British Geotechnical Association

🌎 2025 Géotechnique Lecture – Clay behaviour through the keyhole 🌎 The Géotechnique Lecture is a biennial event nominated by the Géotechnique Editorial Panel. Join us to explore the latest thinking on clay behaviour and its implications for practice and research. ✳ When - Tuesday 4 November 2025 ✳ Time - 18:30–20:30 (UK) ✳ Speaker - Professor Béatrice Baudet ✳ Attendance - FREE to attend, in-person (with live webcast) Advance booking is required, visit: https://lnkd.in/e9CbmGpy Sponsorship opportunities are available - showcase your brand to a targeted audience of geotechnical professionals! Contact Kate Beardsley – [email protected] #BGA #Géotechnique #GeotechnicalEngineering #ClayBehaviour #SoilMechanics #CivilEngineering #CPD #HybridEvent #London

💥💥💥 Fleming Award Competition 2025 - FINAL CALL FOR ENTRIES - DEADLINE: 24TH OCTOBER 💥💥💥 The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has extended the submissions deadline for the prestigious Fleming Award Competition – held annually to honour the life and work of Dr Ken Fleming and recognise excellence in the practical application of geotechnics. We’re looking for Project Teams who have delivered outstanding geotechnical projects (or elements of projects) substantially completed within the last two years. Teams can include representatives from Clients, Main Contractors, Consulting Engineers, Specialist Contractors and more – with at least one member being a BGA member. Entries will be judged on teamwork, technical excellence, and innovation. Key Details: ✅ Extended deadline: 24th October 2025 Prize: £1,000 (donated by Cementation Skanska) ✅ Final: Tuesday 2 December 2025, ICE, London – shortlisted teams will present to a live audience and judging panel. For entry information and more, visit - https://lnkd.in/eUT9-ww5 Don’t miss the chance to showcase your project to the UK geotechnical community! #BGA #FlemingAward #Geotechnics #CivilEngineering #GroundEngineering #EngineeringExcellence #CallForEntries

📢 Call for Nominations – ISRM Rocha Medal 2027 📢 The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) invites nominations for the ISRM Rocha Medal 2027, awarded annually for an outstanding doctoral thesis in rock mechanics or rock engineering. ✳ To be eligible, candidates must be nominated within two years of the date of their official doctorate degree certification. ✳ Nominations may be submitted by the nominee, the nominee’s National Group (BGA), or any person or organisation acquainted with the nominee’s work. To find out more, including the nature and objectives of this Award, nomination requirements, guidance, and the Rocha Medal, visit - https://lnkd.in/e52v9VZi 💥 Deadline for submission: 31 December 2025 💥 Let’s continue to recognise and celebrate excellence in our field - we encourage eligible candidates and nominators to take part! #BGA #GeotechnicalEngineering #RockMechanics #ISRM #RochaMedal

💥💥💥 Fleming Award Competition 2025 - DEADLINE EXTENDED - 24TH OCTOBER 💥💥💥 The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has extended the submissions deadline for the prestigious Fleming Award Competition – held annually to honour the life and work of Dr Ken Fleming and recognise excellence in the practical application of geotechnics. We’re looking for Project Teams who have delivered outstanding geotechnical projects (or elements of projects) substantially completed within the last two years. Teams can include representatives from Clients, Main Contractors, Consulting Engineers, Specialist Contractors and more – with at least one member being a BGA member. Entries will be judged on teamwork, technical excellence, and innovation. Key Details: ✅ Extended deadline: 24th October 2025 Prize: £1,000 (donated by Cementation Skanska) ✅ Final: Tuesday 2 December 2025, ICE, London – shortlisted teams will present to a live audience and judging panel. For entry information and more, visit - https://lnkd.in/eUT9-ww5 Don’t miss the chance to showcase your project to the UK geotechnical community! #BGA #FlemingAward #Geotechnics #CivilEngineering #GroundEngineering #EngineeringExcellence #CallForEntries

💥💥💥 Fleming Award Competition 2025 - DEADLINE EXTENDED - 24TH OCTOBER 💥💥💥 The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has extended the submissions deadline for the prestigious Fleming Award Competition – held annually to honour the life and work of Dr Ken Fleming and recognise excellence in the practical application of geotechnics. We’re looking for Project Teams who have delivered outstanding geotechnical projects (or elements of projects) substantially completed within the last two years. Teams can include representatives from Clients, Main Contractors, Consulting Engineers, Specialist Contractors and more – with at least one member being a BGA member. Entries will be judged on teamwork, technical excellence, and innovation. Key Details: ✅ Extended deadline: 24th October 2025 Prize: £1,000 (donated by Cementation Skanska) ✅ Final: Tuesday 2 December 2025, ICE, London – shortlisted teams will present to a live audience and judging panel. For entry information and more, visit - https://lnkd.in/eUT9-ww5 Don’t miss the chance to showcase your project to the UK geotechnical community! #BGA #FlemingAward #Geotechnics #CivilEngineering #GroundEngineering #EngineeringExcellence #CallForEntries

