The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal
association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom.

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Deadline for Cooling Prize Competition entries extended to 31 January 2021

  • 17.01.2021

Deadline for Cooling Prize Competition entries extended to 31 January 2021

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Postponement of 60th Rankine Lecture until Autumn 2021

  • 17.01.2021

The 60th Rankine Lecture has been postponed until September or October 2021 (date to be confirmed). The Lecture will be delivered by Professor Stephan Jefferis of Environmental Geotechnics Limited on The Unusual and the Unexpected in Geotechnical Engineering: Observation – Analogy – Experiment

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Call for nominations for the ISRM Technological Invention Award

  • 03.01.2021

Call for nominations for the ISRM Technological Invention Award

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Piling 2020 Conference confirmed as an on-line event in March 2021

  • 20.12.2020

Piling 2020 Conference confirmed as an on-line event in March 2021

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21 Moorfields - Piling through Moorgate Station, London wins the 2020 Fleming Award

  • 11.12.2020

21 Moorfields - Piling through Moorgate Station, London wins the 2020 Fleming Award

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Call for Submissions for BGA MSc/MEng Prize 2020

  • 29.11.2020

​The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) invites submissions for the 2020 MSc/MEng Prize.

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Call for Submissions for BGA Medal 2020

  • 29.11.2020

​The BGA is calling for submissions for the BGA Medal, which is awarded annually to a paper written by a BGA member (or members) for “meritorious contributions to geotechnical science or practice”

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Ground Engineering’s December 2020 issue is available online

  • 25.11.2020

Ground Engineering’s December 2020 issue is available online

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2020 Fleming Award Shortlist Announced

  • 15.11.2020

The BGA is pleased to announce the shortlisted entries for the 2020 Fleming Award. The finalists will present at the Fleming Award online event on 9 December 2020, when a judging panel will select the winner.

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