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Ellie Thomas named as ICE 2023 Stem Ambassador of the Year
Welsh graduate engineer wins the top prize for school and mentoring work. Northern Ireland engineer is highly commended.
ICE news
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has been working hard to promote the profession of civil engineering for over 200 years. The ICE provides professional qualifications, leads the debate on infrastructure and the built environment internationally and provides an unmatched level or training, knowledge and thinking to over 95,000 members around the world.
New Civil Engineer is the official magazine of the ICE and is distributed – in print or digital formats – to more than 50,000 readers each month.
This page has the latest news from the Institution but you can find out more about ICE events, reports and opinion at www.ice.org.uk
ICE seeks Professional Review assessors
The ICE is looking for professionally qualified members to become Professional Review assessors.
Spotlight | Sport’s relationship with infrastructure
Sport has the ability to dig deep, delivering huge emotional connection for fans with the additional potential to drive positive societal change. The infrastructure behind it extends much further than the buildings alone. Modern sports stadiums deliver regeneration and placemaking as part of the package, tackling economic, social and sustainability…
Lighthouse | Public engagement is vital to the success of the net zero transition
The UK is committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Roads bosses to address ICE summer lecture
National Highways chief executive Nick Harris and Welsh strategic road network deputy director Andy Falleyn are to speak at the ICE’s Summer Prestige lecture in June.
ICE reports support Parliamentary infrastructure discussions
Labour’s Lord Faulkner and shadow transport spokesperson Baroness Taylor both referred to an ICE briefing document during a Lords grand committee debate on public transport in towns and cities on 17 April.
ICE hosts sustainable infrastructure event
The ICE and the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) are hosting a free online event about making infrastructure more sustainable.
Why we need to share global best practice on infrastructure policy
Sustainable and resilient infrastructure is central to achieving shared global development objectives. This includes aiming to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which are central to the ICE’s five year plan, as well as complying with the Paris Climate Agreement. The ICE’s most recent past president Ed McCann focused…
Trustee View | New qualifications signal a way to the future
I previously wrote a piece for NCE in which I asked: “Who is the civil engineer of the future and how does the ICE adapt to embrace them?” At the time, I was considering the proposal to expand the ICE’s membership by offering the Chartered Infrastructure Engineer (CIE) qualification. I…
Spotlight | Early career engineers are the future
As civil engineering evolves, it is essential to recognise the vital role that early career engineers play in shaping its future. Young professionals bring energy and enthusiasm to the industry. And, given the widely reported skills gap, it is essential to attract new talent. But early career engineers often face…