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.
Have you thought about joining?
Have a look at our 2025-2026 programme!
Our next lecture will be on Tuesday 28th Oct - a fascinating look at Carnot batteries.......could they be the answer to the problem of energy storage?
IES Events
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IMarEST and IES - Sustainable Marine Propulsion with Next Generation Fuels
13th January 2026 6:30 pm -
IES - Chips or Not: Semiconductors in Scotland
10th February 2026 6:30 pm
Other Institutions’ Events
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RSSA - A Year Working in the Radioactive Molecules Group at TRIUMF, Vancouver
15th December 2025 7:00 pm -
Newcommen Society - The Wright Brothers’ Last Laugh – The World’s Return to Unstable Flight
16th December 2025 6:00 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
13th January 2026 6:30 pm
IMarEST and IES - Sustainable Marine Propulsion with Next Generation Fuels
Paolo Tremuli will explore the transition to green fuels in the marine industry. This presentation covers key fuel sources, including methane, methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen. He will examine how reciprocating engine technologies will…
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Higgs’ Nobel medal donated to the university
12 December 2025 -
Food-fraud breakthrough: New system speedily pinpoints rogue ingredients in popular dishes
10 December 2025 -
Engineers Ireland Welcomes Ireland’s CERN Membership
08 December 2025
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.
