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The home of infrastructure

With 95,000 members worldwide, the ICE exists to improve lives by ensuring the world has the engineering capacity and infrastructure systems it needs to enable our planet and our people to thrive.

Institution of Civil Engineers. The home of infrastructure
Build the resilience of the systems that keep you moving
30 June 2026

Build the resilience of the systems that keep you moving

Head to Manchester this September to hear how experts would tackle one of the biggest challenges facing our industry: building truly resilient transport networks.

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Do you have the next great engineering idea?
30 June 2026

Do you have the next great engineering idea?

For over 30 years, the ICE’s Research and Development Enabling Fund has been helping turn good ideas into real-world solutions.

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Nature-based solutions in action
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Nature-based solutions in action

A UK-first, this project is using natural processes to reduce pollution, protect aquatic life and improve storm flow treatment.

Find out what made it an award-winner

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ICE Knowledge Hub

Get access to free, engaging and informative content to help you with your continuous professional development.

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Infrastructure Client Group

Bringing together the UK's most progressive economic infrastructure clients in partnership with government and industry.

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South Bank Watercourse: sustainable ground engineering at Teesworks with Dr. Janet Young
Type
Networking

South Bank Watercourse: sustainable ground engineering at Teesworks with Dr. Janet Young

Explore how the South Bank Watercourse at Teesworks delivers sustainable ground engineering at scale, combining circular economy, nature-based design and complex site constraints to enable major industrial regeneration. Join director general, Janet Young, for a deep dive into this project.

Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Date
13 July 2026
Time
12:15 - 14:00 BST
Free
Hone your communication skills
Type
Webinar

Hone your communication skills

Saying it right beats saying it twice.

Location
Online
Date
13 July 2026
Time
12:30 - 13:00 BST
Free
Clifton Suspension Bridge Vaults Tour and Summer Networking Session
Type
Networking

Clifton Suspension Bridge Vaults Tour and Summer Networking Session

Take a tour where you will learn about the construction and the discovery of the huge red brick abutments which support the bridge towers, before exploring the vaulted chambers inside the Leigh Woods abutment.

Location
Bristol, United Kingdom
Date
14 July 2026
Time
16:00 - 19:00 BST (GMT+1)
Free
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If you want to know more about civil engineering, then you're in the right place. Our What is civil engineering section contains a wealth of information, including:

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  • Profiles of some of the most famous civil engineers to have lived
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