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28/08/2025

This looks like a very interesting online talk by our friends at the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Panel for Historical Enginering Works Scotland. Open to all, so IES members might be in good company if they sign up!

Discover Sir John Fowler’s Victorian bridges at Braemore with Aidan Bell, author of “Fowler’s Bridges”, hosted by PHEW & ICE Scotland Highlands.

11/03/2024

Our colleagues at the Institution of Civil Engineers have organised an online talk on the history of Glasgow's motorway system. As some parts of this are now over 50 years old it is a good time to look back at the decisions and designs of the time.
Date - 20 March 2024
Time - 18.15-19.15
Registration details - https://www.ice.org.uk/events/latest-events/history-of-glasgow-motorway

04/12/2023

06/10/2022

The 2022 James Watt Dinner is tomorrow, but it's not too late to book your place and join colleagues and friends for the engineering event of the year! This is the first dinner since 2019 because of the covid virus, so we are looking forward to as many people as possible to come along and enjoy the evening
All the details you need are here: https://engineers.scot/events/james-watt-dinner

15/02/2022

DISTILLING WHISKY IN AN INNOVATIVE SPACE
Not the usual topic in an Engineering talk, but join us online tonight at 18.30, as we present this one jointly with the Institution of Structural Engineers and Heriot Watt University. Full joining details below, and we hope to see you there!

There is a beautiful, bold and modern building rising on Leith’s waterfront. The innovative vertical distillery reflects both the limitations of the site but also the ethos of the Port of Leith Distillery. The result is a modern landmark that compliments the history and other attractions in the Po...

11/01/2022

ASPECTS OF FUTURE WARSHIP DESIGN
Why not take part in our online talk tonight at 18.30 - our joint meeting with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology. Registration details: shorturl.at/ltGN4

Synopsis: Across the world naval shipbuilding is in midst of a resurgence, NATO Countries and their allies are replacing existing ships and increasing their fleet numbers, however a variety factors within and without their control will affect the design of these future naval warships. This presentat...

07/12/2021

This is a link to our lecture programme for the rest of the session 2021/22. You are cordially invited to join us at all or any of the talks and please remember that Continuing Professional Development accreditation certificates are available for all of these.

Hornsea 1 is currently the world’s biggest offshore windfarm at 1200MW. This lecture will look at how knowledge gained from building Hornsea 1 led to a 60% CFD price drop on the Hornsea 2 windfarm, which will take the crown of…

07/12/2021

The poster for the joint event tonight with RINA

Please find attached the poster for the next meeting on Tuesday the 7th of December, "From the world’s biggest offshore windfarm to world’s biggest and best value offshore windfarm". The presenter for this meeting is Patrick Harnett - Senior Programme Director for Hornsea 2.

This is an online event with registration through Eventbrite and presentation via zoom.

Please use the link in the poster or the link below to register.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-the-worlds-biggest-offshore-windfarm-online-lecture-tickets-163175575539

Guests are welcome to attend this meeting so feel free to forward it to others.

If you have any questions, get in touch.

07/12/2021

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST OFFSHORE WINDFARM - JOINT TALK WITH THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS, 7.12.21
There's still time to join the online talk on the Hornsea 1 offshore windfarm tonight, 7 December. This is a joint meeting with the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and details of the talk and registration are in the link:

From the world’s biggest offshore windfarm to world’s biggest and best value offshore windfarm

11/03/2021

The article linked below is a recent opinion piece by IES President, Dr Andy Pearson, and deals with the pandemic-induced challenges facing both hopeful entrants to Engineering jobs and the interviewers involved in the selection process
Disclaimer: This essay is a personal opinion and does not reflect the policy or thinking of any organisation. However, comments on the article are welcome.

Opinion: Prospects for school leavers without exam grades considering a career in engineering 21 January 2021 If you are in senior school and expecting to leave in the next year or two you might be considering applying for an apprenticeship, a college place or even a university course. You will prob...