The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal association for geotechnical engineers in the UK.
Keep up to date with BGA news and events via this page.
The BGA is sad to announce that Gerwyn Price, formerly of the BRE Geotechnics Division, and Founder and Director of the I&M firm, CMCS, has died at his home in Wales, aged 87.
The January/February 2025 issue of Ground Engineering is available on line. Online access to Ground Engineering (GE) is included in BGA subscriptions
The BGA is pleased to announce a new scheme whereby a limited number of free student places will be made available for the Rankine Dinner, held after the Rankine Lecture. Applications close: Midnight on 14 February 2025.
The BGA is delighted to announce that our Knowledge Support Fund Award submission deadlines have been removed, and applications are welcome all year round
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2025 Cooling Prize Competition to be hosted by the Yorkshire Geotechnical Group in Leeds on 11 February 2025.
The BGA is very sad to report that Finlay (Fin) Jardine passed away over the Christmas period
Proposal for the BGA to become an incorporated charity, the BGA welcomes comments from BGA members by 31 January 2025
The BGA invites submissions for the Masters Dissertation Prize – Deadline for submissions is 31 January 2025. 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 2024. The BGA Medal is awarded annually to a paper written by a BGA member (or members) for “meritorious contributions to geotechnical science or practice”.
Widely viewed as the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics and was first held in 1961.
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2025 GE Awards: Submission deadline extended
The deadline for submissions to the 2025 Ground Engineering (GE) Awards has been extended to 31 January 2025 to ensure the industry is fully represented.
