The Rankine Lecture

The Rankine Lecture is held in London in March each year, and is webcast live to a global geotechnical audience. The Rankine Lecture is widely viewed as the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics. It commemorates William John Macquorn Rankine, Professor of Civil Engineering at Glasgow University, who was one of the first engineers in the UK to make a significant contribution to soil mechanics.

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Call for Entries for the Fleming Award 2026

The BGA is pleased to invite entries for the Fleming Award. This is held annually to commemorate the life and work of Dr Ken Fleming and to recognise excellence in the practical application of geotechnics in a project or a part of a project. Deadline is midnight on 18th October 2026.

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4th Annual BGA Dinner and Invited Lecture

The British Geotechnical Association 4th Annual Dinner and Invited Lecture will take place on 8th October 2026 from 18:00 at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Westminster, London. The 4th BGA Annual Dinner will include the BGA Invited Lecture by Professor Giulia Viggiani, titled “Two thousand years and twenty metres apart: tunnelling beneath the Cloaca Maxima in the historic centre of Rome”, offering a fascinating insight into the challenges of tunnelling beneath one of Rome’s most historic sites.

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Energy Geotechnics 2027-Abstract submission portal is now open

Energy Geotechnics aims to explore the crucial role of geotechnics in providing the foundation, both literally and metaphorically, for the UK to build a future-proof, sustainable, secure, affordable, and resilient energy system.

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Welcome to the British Geotechnical Association

We are the principal association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom. We also perform the role of the Ground Board for the Institution of Civil Engineers, as well as being the UK member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and the International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM).

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