Environmental
Nature-Based Solutions: Rethinking How We Build Resilient Infrastructure
For much of the history of modern civil engineering, the answer to environmental problems has been to build something: a wall to hold back a
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Through the Storm: How UK Construction Can Grow
For many small construction companies and sole traders, the current market is a difficult one. Economic uncertainty, tight margins and the pressure of finding the
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Experts in Risk
The UK Building Safety Act imposes a duty to appoint competent professionals for work on higher risk buildings. The challenge for dutyholders is how to
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Engineering Matters Awards 2026 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2026 Engineering Matters Awards has been decided. The awards celebrate work in engineering that impacts on key sustainable development goals. This
Digital
From Punch Cards and Relays to Virtual PLCs
Manufacturing automation and computer development can both trace their origins to the work of Joseph Marie Jacquard, who in 1804 patented a punch card system
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Life Extension for Infrastructure
Sensors and sustainability In the mid-20th century, Europe began rebuilding its infrastructure after the Second World War, leading to a significant expansion of networks like
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Engineers Without Borders UK renews support for Engineering Matters Awards
Engineers Without Borders UK has renewed its support for the Engineering Matters Awards. The charity, one of 30 branches of a global organisation, fosters engagement
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2026 Engineering Matters Awards: Entries now open
Entry for the 2026 Engineering Matters Awards is now open. Enter here We invite projects, companies, innovations, and exceptional individuals in the engineering industry to
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Engineers deliver impact: The Engineering Matters Awards 2025
Engineers from around the world gathered at the Postal Museum in London for the Engineering Matters Awards 2025, presented in partnership with the Institution of
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Seeing below the waves
Imagine an offshore wind farm, with scores of turbines lined up in uniform across a stretch of horizon. Erecting just one of those turbines in
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Engineering Matters announces 2025 Awards shortlist
The Engineering Matters Awards celebrate the impact engineers have on the world. The awards are produced with the support of the IMechE and Engineers Without
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On the road to net zero
If you were asked to name developments that are helping to make road travel more environmentally-friendly, you might think of the increasing popularity of electric