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Spotlight | Enhanced by engineering

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:39:21 +0000

Each year on the 23rd of June, we mark International Women in Engineering Day (INWED). INWED was established by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to raise the profile of women engineers around the world. In the UK, 6.3M people work in engineering and technology, that’s…

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Trustee’s view | Ethical dilemmas and infrastructure

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:13:57 +0000

Our world is full of societal dilemmas, and as civil engineers, we need to be adept at understanding and responding to them. The word dilemma is a Greek word meaning ‘a problem offering two possibilities’. An ethical dilemma occurs where two or more ethical principles…

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Help us find the next generation of civil engineers

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:40:28 +0000

The ICE’s CityZen Award is now open for 16 to 18 year olds, and the CityZen Pollution Control Challenge is open for 14 to 16 year olds.

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How can the infrastructure sector help prevent another Grenfell?

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:23:36 +0000

The Grenfell Tower fire was a stark reminder of the human cost when critical infrastructure fails.

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What the cancellation of HS2’s Northern leg has taught us about major project delivery

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:03:06 +0000

The ICE has published a report summarising lessons learned from the cancellation of HS2’s northern leg, drawn from interviews and written submissions from key decision-makers.

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Lighthouse | Reviewing the UK government’s approach to transport

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:41:29 +0000

The Urban Transport Group and Arup have published a new report, setting out an ambitious vision to transform rail and urban transport in the UK.

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Lighthouse | All change? King’s Speech sets out major policy shifts for UK infrastructure

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:55:24 +0000

The new government has settled into its role, setting out its agenda for the 2024/5 parliamentary session in the King’s Speech. Over a quarter of the bills mentioned have an infrastructure component, including planning, transport, energy, water and devolution.

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Spotlight | Successes of High Speed 2 should be celebrated

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:46:53 +0000

The cancellation of HS2 Phase 2 makes it easy to forget that the creation of zero carbon journeys between London and Birmingham is in full swing.

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Trustee’s view | Members’ CPD is crucial to maintaining competence

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:24:20 +0000

The Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 highlighted critical issues in practices and professionalism across the construction sector.

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2024 Trustees and Council election

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:38:08 +0000

New Trustees, Council Members and a Graduate Member have been elected by the membership of the institution

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