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

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The latest news from the BGA.

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Advance notice of call for Nominations for the BGA Executive Committee 2024

  • 07.03.2024

The BGA will shortly be calling for nominations for members to stand for election for the BGA Executive Committee

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Call for nominations for ISSMGE TC 207 (Soil-Structure Interaction and Retaining Walls) and TC 208 (Slope Stability)

  • 24.02.2024

Call for nominations for ISSMGE TC 207 (Soil-Structure Interaction and Retaining Walls) and TC 208 (Slope Stability). Deadline 21 March 2024. The Call for Nominations is now closed

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Proceedings of the Geo-Resilience 2023 conference are now available on the BGA Members Area

  • 24.02.2024

Proceedings of the Geo-Resilience 2023 conference are now available on the BGA Members Area

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The March 2024 issue of Ground Engineering is available on line

  • 20.02.2024

The March 2024 issue of Ground Engineering is available on line. Online access to Ground Engineering (GE) is included in BGA subscriptions.

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Latest newsletters for XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering to be held in Lisbon in August 2024

  • 18.02.2024

Latest newsletters for XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering to be held in Lisbon in August 2024

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Recording and photos from the half day symposium on the Observational Method

  • 07.02.2024

The recording and photos from the half day symposium on the Observational Method

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Call for entries for the 55th Cooling Prize Competition

  • 22.01.2024

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to invite Early Career Geotechnical Professionals to submit posters for the 55th Cooling Prize Competition on any topic dealing with the engineering behaviour of the ground

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Dr Dick Parry

  • 22.01.2024

The BGA is very sad to hear that Dr. Richard (Dick) Parry died recently

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Call for Nominations for Joint Technical Committees (JTCs) of the Federation for International Geo-Engineering Societies

  • 19.01.2024

The Federation for International Geo-Engineering Societies (FedIGS) is seeking nominations for Joint Technical Committees - Deadline for submission to BGA is 24 January 2024

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