The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal association for geotechnical engineers in the UK.
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The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to continue its partnership with the prestigious GE Awards for 2026, reaffirming its commitment to recognising and celebrating excellence across the ground engineering industry
Proceedings of the Earthworks 2025 conference are now available on the BGA Members Area
Tickets for the BGA 64th Rankine Dinner in honour of the 2026 Rankine Lecturer, Professor William Powrie, to be held on Wednesday 18th March 2026, are now available
The BGA regrets to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances the 2026 John Mitchell Lecture, planned for 20 January 2026, has been postponed.
The BGA is pleased to invite submissions for the 2026 Case Histories Award – Deadline for submissions is 31 January 2026. The objective of the award is to encourage and recognise the importance of exchange of exemplary geotechnical knowledge and experience of the performance of constructed works for the benefit of the geotechnical profession
The BGA invites submissions for the Masters Dissertation Prize – Deadline for submissions is 31 January 2026. The Masters Dissertation Prize is a prize of £500 awarded annually by the BGA for the best Masters’ degree dissertation on a geotechnical topic.
The BGA is calling for submissions for the BGA Medal – Deadline for Submissions is 31 January 2026. The BGA Medal is awarded annually to a paper written by a BGA member (or members) for “meritorious contributions to geotechnical science or practice”.
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to continue its partnership with the prestigious GE Awards for 2026, reaffirming its commitment to recognising and celebrating excellence across the ground engineering industry
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to invite Early Career Geotechnical Professionals to submit posters for the 57th Cooling Prize Competition on any topic dealing with the engineering behaviour of the ground. Deadline extended to 12 December 2025.
Widely viewed as the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics and was first held in 1961.
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