The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has been working hard to promote the profession of civil engineering for over 200 years. The ICE provides professional qualifications, leads the debate on infrastructure and the built environment internationally and provides an unmatched level or training, knowledge and thinking to over 95,000 members around the world.
New Civil Engineer is the official magazine of the ICE and is distributed – in print or digital formats – to more than 50,000 readers each month.
This page has the latest news from the Institution but you can find out more about ICE events, reports and opinion at www.ice.org.uk
With 95% of the UK’s trade by volume transported by sea, the maritime sector is an important industry for the country. The economic contribution of the industry is spread across all UK regions, but the role played by ports in the South East is of particular importance. There are six…
Since the election towards the back end of last year, the government has consistently talked up plans for an “infrastructure revolution”. It has pledged to spend billions of pounds over the next five years on numerous key projects and programmes. This includes plans for investment in England’s strategic road network…
These are some of the recommendations made by the ICE in its submission to the Treasury ahead of the government’s 2020 Budget. Following the 2019 General Election the government signalled its intention to focus on infrastructure investment as part of an “infrastructure revolution”, worth up to £100bn during this parliament. …
Ministers should take their “golden moment of opportunity” of the Budget to make firm decisions about developing sustainable infrastructure, National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) chair Sir John Armitt, told MPs and peers.
He told an All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure (APPGI) event in February that it is time to implement infrastructure commitments…
After a three year hiatus, Northern Ireland has recently seen the return of its assembly and the appointment of Nichola Mallon as the new minister for the Department of Infrastructure. As the current ICE chair for Northern Ireland, I look forward to engaging with the minister to discuss the infrastructure…
What role should the UK’s infrastructure sector play in achieving the target for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050? That will be the focus of this year’s ICE State of the Nation report for which I’m chairing the steering group. Achieving net zero requires enormous change, from how we…
Members and public are invited to a series of talks on the role of civil engineers and how infrastructure resilience is being assessed.
Three public sessions will be held over two days and will allow participants to contribute their ideas on how the Institution could help members tackle the issues facing…
Long-term planning and investment in the UK’s railways are both integral to the prosperity of our communities and to the success of our businesses. Approximately 1.8bn passenger journeys were made in 2018/19, with 17.4bn net tonne kilometres of freight transported by rail. Add to this that 240,000 people are employed…
The ICE Council and Trustee Board have agreed in full the findings from the Presidential Commission into ICE Governance. Implementation of some of these has begun. Others require members’ agreement in a ballot to be held this summer. The ICE Council set up the Presidential Commission in 2018. Its final…
ICE Council has officially elected ICE vice president Rachel Skinner as its next President. She will succeed current President Paul Sheffield in November. Skinner was initially put forward as a candidate for the 2020/21 presidency by the ICE’s nomination committee in January 2019 and confirmed by Council in April 2019. …
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