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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.
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Lighthouse | The UK is not alone when it comes to grid capacity challenges

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In late November, chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out the government’s latest spending plans in the 2023 Autumn Statement.

Hunt’s announcements focused on supply-side reforms to the economy, including changes to the planning system for the electricity network. He confirmed that the government is acting on the electricity networks commissioner’s proposals to…

Nominations deadline for 11 ICE Council places is 29 March

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ICE Council is seeking new members for the session which begins in November.

There are 11 vacancies: Five general members (comprising Chartered, Incorporated and Technician Members), who are elected by the professionally qualified members worldwide and do not represent any particular constituency Five regional members – one member to represent each…

Jim Hall to be next ICE President

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Hall succeeds Anusha Shah in November. He is an academic widely recognised for his research into water resource risk analysis.

ICE senior vice president Jim Hall has been officially elected to be the next ICE president by ICE Council. He succeeds Anusha Shah in November 2024. The ICE nomination committee put…

Trustee’s View | An opportunity to commemorate Smeaton

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The “father of civil engineering” John Smeaton is credited with coining the term civil engineer. His legacy is impressive, and includes many famous structures such as the Eddystone Lighthouse.  He also founded the first engineering society in the world – the Society of Civil Engineers, renamed the Smeatonian Society of…

NCE Graduate & Apprentice Awards winners profiled

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The civil and digital engineering skills of early career professionals have been recognised at the NCE Graduate & Apprentice Awards 2023.

This year’s event, held at the ICE in November, was produced in partnership with the ICE and sponsored by Amey Consulting, Balfour Beatty, Binnies, GHD, Heathrow, Joseph Gallagher, Mott MacDonald and…

Spotlight | Maximising benefits for the North

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The UK’s infrastructure industry might be forgiven for being downhearted as we come into the New Year. Confidence in major project and programme delivery is at, what feels like, an all time low. The cancellation of Phase 2 of High Speed 2 (HS2) is a recent – and very public…

First Chartered Infrastructure Engineer named

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Aecom decarbonisation technical director Chris Landsburgh (above) has been awarded the new title of Chartered Infrastructure Engineer.

The protected title is the first to have been created in 100 years. Landsburgh was a President’s Future Leader under ICE past president Paul Sheffield. The Chartered Infrastructure Engineer title was introduced in response…

Engineers must work in harmony with nature says new ICE President

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New ICE President Anusha Shah delivered her Presidential Address on 7 November.

She outlined her vision for civil engineers, urging them to work in harmony with nature to reach net zero. The focus of her presidential year will be to make civil engineering a nature and people-positive profession. She believes adopting…

Tall building competence register to be set up

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ICE/IStructE initiative to register competence of engineers working on tall buildings to reassure public about the safety of these structures

The ICE and the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) are to run a joint registration process for a new competency register of members who work on tall buildings. The register aims…