💥💥💥 Fleming Award Competition 2025 - DEADLINE EXTENDED - 24TH OCTOBER 💥💥💥 The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has extended the submissions deadline for the prestigious Fleming Award Competition – held annually to honour the life and work of Dr Ken Fleming and recognise excellence in the practical application of geotechnics. We’re looking for Project Teams who have delivered outstanding geotechnical projects (or elements of projects) substantially completed within the last two years. Teams can include representatives from Clients, Main Contractors, Consulting Engineers, Specialist Contractors and more – with at least one member being a BGA member. Entries will be judged on teamwork, technical excellence, and innovation. Key Details: ✅ Extended deadline: 24th October 2025 Prize: £1,000 (donated by Cementation Skanska) ✅ Final: Tuesday 2 December 2025, ICE, London – shortlisted teams will present to a live audience and judging panel. For entry information and more, visit - https://lnkd.in/eUT9-ww5 Don’t miss the chance to showcase your project to the UK geotechnical community! #BGA #FlemingAward #Geotechnics #CivilEngineering #GroundEngineering #EngineeringExcellence #CallForEntries

JAMES CLARK MEDAL LUNCH & OCTOBER LECTURE It was a please to host James Clark Medal Winners, British Tunnelling Society Committee Members and Past BTS Chairs at the annual James Clark Medal Lunch at Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), One Great George Street, yesterday. The lunch was followed by our October Lecture, delivered jointly with British Geotechnical Association. Thanks are in order to Martyn Noak and Mark Lemmon BSc MSc CEng MICE RoGEP for their presentation which provided the Client's perspective of the tunnelling works on HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd. Thanks are in order to EDP (Jacobs.AtkinsRéalis.Sener) for sponsoring the post-lecture refreshments, and to CK-Tech for sponsoring the bar tab extension. Follow the British Tunnelling Society for the latest insight on tunnel-related matters To learn about the benefits of joining the British Tunnelling Society click here: https://bit.ly/3r0MPoU

Ground engineering Early Careers Challenge 2025 winners announced The winners of the 2025 Early Careers Challenge (ECC), presented by Ground Engineering Magazine in partnership with the British Geotechnical Association (BGA), were revealed at this month’s GeoTech conference. #earlycareerschallenge #geotech #conference #geotechnical #innovation Harry Hooper, Tayyib Chowdhury, Jonathan Yap, Miriam Sellick and Ardra Ramesh Kumar, FGS https://lnkd.in/eBmX6BDZ

📢 Call for Nominations – ISRM Rocha Medal 2027 📢 The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) invites nominations for the ISRM Rocha Medal 2027, awarded annually for an outstanding doctoral thesis in rock mechanics or rock engineering. ✳ To be eligible, candidates must be nominated within two years of the date of their official doctorate degree certification. ✳ Nominations may be submitted by the nominee, the nominee’s National Group (BGA), or any person or organisation acquainted with the nominee’s work. To find out more, including the nature and objectives of this Award, nomination requirements, guidance, and the Rocha Medal, visit - https://lnkd.in/e52v9VZi 💥 Deadline for submission: 31 December 2025 💥 Let’s continue to recognise and celebrate excellence in our field - we encourage eligible candidates and nominators to take part! #BGA #GeotechnicalEngineering #RockMechanics #ISRM #RochaMedal

🌎 2025 Géotechnique Lecture – Clay behaviour through the keyhole 🌎 The Géotechnique Lecture is a biennial event nominated by the Géotechnique Editorial Panel. Join us to explore the latest thinking on clay behaviour and its implications for practice and research. ✳ When - Tuesday 4 November 2025 ✳ Time - 18:30–20:30 (UK) ✳ Speaker - Professor Béatrice Baudet ✳ Attendance - FREE to attend, in-person (with live webcast) Advance booking is required, visit: https://lnkd.in/e9CbmGpy Sponsorship opportunities are available - showcase your brand to a targeted audience of geotechnical professionals! Contact Kate Beardsley – [email protected] #BGA #Géotechnique #GeotechnicalEngineering #ClayBehaviour #SoilMechanics #CivilEngineering #CPD #HybridEvent #London