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

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Diarmid Xu wins 54th Cooling Prize Competition

  • 27.03.2023

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to announce that the 54th Cooling Prize was awarded to Diarmid Xu of the University of Cambridge for a presentation on Response of rock-scour protection to earthquake induced liquefaction for offshore wind applications

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Offshore geotechnical conference to be held in London in September 2023

  • 26.03.2023

​The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) will hold its 9th international conference, ‘Innovative Geotechnologies for Energy Transition’ in London between 12-14 September 2023

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Professor Lidija Zdravkovic announced as 62nd Rankine Lecturer

  • 15.03.2023

Professor Lidija Zdravkovic announced as 62nd Rankine Lecturer

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April 2023 issue of Ground Engineering is available on line

  • 15.03.2023

April 2023 issue of Ground Engineering is available on line. Online access to Ground Engineering (GE) is included in BGA subscriptions.

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On-line viewing Link for 61st Rankine Lecture

  • 15.03.2023

On-line viewing link for the 61st Rankine Lecture by Professor John Carter of the University of Newcastle, Australia on Constitutive Modelling in Computational Geomechanics.

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The 61st Rankine Lecture, Day Seminar and Dinner - 15 March 2023

  • 02.03.2023

The BGA 61st Rankine Lecture and Dinner will be going ahead as planned on 15 March 2023 despite potential travel disruption in London due to strike action

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