. Click here for more details.…

East  Midlands 07 Oct to 11 Nov: Technical report route workshop – Midlands. 9.30am, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk North East 07 Oct: Membership surgery, North. 10am to 4pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk North West 07 Oct: Membership surgery, North. 10am to 4pm, online. Click here for more details. Contact memsupp.coordinator@ice.org.uk Northern Ireland 06 Oct: Getting…

Wavin has developed a new one-stop service aimed at ironing out the complexities of installing stormwater management systems. 

When it comes to implementing stormwater management solutions on new or existing sites, installers, contractors and developers must contend with lots of challenges. One major issue is that the process is often quite…

East  Midlands 30 Sept: ICE East Midlands annual general meeting 2020, online. 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Click here for more details. Contact: ice.eastmidlands@ice.org.uk  London 29 Sept: Technicians tea break: challenges and opportunites, Kent & East Sussex, webinar. 3pm to 4pm. Click here to book. North East 24 Sept: Membership surgery, North. 9am to 3.30pm, online. Click here for more details.…

Rachel Skinner has invited ICE members, co-professionals and guests to join her on 3 November at the online inauguration event when she becomes the 156th ICE President. This year’s President’s inauguration format replaces the usual event held annually at One Great George Street due to the current restrictions on large…