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This comment was written on 20 October for the November 2022 issue of Ground Engineering.

Despite the ongoing global energy crisis and increasing inflation, the geotechnical community has high hopes for the next 12 months.

Ground Engineering (GE) magazine was launched almost 55 years ago at a time when big lessons were being learned about modern geotechnics.

It’s that time of the year again. We have launched our annual survey for the GE100, formerly known as the Geotechnical Services File.

Government Social Mobility Commission chair Katharine Birbalsingh recently caused uproar by claiming that girls do not choose A-level physics because they don’t like “hard maths”.

This spring and summer, Ground Engineering is bringing back two of its popular conferences – GE Transport Geotechnics and GE Piling and Foundations.

Mere weeks ago, a major Russian invasion of Ukraine seemed like the most extreme outcome of Vladimir Putin’s military posturing.

The UK Government published its long-awaited Levelling up White Paper in early February.

Ground Engineering magazine is looking to highlight new voices in 2022, including fresh experts for news stories and features, as well as aspiring opinion piece authors.

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference (Cop26) recently came to an end in Glasgow.