IES is a multi-disciplinary engineering body, founded in Scotland in 1857, that provides a forum in which individuals from all engineering and related disciplines can discuss and exchange information, generate ideas and encourage young engineers. IES works with kindred bodies to promote a wider understanding of the role of the professional engineer in society.
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Have a look at our 2025-2026 programme!
IES Events
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IES - Chips or Not: Semiconductors in Scotland
10th February 2026 6:30 pm -
IES - Shaky Foundations: The Fragility of Cybersecurity in the Modern Age
10th March 2026 6:30 pm
Other Institutions’ Events
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The Newcommen society - The Art of Engineering
14th January 2026 6:00 pm -
BCS - Digital exclusion in the UK, and what works to help fix the digital divide
14th January 2026 7:30 pm
Opinion
Honouring Scotland's Victoria Drummond OBE: Engineering Integrity and the Future Fleet - by Kuwaiti Captain Ali Ashour, FIES
12 November 2025
The Institution of Engineers in Scotland (IES) is pleased to highlight the recent lecture delivered at Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), Dartmouth, by Captain Ali Ashour, FIES, FRINA, FIMarEST, Senior Engineering Officer (OF-5) with the Kuwaiti MOI-KCG and Council Member of the Institution of Engineers in Scotland.
Featured Event
10th February 2026 6:30 pm
IES - Chips or Not: Semiconductors in Scotland
David Milne will describe the semiconductor industry in Scotland from its origins in the early 1970’s to the present day including of course Wolfson Microelectronics which is now Cirrus Logic. David will then consider the impact of…
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UK space industry gets first full estimate of its carbon footprint
14 January 2026 -
Celebrating 160 Years of the Royal Aeronautical Society
12 January 2026 -
Digital twin tech could help slash ‘phantom load’ waste
10 January 2026
Publication of the Month
Great ships, solitary waves, and solitons
John Mellis
John Scott Russell was one of the foremost naval architects of his time. Born near Glasgow in 1808, he became a noted and popular lecturer, before moving away from academia to focus on industrial engineering. Among his many achievements, two stand out. First, the design and construction of the SS Great Eastern in collaboration with Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Second, the discovery and study of a strange wave phenomenon he acutely observed on the Union Canal near Edinburgh. Scott Russell’s ‘Wave of Translation’, now known as Solitary Waves or solitons, turned out to have significance and application in many fields, including optical telecommunications.
