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Four A-Level students from St John’s Marlborough School in Wiltshire have won the first David Butler Award. The team comprising Oliver Markham, Timon Piercy, Jack Ross and Rex Vickerman beat nearly 100 others to win the national competition. The winners were named last month during an online ceremony hosted by…
The ICE is seeking new members for the committee which will judge the ICE Awards 2022. The awards recognise the civil engineers and projects which have helped to improve the profession and which have contributed to developing sustainable infrastructure. They celebrate those who are making a difference in the industry,…
This year started with another reminder of our changing climate. In the UK, New Year’s Day was the warmest for 106 years, with temperatures above 16°C. Meanwhile, some communities are still recovering from Storm Arwen in November 2021. It disrupted vital infrastructure and generated 9m waves off the north east…
The 13th Brunel Lecture series came to a rousing close in January with an audience of more than 300 hearing lecturer Seth Schultz end his tenure on a high. Having cajoled our industry to seize its responsibility to play an active role in tackling climate change, Schultz came to his…
Towards the end of last year, the government published the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) setting out £96bn of public investment in high speed links and local railways between the East and West Midlands, Yorkshire and the North West. Britain’s rail network is a significant enabler of economic, environmental and social…
A report from the ICE’s community advisory boards has identified some of the key challenges facing the construction industry in 2022. Infrastructure in 2022: A horizon scan of the year ahead for civil engineering sets out the major issues that must be addressed in areas aligned with the ICE’s core…
ICE’s Trustee Board and Council have long discussed ways to broaden the membership to welcome the skills vital for tackling societal challenges, such as the climate emergency and the inevitable biodiversity loss that comes with it. With the Chartered Infrastructure Engineer ballot taking place from 1 February, it is important…
The ICE is calling for nominations for its 2022 awards. The awards recognise outstanding civil engineering achievements, contributions to the profession and to the Institution. They recognise ways that ICE members and the wider infrastructure industry are improving the environment and society. The 2022 awards will seek to recognise the…
The current instability in the energy market has drawn attention to the resilience of the UK’s energy system. Soaring global gas prices – combined with a perfect storm of domestic factors – are driving a cost-of-living crisis in the UK which could have implications for the wider economy. The costs…
The framework for identifying, prioritising, financing and funding infrastructure in the UK has improved in recent years. Over the last year alone, a National Infrastructure Strategy and an Infrastructure Bank have both been put in place. The Spending Review and Budget in November did not outline major changes to long-term…
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