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The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is accepting entries for this year’s Fleming Award competition until the end of this week (18 October).
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Funding for further trials of repurposed London Clay as low-carbon cement alternative
High Seeped 2 London tunnels team Skanska Costain Strabag Joint Venture bags funding from Innovate UK’s £3.2M pot for trialling repurposed London Clay as an alternative to carbon-intensive Portland cement.
2024 Cooling Prize winner to be chosen next week from among three finalists
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.
Ground engineering Early Careers Challenge winners announced
The winners of the 2024 Early Careers Challenge (ECC), presented by Ground Engineering and Mott MacDonald, were revealed at last week's GE Basements & Underground Structures conference.
Latest people moves from Expanded, Geoquip Marine, Igne and others
Expanded Geotechnical announces new business unit leader, Geoquip Marine appoints its new CEO, and Igne chooses a managing director of ground investigation for England & Wales in the latest people moves from across the sector.
Ordnance Survey to run National Underground Asset Register operations
The Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency, has been appointed as the future operator of the National Underground Asset Register.
Submissions are now open for the 2025 Ground Engineering Awards
The 2025 Ground Engineering (GE) Awards - and the returning GE Workforce Awards - are now accepting entries, inviting participants to highlight their achievements in the sector.
Bruno Stuyts to give 2024 BGA Touring Lecture on machine learning in site characterisation
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.
£1M research project launched to address landslide risks in the Himalayas and beyond
A £1M research project led by the University of Aberdeen aims to improve the understanding of the risks of landslides and mitigate their impact on communities, infrastructure and local economies in high-mountain regions.
Former BGA chair Stephan Jefferis elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
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).