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Round up: ICE’s recent campaigns to raise the profile of civil engineering

27 MARCH 2013

One of ICE’s roles is to highlight how important infrastructure is to our world and to raise the profile of civil engineers.

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  • Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Municipal engineering , Public affairs , Structures and buildings , Transport

New Campaign Launched in Berkshire to Promote Civil Engineering

New Campaign Launched in Berkshire to Promote Civil Engineering

26 MARCH 2013

A new campaign to promote civil engineering was launched in southern England on Monday 25th March 2013

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Water

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  • South East England

ICE responds to 2013 Budget as Chancellor announces infrastructure spending boost

ICE responds to 2013 Budget as Chancellor announces infrastructure spending boost

20 MARCH 2013

While ICE welcomes the £3bn per year boost in infrastructure, we need real, visible progress of the National Infrastructure Plan and fewer re-announcements.

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  • Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Public affairs , Transport

Queen Elizabeth Prize 'puts engineering on the world stage'

18 MARCH 2013

The first Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering was awarded to five pioneers of the internet and world wide web at a ceremony at the Royal Academy of Engineering today.

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  • Awards & competitions , Education , Environment & Sustainability , Information systems , Innovation and research , Public affairs

Experts Discuss Managing Flood Risk in Wales

18 MARCH 2013

Experts from across the UK have met in Wales to discuss how flood risk management policies could help minimise the effect of flooding across the country.

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Water

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  • Wales

World class infrastructure needs a world class workforce to deliver it

12 FEBRUARY 2013

Commenting on today's call from Sir James Dyson to get children interested in engineering in schools through a better design and technology curriculum, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) President Professor Barry Clarke, said:

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  • Diversity , Education , Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Public affairs , Transport

Flood defence schemes welcome, but more action needed

7 FEBRUARY 2013

Commenting on the announcement by Defra that 93 regional flood defence schemes have been given the green light for construction, ICE Flooding Expert, David Balmforth, said:

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Public affairs , Water

East of England allocated large slice of flood defence funding

7 FEBRUARY 2013

The Government has announced £294 million will be spent on flood defences this year and a large slice of it is coming to the East of England. A total of 93 schemes have been given the go ahead including 15 in the Eastern region due to commence this year. These include £28.6 million for Great Yarmouth protecting over 2000 homes.

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Water

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  • East Of England

Extracting energy from waste – a missed opportunity

31 JANUARY 2013

The UK currently lacks the capacity to process all the waste that could be utilised for energy generation.

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  • Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Waste management

Birmingham - green and smart city agenda at April BASE Cities event

8 JANUARY 2013

The inaugural Base Birmingham event takes place at Edgbaston cricket ground on 11 April 2013.

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Structures and buildings , Water

  • ICE regions:

  • West Midlands

World’s engineers put resilient infrastructure first at Tokyo symposium

27 NOVEMBER 2012

Representatives from ICE travelled to Tokyo last month to participate in a joint International Symposium with the Japanese Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE). The meeting was attended by representatives from over 20 nations to investigate infrastructure resilience and prepare for natural disasters.

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Innovation and research , Municipal engineering , Transport

Act now or face further flood damage warns ICE

23 NOVEMBER 2012

Commenting on the flooding in the UK and the further warnings in place for the weekend, ICE Director General Nick Baveystock said:

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Water

Loughborough plays host to engineering first

Loughborough plays host to engineering first

14 NOVEMBER 2012

Loughborough will play host to the regional launch of a prestigious engineering event, to help alleviate poverty and assist international development in the developing world.

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  • Environment & Sustainability

  • ICE regions:

  • East Midlands

First Minister launches toolkit for development and poverty alleviation

14 NOVEMBER 2012

A new resource aimed at helping young engineers plan and deliver infrastructure for international development, poverty alleviation and a sustainable future was launched in Wales today (14 November) by First Minister Carwyn Jones and ICE.

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  • Environment & Sustainability , International Development

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  • Wales

HRH The Prince of Wales to become honorary ICE Fellow

9 NOVEMBER 2012

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has accepted an invitation to become an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), in recognition of his support to the engineering profession and in particular, his promotion of sustainable development.

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Public affairs

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