BGA News

The British Geotechnical Association has revealed the finalists for the 2024 Fleming Award, with presentations scheduled for 3 December.

Three unusual past tunnel collapses that were caused by lining failures hold important lessons for geotechnical engineers, University of Cambridge emeritus professor Robert Mair said in a recent lecture.

University of California, Berkeley's Kenichi Soga will discuss how distributed sensing data and data analytic techniques can provide geotechnical insights when he delivers the next Rankine Lecture.

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has invited early career professionals to submit posters for the 56th Cooling Prize Competition.

Taylor Woodrow business unit director Yvonne Ainsworth has been recognised with the 2024 John Mitchell Award for her contributions to geotechnical engineering.

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has awarded the 55th Cooling Prize to University of Dundee PhD student Thomas Riccio, who gave a presentation on “Pile installation effects and plugging in soft rock”.

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is accepting entries for this year’s Fleming Award competition until the end of this week (18 October).

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) will soon decide on the winner of the 2024 Cooling Prize, with the competition taking place at its 75th Anniversary Conference in London on 15 October.

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) Touring Lecture 2024 will be held by Ghent University visiting professor Bruno Stuyts, an expert in offshore geotechnics and the application of data-driven methods in geotechnical design.

Environmental Geotechnics director Stephan Jefferis, a former chair of the British Geotechnical Association (BGA), has been elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng).