In depth

Association of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Specialists chair Vivien Dent wants to make the geotechnical sector more inclusive.

New British Geotechnical Association chair Andrew Ridley wants to bring field measurements and geotechnics closer together.

National Buried Infrastructure Facility director Nicole Metje discusses how the new research centre is using digital technology to better understand the subsurface.

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (QJEGH) editor-in-chief and Edge Hill University geomorphology professor Cherith Moses highlights the importance of publishing industry case studies that advance engineering geology and hydrogeology practice.

Geological Society president Ruth Allington has more than 40 years’ engineering geology experience in the quarrying and mining sector and wants to promote geoscience education and awareness.

University of Newcastle, Australia emeritus professor and geotechnical engineer John Carter will delve into the numerical modelling of soil behaviour in the 61st Rankine Lecture.

New Steel Piling Group chair Graham Hall wants to see clients and contractors working together more effectively, so the industry can deliver better quality solutions.

International Society for Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering president Marc Ballouz wants to bring geotechnical professionals from different parts of the world together and boost the image of his profession.

John Harrison will discuss the application of Eurocode 7 in rock engineering design and construction in his Glossop Medal Lecture for the Geological Society.

Engineering Group of the Geological Society chair John Davis hopes to get the organisation’s membership networking again through upcoming events this year and next.