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

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Call for applications for BGA Fund Awards November 2022

  • 05.11.2022

Call for applications for BGA Fund Awards. This allows the BGA to provide financial assistance to individual BGA members for further study or advancement of their career in technical subjects. Applicants are invited to apply for funds of up to £1,000 for studies which will support or advance their geotechnical career: Deadline 30 November

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Ground Engineering’s November 2022 issue is available online

  • 30.10.2022

​Ground Engineering’s November 2022 issue is available online. Online access to Ground Engineering (GE) is included in BGA subscriptions.

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2022 BGA Case Histories Award Winner announced

  • 29.10.2022

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to announce that the 2022 BGA Case Histories Award has been awarded to authors Njemile Faustin, Mohammed Elshafie and Robert Mair for their paper “Case studies of circular shaft construction in London” in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering

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Professor Michael Winter receives the John Mitchell Award

  • 17.10.2022

The BGA is pleased to announce that Professor Michael Winter has received the 2022 John Mitchell Award

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Piling 2020 Conference Papers are now Available on the BGA Member’s Area

  • 08.10.2022

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to announce that the papers from the Piling 2020 Conference are now available via the Member’s Area.

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Call for Entries for the Fleming Award Competition 2022

  • 19.09.2022

The BGA is pleased to invite entries for the Fleming Competition. This is held annually to commemorate the life and work of Dr Ken Fleming and to recognise excellence in the practical application of geotechnics in a project or a part of a project. Deadline is 10th October 2022

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Ground Engineering’s October 2022 issue is available online

  • 14.09.2022

Ground Engineering’s October 2022 issue is available online. Online access to Ground Engineering (GE) is included in BGA subscriptions.

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Inaugural BGA Annual Member’s Dinner - 4 October 2022

  • 13.09.2022

POSTPONED - The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to announce that the inaugural BGA Annual Member’s Dinner will be held at One Great George Street, London on 4 October 2022. The event is in aid of the BGA Applied Geotechnical Research Fund. The drinks reception is kindly sponsored by Fugro.

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A statement from the British Geotechnical Association

  • 12.09.2022

The British Geotechnical Association is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty the Queen. Our thoughts are with her children and family at this extremely difficult time. She will be greatly missed.

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